“Romance is the icing but love is the cake”- Julia Child And it is all about love! I love to bake and what I love more is to bake a cake. I consider myself a fairly romantic person but I dread frosting a cake – […]
Any Ina Garten fans out here? I still have to find an Ina Garten recipe that I didn’t like. Most of her recipes are fool and fail proof and oh so delicious. Her show on food network is great, the approach to dishes is simple […]
We had a Curious George themed birthday party for Mr. Little V (find the details here) and of course bananas had to make an appearance. Now, if you are not familiar with Trader Joe’s Gone Bananas, you are missing something in life. I am not […]
It’s apple season! In our modern day supermarkets we find almost all produce all year long. That makes it hard to tell that what is in season and grown locally, what comes from the cold storage, or what is imported – all of it making […]
As promised (did I promise?) here is another quick Diwali recipe, just in time. Malaai is the Hindi word for milk fat that collects on top of non-pasteurized full fat milk when boiled. Just think about it – pure fat. Hmmm…it is not that easy […]
Happy Diwali to all. I love love love Diwali…I think I say that whenever a festival is here..:P. The excitement, the preparation, meeting family and friends, decorations, and food. Along with the message of love and peace that almost all of our festivals bring, there […]
Holy days of Navratri mark the beginning of the Hindu festival season that ends with celebrations of Diwali. Navratri literally translates into nine nights and Goddess Durga is worshiped in each of her nine forms, with each day associated with an incarnation of the Goddess, […]
Do you have those moments when you find yourself binge eating on desserts? As I have confessed earlier, I am not a big dessert person but have found myself craving more and more sweet things. Not a good sign as I approach the end of […]
This post seems like that a dessert storm (pun intended) has taken over The Kitchen Docs. I have a confession to make – I am not a big Indian dessert person – there I said it! Or at least I didn’t used to be and […]
Rabdee is a milk based, very flavorful Indian dessert that is traditionally made by cooking milk in an earthen or terracotta pot for a long period of time and is usually flavored with aromatic spices and lots of nuts. Cooking full fat milk for a […]
