cookies and bars

Coconut Burfi for Mother’s Day

May 10, 2012

I’m not a huge lover of Indian sweets or mithai, but there are a few exceptions. This one is something my mom made quite often and not one that would pop up in a box of mixed mithai. So to me, this, like her baklava, was unique. I decided that in the spirit of Mother’s [...]

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Confetti Cookie Bars

May 2, 2012

Last weekend was the third annual food blogger bake sale for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger. Food bloggers gathered in various locations across the country to hold bake sales. I was with the team in Westfield, NJ. It was a great success thanks to all the bloggers that made baked goods [...]

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Almond Joy Brownies

February 15, 2012

As promised in my last post, I’ve brought to you a candy bar inspired recipe. Last week, was S’s birthday, so I started off with his favorite candy bar, Almond Joy, as inspiration. So the first recipe is for these lovely brownies. I was worried at first that the chocolate over powered the coconut flavor [...]

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Happy Holiday Wishes and Some News…

December 22, 2011

I’ve taking a break from my kitchen this week so there has not been much baking going on here. However, I wanted to share some exciting news with you and wish everyone Happy Holidays. First, I hope everyone had a fabulous week enjoying the holiday season. I certainly did since I was away some place [...]

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Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

October 3, 2011

For the first time ever, V asked me if we could make some cookies. He almost never expresses any interest in my baked goods. (So odd for a kid, but he does not have much of a sweet tooth.) It was too cute. How could I say no? So we made some cookies together. Sometimes [...]

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Chocolate Naan Khatai

August 16, 2011

Last weekend, my mom offered me some freshly baked naan khatai. She had made two versions, one that tasted fairly plain and the other with rose essence, cardamom and nutmeg spices. Then she took out a tin of cocoa powder (most likely left there by me or sibling) and asked me what she can do with it. [...]