This walnut fudge (walnut toffee) is creamy, rich, and decadent packed with crunchy walnuts in every bite! Homemade walnut fudge makes for a delicious edible gift this Holiday season, or any other season really! Walnut fudge or walnut toffee as it is known by some folks is a popular confection prepared during Christmas by the Goan and East Indian community in India. Although fudge is not a traditional Indian Christmas sweet per se, people do love to include it in their ‘ kuswar ‘ (Goan Christmas sweet platter) along with the other popular traditional sweets like neureos, fruit cake, marzipan, milk toffee, kulkuls, kormolas, etc...

These homemade Bourbon biscuits | Bourbon cream biscuits are delicious and so easy to make. So much better than store-bought ones! Hi guys! Hope everyone is doing great! First off let me start with some exciting news happening on my home front! My daughter Katelyn was born on the 24th of February, and hence I’ve been away from blogging for a while. Y’all know the drill of having a newborn around if you’ve been there, done that 😀 This post and the ones that will follow in the coming weeks are all scheduled, as I was sure I wouldn’t have much time at hand to blog....

Beat the summer heat with this delicious and creamy Indian Kulfi ice cream! This no-cook kulfi ice cream is a breeze to make, simply mix all the ingredients, and refrigerate. The hardest part-waiting for it to set! What is kulfi ice cream? Kulfi ice cream is basically a rich and creamy, traditional Indian dessert. It is prepared by evaporating sweetened milk, with continuous stirring until the milk is reduced to almost half its quantity....

This mango pina colada smoothie is a quick and easy recipe with just 5 basic ingredients and well, of course, a blender! Just blend everything, pour and enjoy this delight right away! Want to have some tropical fun this summer? Want to beat the heat with a treat ?? Then this easy smoothie is the right drink for the job! The tropical flavors are sure to hit just the right notes and get you close to the feeling of paradise....

These Oven Baked Buffalo Wings are super crispy and fall-off-the-bone tender. After trying this technique of cooking chicken wings in the oven, you will never go back to the traditional method of deep frying them ever again! Serve with blue cheese dip and celery sticks. I have always enjoyed chicken wings in the form of lollipops , a popular Indian-Chinese appetizer. The wings are frenched, the meat is pushed down to one end of the bone to make it appear like a lollipop....

Palak Rice | Palak chawal | Palak Pulao/Palak Pulav | Spinach pulao, an Indian style spinach rice recipe is a delicious and healthy one-pot meal. Learn how to make palak rice recipe with step-by-step pictures. Vegan & Gluten-free! This spinach rice is a quick, nutritious and wholesome one-pot dish with some added veggies for more flavor and texture. Instead of veggies you can add small cubes of paneer or tofu, and enjoy it as palak paneer rice or palak tofu rice for a vegan version....

This Mahabaleshwar-style strawberry cream is loaded with layers of lightly sweetened whipped cream, macerated strawberries, strawberry ice cream, and a kiss of strawberry syrup! It not only looks elegant and attractive but is super easy to put together and tastes amazing as well! Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits, it comes a close second to mangoes! While I’ve enjoyed strawberries all year round in the US, sadly I can’t do that in India, as strawberry season is so short here....

Enjoy all the flavors of a black forest cake in the form of a milkshake, so easy to whip up and tastes super yum! Black forest cake, a decadent and moist chocolate cake filled with whipped cream frosting and cherry topping, is one of my all time favorites. However, getting one from the store would mean getting out in the heat. Plan B, make it at home! That would take almost an hour with the prep and baking....

Coconut toffee is a popular Indian Christmas sweet. You need only 4 basic ingredients to make this yummy dessert- Coconut, semolina, sugar, and ghee. You can either flavor coconut toffee with cardamom powder, rose extract or vanilla extract. Today I’ve used vanilla extract. In terms of texture, it is hard on the outside, due to the crystallization of sugar, but just melts in your mouth and all of that grated coconut gives a wonderful chewy texture....

Cream cheese sandwich bites make for a quick and tasty snack for kids and adults alike. Plus these can be easily customized to suit your needs. Perfect for parties, gatherings or potlucks! Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I last blogged. I had a lot of things going around, which included shopping gifts for our relatives in India. It had been a year and a half since we last visited....

