This picture of the malabi in Einat Admony’s book, “Balaboosta” has been haunting me because of the beautiful colors. The creamy dessert is served with pistachios and orange marmalade. I also had extra milk on hand that needs to be… Continue Reading
During Diwali, one is supposed to wear new clothes to bring luck in the coming year. Some new gold jewelry doesn’t help either. Since I have a collection of sarees to choose from, I picked a bright orange and deep… Continue Reading
This week is Diwali, which means I go to Indian sweets and spices in Beaverton to get sweets for my Diwali feast. From the left, the brown balls are gulab jamun, coconut gulab jamun, carrot halwa burfi and cashew burfi.… Continue Reading
So I’ve started to work somewhat stably full time now, so that means only one thing- have to stock up on dark chocolate bars to eat during the day. I try to peruse the chocolate selection at stores for I haven’t… Continue Reading
As a Westerner, I did struggle to learn how to wear the sari when I was back living in the United States. I watched a few Youtube videos to try to learn, but there is nothing like wearing saris often… Continue Reading
Rum is made from sugar cane and then distilled so it still counts as something sweet for the Sugar Hedonist. Rum is not necessarily my favorite hard liquor, but it is one I have much experience with, because I used… Continue Reading
On a run to the farmer’s market with my favorite foodie friend (yes, I’ve mentioned him before and will from now on refer to him as my F3 because saying FFF is too hard to say quickly), I asked him… Continue Reading
Hello, this first post is going to be mostly about me, because I have quite an interesting story of the way I became interested in Indian culture. This blog is to help Westerners understand more about Indian culture, which I… Continue Reading
Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies. Mostly because its like eating a cinnamon roll without doing a lot of work. When I was a kid and made these for the first time on my own, I was surprised to learn… Continue Reading
It’s time for a Middle Eastern sweet. I tried out the only independent coffee shop in my new neighborhood and found a charming Middle Eastern restaurant called Gyro House Mediterranean Grill. They are located in Beaverton, OR. Gyro House has many other wonderful… Continue Reading