Did you know the purple carrots or kale gajar have been around for much longer than its more popular red and orange avatar? For those of you interested in the history of food do check out this interesting factoid. In India the purple carrots are found predominantly during winter in UP, Haryana...
Winter is just the right time for the Orange Kheer with Oranges in plentiful supply. The Kamola Lebur Payesh is a classic Bengali dessert recipe which is popular even today amongst most Bengali families. This is one dessert that everyone makes at home rather than buy from the local neighbourhood...
This recipe celebrates the Makar Sankranti festival and is a traditional Bengali sweet delicacy. The harvest festival is popular across India and known by various names i.e. Bihu, Pongal, Uttarayan, Vishu and so on. The ingredients specially Rice and Jaggery celebrate the joy of the fresh...
I must have come across the Oreo Mint Truffle in a Christmas meal somewhere, can’t remember. This is a super easy, yummilicious goodie for the winter festivities. In case you are wondering, there is no baking involved. As the name suggests this is loaded with all the good stuff like the Oreo...
The Orange season is something I look forward to eagerly each year! Such a versatile fruit. One of the things I like about this particular Cake is that it is mildly sweet and the Orange-lemon combination adds a tangy zest very different from the loaded Chocolate, Butterscotch et all options. In...
It’s Christmas and Santa time. A time to rejoice with friends and family. It’s also the time for Cakes and Cookies. Red Velvet cake is a personal favourite. My family was looking for cookies and I was their Santa. To make it interesting, I decided to try the Red Velvet cookies and to add a...
