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Homemade Ice Cream: A Beginner’s Journey
Although I am a dessert person, I have never been much of an ice cream person – not even when I am PMSing. Back in India, the only frozen dessert… Read more
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Exploring Soulard Market: A Vibrant Saturday Experience
I can’t believe it took me almost a year after moving to St. Louis to finally visit the Saturday Soulard Market. Looking back, I’m a little annoyed with myself for… Read more
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Thumbprint cookies with homemade plum jam and sugar icing
I will be honest. The primary reason for making these cookies was to test my luck with this jam. I will keep the jam recipe for another day because truth… Read more
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The Perfect Pasta for Busy Days: Quick One-Pot Orecchiette
This is the meal you need on a Monday morning when you scramble to rustle up something to pack for lunch. Or maybe even on a Friday evening as you… Read more
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No hassle Shrikhand recipe
Srikhand or Shrikhand is a Maharashtrian/Gujarathi dessert that is easy to prepare and requires just a few good quality ingredients. The choice of the right equipment to strain the yogurt… Read more
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Tofu Biryani in an Instant Pot
Recently I have been obsessed with converting all Indian dishes I cook on the stove to recipes I can easily cook in an Instant Pot. But making Biryani in the… Read more
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Life has taught me well
Hello there, I am back ! There is a lot that has happened in my life over the past few years. But then, I know of loved ones and acquaintances… Read more
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Sunday Mornings
I am glad to be back in a routine where Sundays differ from the rest of the week. Sundays do bring so much along with them, high hopes of exercising… Read more
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A warm Sunday with friends..
This was just the kind of Sunday I had hoped for in a long long time. Last week, four of us from our gang of girls of eight from college… Read more
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Everyone knows that the word ‘Masala’ means spice in English. But did you know Vanilla is also a spice? Well, I didn’t for a long, long time! While Masala is more often than not associated with savory foods and cooking in general, Vanilla, on the other hand, is almost always associated with desserts and baking. So Vanilla Masala represents what I love to make and eat.
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