Icebox Cupcake

#007 Icebox cake is a classic no-bake dessert. You can compile the whole ‘cake’ in 15 minutes and it only takes a few ingredients, sometimes as little as two .       A stack of chocolate cookies layered with strawberry cream cheese and topped with berries – the easiest…

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Layered Lemon Cake

Guest Recipe By Tangerine Almeida Several weeks ago, my friend Monika Celly from ‘Vegetarian Surprises’ asked me to bake a cake for Superbowl Sunday. So I decided to bake a lemon cake. This is a light lemon cake that I use in high altitude Colorado. I always use this recipe…

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Bhugga – A Lohri Tradition

Lohri is a much celebrated North Indian folk festival usually falling on 13th January every year. It is believed that the farmers celebrate Lohri in anticipation of a good harvest of wheat crop in  March–April. Lohri is more significant if there has been a wedding or birth of a new…

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Layered Peppermint Barks

A quintessential Christmas tradition, Peppermint Bark is not just delicious but also easy to make.I made this chocolate confection last Christmas using layers of white & dark chocolate to hold the crushed peppermint candy. But why make one when you can buy? Simply because you want to use your favorite…

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Besan ladoo / Chick Pea Flour Balls

Ladoos or the Cookie Balls are one of the most common of all Indian sweets. Amongst all of them, Besan ladoos are an all time favorite. Made from roasted chick pea flour, these are rich and sweet  & can be a dessert or a snack in your menu. As the…

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Khoya Balls/ Fusion Balls

    Few months ago I got a burfi recipe from a good friend of mine. I liked it so much that it became a staple at every special occasion in our family. My husband’s weakness for coconut burfi made me tamper with the original burfi recipe. I created a…

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