Author: Dolphia Nandi Arnstein

Diwali, Holidays, Photography

Diwali Decorations, Desserts, Snacks…

‘Diwali is NOT an important festival for Bengalis, so why do you get so excited?’ asks my husband. I tell him ‘Well, you know, my parents used to travel during Durga Puja so we celebrated Diwali with close family members only. Few days before Diwali my uncle used to buy […]

Diwali, Durga Puja

Bengali Sweets

A collection of super simple, homemade, organic and delicious Bengali sweets… Rose Sondesh Sweet Potato Malpua Strawberry Sondesh Pineapple Sondesh Homemade yogurt (sweet) and fruits Mango Yogurt – Aam Doi (no oven method) Dudh Puli – Sweet Coconut Dumplings in thick milk cream Jaggery Rasgulla Gulab Jamuns Kacha Golla – […]

Desserts, Durga Puja

Strawberry Sondesh (Indian Sweets)

We got three news to share! After searching for a month and half, we finally got a renter for the new place. Most of you must be thinking, what’s the big deal in that? It is, at least for us. This is our investment property so finding a renter was very […]

Photography, Travel

Berkshires – New England Fall Color # 2

With this post, my Berkshires dairy – 2016 will end. New England is known for it’s fall color. We visited Acadia, Maine, NH but Berkshires stole our heart. Every year we visit Berkshires and I feel like I am living in heaven. These are my photos from last year. I […]