Archive for category: dessert

corporate food: the dangers of GM

As I learn more and more about the food system in the United States, the more I become afraid of it.  Doing research for a paper recently, I found out that about 70% of all packaged foods sold in America have at least some genetically engineered components.  For those of you unfamiliar with GM (genetically [...]

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chai cookie cakes and… chai!

With it being the dead of winter and all, I’ve been doing my best to stay warm during the cloudy rainy days.  This can be especially difficult if your diet consists of mostly raw foods, so its good to supplement with foods and spices that having a warming tendency for the body.  The three C’s [...]

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chocolate kulfi bars

Ask your average South Asian what their favorite frozen dessert is, and the answer invariably comes back as kulfi.  Kulfi is a dessert thats been made in India for hundreds of years, and comes in a variety of flavors from cardamom to pistachio to mango.  I have wonderful memories of my grandma bringing fresh batches [...]

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rasmalai

Well, after 2 weeks of slaving away at school, I’m finally catching a break.  To enjoy this little break, I decided to make myself one of the treats that I’ve been missing most after coming back from India.  It’s a dessert called rasmalai (literally meaning the “juice of cream”).  Traditionally, rasmalai is a pretty labor [...]

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barfi (Indian sweet meats) and the san diego raw potluck!

Barfi (Indian sweet meats) This weekend I went out to an Indian restaurant with my friends, and after eating dinner, a few them decided they were still up for a dessert.  The restaurant had a big array of Indian sweet meats, and so I stood and explained to everyone what each one was.  After everyone [...]

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badam ka halva (almond halva) and pictures from india

Badam Ka Halva Hi everyone! Well, here it is, my first recipe post since I got back from India.  After traveling around for three long months, I learned a lot about how Indian food is put together and what all the spices can be used for.  I also learned a lot about the different styles [...]

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sun glazed fruit salad

Well after finishing the last of my final exams at UCSD today, I felt like the sun was shining much much brighter. I got back home and decided to make myself a special treat with the little food I still had left in the fridge after studying for 5 days straight. If you though my [...]

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