Desserts

We all love sweets and desserts in our life. Without them, life will be dull, boring and monotonous. I control my sugar intake and try to prepare only 2 to 3 desserts in a month! They are very much intriguing – aren’t they?

Desserts, Diwali, Holidays

Jaggery (Nolen Gurer) Rasgulla

Jaggery Rasgulla – Soft, melt in mouth cottage cheese balls in silky smooth brown jaggery syrup.  Wow, I can’t imagine it’s Diwali this week. Last week was one hell of a week. First I got sick and admitted to ER. Then I was throwing up with the antibiotics. I had […]

Desserts, Diwali, Holidays

Gulab Jamuns + Diwali’15 + Giveaway

Gulab Jamuns are deep fried milk solid balls dipped in sugary syrup and purely melt in the mouth bombs. If you eat one, I can guarantee you’ll ask for a second one. I was born and lived 25 years of my life in Kolkata, where Diwali was never a big […]

Christmas, Desserts, Holidays

Apple Crumb Cake New York Style + Giveaway

Apple Crumb Cake, New York Style  – a delicious way to enjoy your fall. It has apples in every fold, and it has a semi-sweet crumbly top that melts in your mouth. Good News 1: The winner of our last giveaway: Soma Basak from Zest and Leisure. Good News 2: Our […]

Desserts, Diwali, Durga Puja, Holidays

Kacha Golla – sweet soft cheese balls

Kacha golla – A soft, melt in mouth cheese balls which does not require much expertise in cooking. Sweet soft cheese balls – Kachagolla – a simple and perfect way to give a teary farewell to Ma Durga. I was all set to prepare Coconut Rice Pudding and sweet coconut balls for […]

Appetizer/Street Food, Desserts, Durga Puja, Holidays, Meat, Seafood

Durga Puja

Don’t forget to check my article on Durga Puja at Globe this week. Link is here. Durga Puja is not just a religious festival for Bengalis, It’s a celebration of color, love, and most importantly, food. Without food the festival would never be complete. Months before the celebration, Bengalis start […]

Desserts, Diwali, Durga Puja, Holidays

Rasmalai – cheese balls in creamy milk

Rasmalai – Super soft, melt in mouth cheese balls in creamy milk. Last weekend was quite eventful for two of us. On Friday evening, we went to a local eatery “Bergamot”. After a while, two of us went on a dinner date. Later that same night we went to ‘Lucky’s […]