Cake

These ginger cupcakes blend the cozy flavors of chai’s warming spices. Think ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a hint of star anise—all the good stuff for the holidays. For a little something special, it has sweet candied ginger bits for that perfect balance of sweet and spicy with a frosting that is not cloyingly sweet. About […]

Love Gulab Jamun but don’t want to go through all of the trouble of rolling out the balls and deep-frying them? Gulab Jamun Cake is an Indian cake recipe that captures the flavor and texture of gulab jamun but is so much easier to make, and it’s baked instead of deep-fried. Bring this cake to […]

When my mom came back from India this year, along with all the clothes, jewelry and spices, she brought back a jar of gulkand, rose petal jam, for me. It just sat in my refrigerator for a couple months. I couldn’t think of anything interesting to do with it for a long time. One day […]

The first year Puja and I lived together she asked me to make her Sticky Toffee Pudding for her birthday. What, I asked, is Sticky Toffee Pudding? She handed me a recipe and said this is what you are making. I had done very little cooking or baking at this point in our relationship. But […]

October is the best month of the year! It’s is a month full of celebrations for me and my family. My birthday is in less than two weeks. My grandma, late grandpa, aunt, and uncle also have October birthdays. And to top if off, my parent’s wedding anniversary comes later in the month.  My favorite […]

Some time ago I told a friend I would make her cupcakes for her birthday. She and her husband are big Indiaphiles. She said she wanted caramel and she was having her birthday at a wine bar so I thought of a red wine caramel sauce I made for a pear tart a few months […]