October, November, and December are my favorite months. It starts with Durga Puja and ends with my most utmost favorite Christmas. During this time, I decorate our nest for Diwali, Thanks-giving & Christmas and we both gain weight from the goodies I prepare. No matter how busy I am, every year […]
‘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 […]
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 – […]
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, […]
Some Diwali decors from our home…
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 […]