Holiday season is always loaded with rich food and irresistible desserts, which means we end up gaining a few more dreaded pounds by the time we finally reach Valentine’s Day…
Continue ReadingThe Fruitcake Tradition: Fruitcakes instantly stir up happy, festive images in my mind. I remember one delicious fruitcake that I’ve always been very fond of since my childhood from an…
Continue ReadingIsn’t the very sound of it heartwarming?! Maple. Lavender. Chicken. Roast. Aah!!! Now chicken roast is like a blank canvas, you can paint it to be anything from downright boring…
Continue ReadingDouble Chocolate Walnut Biscotti with Garam Masala: Holiday season is really a celebration of sugar, spice and all things nice! As the Christmas/New Year week approaches, the baking frenzy reaches…
Continue ReadingThe other day I went for my weekly grocery shopping and, though carrots were not on the list, I couldn’t resist buying the beautiful red juicy carrots – a whole…
Continue ReadingKulkul recipe is an integral part of Christmas among the Goan Catholic Community, where the culture is a combination of Indian and Portuguese influences. Kulkuls or Kalkals are cute and…
Continue ReadingHot beverages somehow double the romance of cold weather. Sitting outside in our front porch, warm inside jackets and shawls, on a foggy winter night with fingers comfortably hugging the…
Continue ReadingIf there is one ingredient that has to be a pantry staple in every healthy kitchen, that has to be chickpeas. Their versatility never fails to amaze me! Stir them…
Continue ReadingAnd my love affair with chocolate continues with this uber delicious Salted Caramel Chocolate Ganache Tart. No, I’m not feeling very humble praising my own creation at the moment because…
Continue ReadingIt won’t be an exaggeration if I called ‘Karahi’ the national dish of Pakistan. Not only its one of the most popular of dishes on all the restaurant menus in…
Continue ReadingWeekend, cold weather and family recovering from flu – all these factors led me to make some yummy, mood-lifting finger food. What’s better than some crispy fried potato wedges coated…
Continue ReadingGobhi or Cauliflower is perhaps one of the oldest vegetables around but came to the Indian subcontinent quite late. It was introduced here by the British in the 1800s and…
Continue ReadingThe very idea of a warm potato salad with peas makes me smile and comforts my soul on a cold night. Any given day, I can substitute all bread and…
Continue ReadingShortbread are the most popular of holiday cookies because they are easy to make, buttery, crumbly and ultra tender. Ghraybeh are my most favorite of all shortbread cookies. Just two…
Continue ReadingIt’s mid November and an unusually cold day in Lahore! The wind chimes on my front porch and terrace are going crazy in the wind, the sky is the greyest…
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