Tag: winter

Christopsomo- All In The Spirit of Christmas

Christopsomo- All In The Spirit of Christmas

Christopsomo (Christ’s Bread) is  the traditional Greek Anise flavored Christmas Bread.  Baking a Christopsomo is considered a religious task in an Orthodox Greek household. The baker begins by crossing himself & asking for blessings for the household. The bread is baked on the Christmas eve and 

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 

Red Berry Pâte & Let the magic of the Season begin…

Red Berry Pâte & Let the magic of the Season begin…

With the holidays around the corner, every one is in preparation mood I bet. I am seeing neighbors have started putting up the lights & christmas decorations (which is a constant reminder to me that i should start ours soon). The shopping malls are already 

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