Author: Dolphia Nandi Arnstein

Diet

Weight Loss Meals #1 : a new journey

A new series, a new start to a weight loss journey! Background: I am a UX designer, food photographer and blogger. As I don’t work in a coal mine, I sit at my desk for a big chunk of time. During weekends I cook, photograph for the blog. As you […]

Desserts, Diwali, Durga Puja

Pineapple Sondesh (Bengali Sweets)

Pillow-y soft, melt in mouth Sondesh (Bengali Sweets) with a slight hint of pineapple in them. How was your long weekend? Our long weekend was merely boring. Matthew was painting the new apartment, so I spent most of the time cooking and cleaning. I have fired my cleaning lady (Okay, […]

Desserts

Naked Cake with Seasonal Fruits

A vanilla – butter naked cake with whipped cream & gorgeous summer berries, drizzled with white chocolate, dusted with powdered sugar – what else do you need to celebrate a special event? It has the aroma of vanilla beans, freshness of fruits, mint leaves and just perfect sweetness from the […]

Desserts

Coffee Cake Muffins and a brunch

Coffee Cake Muffins have all the delicious-ness of coffee cake but in a small petit size. When it comes to cooking for others my mom is natural. She can cook for 5 to 50 people with ease. I have seen her feeding close to 50 people (during our festivals) with a […]

Bread

Whole Wheat Bread & Classic Sandwich Bread

I can’t believe it’s mid August already, can you? Mostly I set aside baking recipes for fall but last week I was looking for organic bread at Whole Foods. Now I have a theory – If a bread has more than 10 ingredients I simply won’t buy. I checked all […]