This Goan egg curry recipe with coconut is a simple and delicious curry that is ready within 30 minutes. If you love eggs, you will definitely enjoy this flavorful, mildly spiced Goan egg curry! Hello folks! How is everyone? I hope you’ll had a safe and fabulous Diwali. So today I have a pretty simple recipe to share with you’ll, it’s a simple Goan egg curry , that I just recently learnt from my mum in law who in turn learnt it from her mum....

These baked jalapeno poppers make an impressive appetizer, they are perfect for entertaining a crowd, be it game day, birthdays, potlucks, or any other party! Here is a step-by-step recipe on how to make baked jalapeno poppers at home! Jalapeño shooters or jalapeno poppers, what’s in a name, eh? This spicy and cheesy delight is an absolute treat if spicy food pleases your palate. I first had these at Longhorn Steakhouse, and thought it was so much like an Indian pakora ( fritters) and oh so yum!...

This kala chana curry | Gujarati rasawala chana | black chickpea curry is a quick, fuss-free vegan & gluten-free dish, where black chickpeas are simmered in a slightly spicy, tangy and sweet, gram flour curry. Indian food is so diverse. Although the core ingredients are more or less same, each state has their own method of preparation, unique spices and flavors. Today I’m sharing a very quick and wholesome kala chana recipe , Gujarati style- Rasawala Chana!...

Laal Maas | Laal Maans is a popular and delicious, spicy Rajasthani meat curry.Laal maas curry was usually prepared with game meat, though these days mutton is the meat of choice. Here’s an easy recipe to make this fiery hot, and flavor-packed meat curry. Coming to my second post of Lina’s North Indian curry challenge, I’m sharing Rajasthani Laal Maas. I think the North Indian cuisine is not only popular in India, but is pretty well known all over the world!...

This Mango cream is a delicious and decadent layered dessert with mango flavored cream and fresh mango pieces. It is an easy and fuss-free, eggless, no-cook dessert, perfect for this summer season. Got some mangoes and cream? Then you have to try this luscious Mango fruit cream dessert soon! Initially, I was aiming to make an eggless mango mousse, but it went awry as it didn’t have a mousse-like texture. Probably because the mango pulp that I used was not as thick in comparison to the freshly made mango pulp....

This mango kheer is a delicious, Indian-style rice pudding flavored with sweet and aromatic mango pulp. You need a few ingredients to make this creamy and yummy mango rice pudding. I love adding a seasonal twist to traditional Indian desserts. Since mangoes are in season, I decided to add some tropical twist to one of my favorite Indian desserts, kheer! Kheer is made with the most basic ingredients, yet the end result is nothing short of phenomenal....

This mango salsa is a refreshing, tangy, sweet and spicy fruity dip! Serve it as a salad or as a dip with your favorite chips or alongside your favorite grilled protein. I’ve also included some more options to switch up this mango salsa recipe by including other fruits. How’s the summer treating you folks? I apologize for not posting as much, but cooking can seem like such a chore in the summer....

This creamy and comforting toor dal is one of the simplest and basic Indian lentil recipes made on a daily basis in most Indian households. It is nutritious, wholesome, really easy to prepare, and kid-friendly. The best part is that it comes together pretty quickly. Dal-rice pairing is the epitome of Indian comfort food. It is the most sought-after meal after gorging on festive indulgences. Given that we are at the end of January, it has definitely been a while since most of us may have indulged in any fattening food....

These soft, chewy and buttery candy cane kiss cookies are brimming with peppermint holiday magic! They are made with a simple sugar base, baked just until just set and lightly golden, then topped with festive red and white Hershey’s candy cane kisses. If you are looking for a variation of peanut butter blossoms or kiss cookies without peanut butter, then you should definitely try these peppermint blossom cookies. They are a delicious holiday spin on the classic kiss cookie....

Goan Doce | Chana Doce recipe with step-by-step pictures. Chana doce is a traditional Goan sweet often prepared for weddings and other festivities. It is fudgy, soft and absolutely delicious! Learn how to make chana doce with this detailed step-by-step guide! Hello folks! How is everyone? How are your holiday preps coming along? Today I have another classic Goan sweet to share with you’ll. ‘Doce’ and ‘grão’ means ‘sweet’ and ‘grain/bean’ in Portuguese....