It took me a while to warm up to the idea of baklava, simply because the idea of eating something that is predominantly nuts, took a while to catch up with my brain. Lately, if you disguise the nuts with enough fun stuff, I’ll eat them pretty much without batting an eyelid. In this case,…
Puddings & Pies
Apple Crumble with Sage (Eggless)
I’ve made a lot of apple crumble in my life. A LOT. And I never tire of it. It’s quick, it’s buttery, it’s cinnamony and it’s got a ton of amazing winter apples in it, so I’m not getting bored of it any time soon. This recipe is one I created for the December issue of…
Steamed Modaks
First off, I’m going to pretend I made these all by myself for as long as I can convince you. I won’t admit that I stared dumbfounded as my Mom, way quicker than she thinks, moulded these perfect little modaks, popped them into the steamer and all I did was pop them into my mouth. I…
Super Simple Sheera
I get thrown off balance when things around me aren’t absolutely, completely, totally precise. Vagueness has no room in my life and definitely not in my kitchen. So when experienced and fabulous cooks like my Mom help me out in cooking conundrums, I often find myself desperately going, “But what do you mean ‘just a bit…
Salted Caramel Sauce
Christmas baking time is here! To start us off, here’s a jar of salted caramel sauce. It goes so well with almost any kind of dessert but really, it goes best with a spoon. No judgement. Sweet, sticky, toffee-like, with a salty kick. It’s the absolute, dreamiest sauce in the world!