Author: Dolphia Nandi Arnstein

Travel

Italy part II – Firenze, Burano and Venice

Florence Florence is an historically rich city. I liked it much more than Rome. We got Firenze cards for our entire stay which allowed us unlimited access to museums and local transportation. On the first day we hung out in the city and had dinner at a local eatery. My […]

Travel

Italy part I – Rome, Vatican and Pisa

Our journey started at Logan Airport the day before my 30th birthday. It was the 22nd of May when my husband and I boarded the plane. We reached Rome in the morning next day. Then we took a cab to our hotel, took a quick shower and left for The […]

Desserts

No churn vanilla and strawberry icecream

A couple of weeks ago I noticed that I am over-stressed. I work full-time as a senior web developer in a busy news organization. After coming back from work I barely have any time to pursue a hobby. My entire weekend is spent cooking, shooting photos and blogging. My weekends are busier and more […]

Vegetarian

Roasted cauliflower fennel béchamel gratin

This month’s theme post is about unknown veggies. We cooked a vegetable that we never cooked before. For a strictly non-vegetarian family like us it was not a big deal because there are a countless number of vegetables that I have never cooked. When I was growing up my parents never […]

Desserts, Diwali, Durga Puja, Holidays

Rasgulla – Cheeseballs in a sugar syrup

Rosogolla – Rasgulla – Cheeseballs in a sugar syrup! You can name it any way you want.’Rasgulla’ defines Bengali or Indian culture in the same way that Baklava defines the Middle East. I grew up in a Bengali family. ‘Rasgulla’ is typical and famous in my mom’s household. Sometimes, guests […]