Tag: Cinnamon

Spiced Cranberry Raisin Bundt Cake

Spiced Cranberry Raisin Bundt Cake

I just finished putting up my Christmas Tree & the lights. This time the kids are big enough to help me with decorating the tree. It was a lot of fun, and a lot of work, but we are finally done. The only thing we 

Dum Aloo: Potatoes Simmered in Spices & Coconut Milk

Dum Aloo: Potatoes Simmered in Spices & Coconut Milk

Talking of  Dum Aloo…There are some hundreds of ways to make Dum Aloo. In West Bengal it used to be a must dish served for weddings with “Radhaballavi” (lentil stuffed puri), and I loved the slight & subtle sweet taste of that kind of dum 

Spiced Rum Sweet Bread

Spiced Rum Sweet Bread

  Every evening as I make my cup of coffee, I have this craving for something sweet with it. A biscotti, a slice of cake… & often times I think of the white fruit cake with the colorful candied fruits in it that we would get 

Zarda: Sweet Saffron Rice

Zarda: Sweet Saffron Rice

And a Sweet Little Incident… Here it goes: The other day we were going out for dinner. For once there was some peace in the car. The 2 kids were not fighting, each of them busy doing thier own things. I noticed that my 2 

Stuffed Pear in Spiced Orange Sauce

Stuffed Pear in Spiced Orange Sauce

The Only Lonely pear stared back at me from the fruit basket. And I did not feel like eating this fruit at all. I knew if I was another day late, it would start having the stale brown spots.  Well to save this little soul,