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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]