Smelt Fry

Smelt Fry I remember my mother making a delicious spicy curry with smelt when we were growing up. Saw these at a local Chinese market and could not resist buying them. I did not know how to recreate the curry but I knew I wanted to make something with them…so searched the net and found […]

Orange Date Nut Cookies

Orange Date Nut Cookies Unbelievably amazingly delicious cookies! Made them for a Christmas Cookie Exchange and got amazing feedback! Got the recipe from a cookbook that I bought at a garage sale or someplace like that…what a buy!!! Anyway..here goes… 1 10 oz package chopped dates 1 tsp grated orange rind 1 tbsp orange juice […]

Black Forest Trifle

An extremely easy make-ahead delicious desert that will wow your family and friends! I learnt how to make this cake from a chef at a very popular bakery in Bangalore. He taught us how to make the Black Forest Pastry and Fresh Pineapple Pastry. Anywho…I decided to tweak that recipe and make it even simpler […]