I just remembered in time to post my annual list of the best recipes posted this year. I did a Top 14 of 2014 last year, so this time it will be the Top 15 of 2015. See what I did there?!! 2015 has been a huge year for ‘ze blog. I ditched the wordpress.com…
Archives for December 2015
Christmas Baking: Chocolate Dipped Cranberry-Almond Biscotti
Hey y’all, I am back with another cookie recipe. Did you really think there was such a thing as too many Christmas cookies? Or too many any-time cookies for that matter? Nah!! So, this one is a favorite of mine, the twice-baked Italian cookies or biscotti. It reminds of another childhood favorite, a twice-baked bread…
Christmas 2015: A Cozy & Cheerful Christmas
I absolutely love Christmas. It is the season I look forward to all year. That and the little guy’s birthday. Two of my favorite days of the year. I love setting up the tree and adding little Christmas touches throughout the house. As for the tree, I unabashedly go the fake route. Do not judge,…
Christmas Baking: Slice & Bake Vanilla Sugar Cookies
The worst thing that can happen during the Holiday season is that you find yourself out of homemade cookies. That, and maybe your entire online order of Christmas gifts mysteriously vanishes from the face of the earth. True sob story, but I will spare you the sorry details. So we shall have some cookies, okay?…
Puran Poli {Sweet Lentil Stuffed Flatbreads}
Food blogging is a funny business. Sometimes you get so caught up in the whole “Will it look good on the blog?”, “How well can I style and photograph it?” trap. It is a shame really. This means that many gem of a recipe gets shoved away for not being photogenic enough. Like these sweet…
Spicy Shrimp Pasta In Creamy Tomato Sauce
My favorite pasta sauce is neither white nor red, but orange! And by orange sauce, I mean a creamy tomato sauce. It is the best compromise between the tangy red marinara and creamy white alfredo. Extra points if it is super garlicky and topped with delicate parmesan. I basically decided on the sauce long before…
Christmas Baking: Nankhatai {Indian Shortbread Cookies}
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads… (Clement…
