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As much as I love baking, I have a different kind of addiction to french pastry. I adore it, I find it magical and can never have enough of it. Whenever I get free time, I try to read about it and absorb as much as I can. Few months back, I did a class in French Pastry at Sur La Table. It was 3 hour class and I had such a great time. I really want to go back and do another class there!

Among all the other things that we were taught, one was this easy puff pastry. Everyone I know loves puff...

Mini Snickers Cheesecakes

February 7, 2015

I prefer all thing mini. I like cupcakes over cakes, mini muffins over regular muffins and these mini cheesecakes are the latest to join that list. I mean seriously look at them! This is sinful indulgence at it’s best! Do you guys like snickers? I am not the biggest fan, I mean I like it which is obvious since it has chocolate and caramel but I don’t love it. But these mini cheesecakes? Now that’s a different story. These are seriously too good to resist and is the ultimate treat especially if you are a snickers...

Almond Cookies

November 6, 2014

Before I say anything, let me just say that I’m not liking the weather these days. Great it’s fall and it’s beautiful but not when it rains nonstop, also it’s getting dark at 4:30 PM and that annoys me a lot. Like a LOT. I love sunshine and I am already missing it even though I know this is going to be the same for next 4-5 months. As I write this, I can see only rain and grey sky outside my window and also a big traffic jam. Arghhh. Anyway rant over and now let’s talk about cookies because cookies...

Paneer Kathi Roll

March 9, 2014

Indian street food is so diverse, every state and every city has it’s own specialty and everything is so delicious that one can’t get bored of eating it, well at least I can’t!

Kathi roll is...

Dough – Afghan Yogurt Drink

March 2, 2014

This recipe is special, why you may ask? Well because this one is from my husband! Yup, he’s an expert in making this Afghan yogurt drink which is flavored with cucumber and mint. He almost always makes this drink whenever we have guests at home and...

Eggless Strawberry Avocado Ice Cream

February 26, 2014

Strawberry and avocado, how does the combination sound? I never gave it a thought until I tasted a frozen yogurt which combined the two flavors, it was delicious and that’s how I thought of...

Vanilla Cupcakes With Buttercream Frosting

February 12, 2014

So Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and obviously that gives me a big reason to bake to my heart’s content. Not that I need a reason to bake, but still if there’s an occasion I get all the...

Cumin Cookies – Jeera Biscuits

February 9, 2014

Cumin cookies or jeera/zeera (hindi name for cumin) biscuits as we call them in India are ideal for tea time. Little sweet and little salty, I love to dip them in my chai, so yum! I have tried making these cookies before but...

Fruit Tart With Shortbread Crust

February 7, 2014

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...

Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes

February 2, 2014

Pancakes are tasty but not always healthy. The ones we get to eat in restaurants are made from all purpose flour but you can make them healthier by making pancakes from whole wheat flour. I have grown to love the taste of whole wheat so...

Shortbread Cookies

January 29, 2014

Shortbread cookies are traditionally made using only four basic ingredients: flour, sugar, butter and vanilla. These cookies have a very high fat content as they contain a lot of butter. So in case you are watching your weight, do...