Sweet Potato Pesto Tart – super easy vegetarian puff pastry tart with homemade pesto and roasted sweet potatoes. This will be a great vegetarian dish for the upcoming holidays!
Happy Fall everyone! Yes we are officially into fall, isn’t it amazing. Of course that’s besides the point that it felt like 105 F here in Houston yesterday! Eeeks! Anyway I am excited for fall and upcoming holidays. There’s nothing like cooking and baking during...
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Banana Foster Ice Cream Pie with graham cracker crust and a kid friendly banana foster sauce! The perfect spring dessert for the whole family to enjoy!
Spring is here! Well it might not be the official 1st day of spring but it’s 1st of March and for me that is spring! This change in season make me so happy, as soon as it’s March 1, I start dreaming about sunshine, BBQ parties and of course ice cream! Honestly ice cream is one thing which I can never get tired of. I...
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The easiest dessert that you can make for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day! This No-Bake Chocolate M&M Tart comes together in minutes and tastes amazing!
I absolutely love Valentine’s Day! And it has nothing to do with love but everything to do with food. I really don’t think we need a special day to celebrate love but because I get to make delicious desserts for this day, I adore it. Plus everything is red and pink and I am the biggest fan of the color red so I go...
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So since I made the pie crust I obviously had to make a pie too. And I decided to go with the classic – pumpkin pie. And to make it special, I added pecan streusel to it and served it with cinnamon whipped cream. This Pecan Streusel Pumpkin Pie will look great on your Thanksgiving table! Is your mouth watering yet?
Which is the most popular Thanksgiving pie? I don’t know for sure but I would assume it’s the pumpkin pie. I say this because I...
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Easy recipes, we all seem to love them. And why not? It all makes perfect sense. If you can create something delicious with readily available ingredients and without any complicated steps then that recipe is always a winner in my book. A lot of my favorite easy recipes come from puff pastry. Isn’t it a magical thing?! I sure thing it is!...
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Seattle’s weather has been literally playing hide and seek with us. Some day it’s so warm and nice and the very next day it’s super cold and raining. I mean seriously what’s up with the weather? I really want to pack my jackets and sweaters, it’s May now! The good news though is that it’s super nice today and I hope it stays this way in the coming weeks.
Summers remind me a lot of things especially of mangoes and cool refreshing drinks. When I...
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How easy it is to fall off the fitness bandwagon and how difficult is it to get back? If only it was the opposite *sigh*. Do you guys agree with me? I love to workout and it’s an integral part of my lifestyle. I have never been into lifting super heavy weights and all but I indulge in some form of physical activity at least 5 times week. It could be zumba or a run or yoga , anything which makes me happy and calms me down. Now why am I telling you guys all this? Because almost a month back, I injured my knee while running and since then I haven’t done any...
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Confession – I am becoming obsessed with French Baking these days. I have always believed that no one talks desserts like the French do. All their desserts are so sophisticated and so delicious. I have always been drawn by the art of french pastry making, it fascinates me a lot. Macarons are gorgeous, so are their tarts and their breads? Ahh breathtaking! Sometimes I feel like running to Paris to learn it all. If only it was that easy, in fact I haven’t even been to Paris once! But one can always dream...
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One good thing about baking in US is that everything is so readily available. I realized this all the more during my India trip this time. Baking is still not that popular in India and you literally have to search...
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Fruit Tart is the easiest “fancy” dessert that you can make. I mean it looks so pretty, fancy and complicated as well but in reality it’s an easy dessert to put together. The best part is that you make...
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