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Thandai, Sweet & Spicy Drink for Holi

Posted on March 11, 2017March 11, 201713 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Beverages, Cardamoms, Cashews, Festivals, Pistachios, VegetarianTagged Almonds, Black Peppercorns, Blogging Marathon, Cashew Nuts, Cinnamon, Festival Food, Festivals in March, Festivals of the Month, Holi, Milk, Nuts, Pistachios, Poppy Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds

Holi is a festival of colors, celebrated all across India. The way it is celebrated varies from region to region. Regardless of region, common element is playing with colors, applying to friends and family. In many western and northern Indian states, food is also an important element in celebrating this Spring festival. Apart from array […]

Basundi ~ Creamy Milk Dessert

Posted on January 25, 2017February 22, 201915 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Cashews, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Half & Half, Nuts, Pistachios, SweetsTagged Almonds, Blogging Marathon, Gujarati Cuisine, Half & Half, Indian Sweet, Maha, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Milk Based Sweets, Pistachios

Basundi is a milk based sweet from western India. It is a thick sweetened milk, flavored with cardamom and saffron, garnished with pistachios and almonds. In some versions of basundi, powdered nuts are also used. Traditionally to prepare basundi, whole milk is boiled with constant stirring until it reduces to ⅔ or ½ the original […]

Microwave Roasted Almonds

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 20163 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Baked & Grilled, Nuts, Quick and Easy Recipes, VegetarianTagged Almonds, Blogging Marathon, Cooking with Nuts, Microwave Cooking, Microwave Easy Cooking

I had a planned on posting a mixed nuts laddu for the last day of ‘Go Nuts’ theme. Something came up and had to go out of town. Before I left, I made this quick spicy almonds. These almonds are not very spicy but spice level can be adjust to taste. I thought of making […]

Amaretti Cookies

Posted on May 26, 20169 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Bakes, Baking, By Category, Cookies, Biscuits, Eggs, NutsTagged 3 Ingredient Recipes, Almond Paste, Almonds, Blogging Marathon, Egg Whites, Italian Cookies, Italian Cuisine, Italian Food

Amaretti are Italian almond cookies made with almond meal or almond paste. These cookies are native to Saronno, Italy and originated during the Renaissance era. Amaretti cookies are similar to French Macaroons. These make a great accompaniment to ice-cream or can be made as a sandwich with ganache or jam filling. Crumbled amaretti can be […]

Badam Halwa

Posted on November 15, 2014November 17, 20148 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Cardamoms, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Nuts, Spices, SweetsTagged Almonds, Indian Cooking Challenge, Indian Food, Rajasthani Cuisine

I am participating in Indian Cooking Challenge after a long break. For this month, we were challenged to cook a traditional sweet, badam halwa. It is a rich halwa loaded with ghee. I used unsalted butter. Almonds or badam are soaked overnight, peeled, ground to paste, cooked in ghee, sweetened with sugar and flavored with […]

New Zealand – Anzac Biscuits

Posted on September 16, 2014September 22, 201416 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Appetizers/Snacks, Bakes, By Category, Cookies, Biscuits, VegetarianTagged Almonds, Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Australian Food, Blogging Marathon, Golden Syrup, New Zealand Food, Raisins, Rolled Oats

Anzac biscuits are very popular in Australia and New Zealand. These biscuits have a history and it is always interesting to know how the food got a name and the history behind it. During World War 1, soldiers wives made these biscuits and sent them to their husbands stationed abroad. Australia New Zealand army corp […]

No Bake Chocolate Biscuit Squares

Posted on January 28, 2012January 29, 201220 CommentsPosted in Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Cookies, Biscuits, Event Entries, Quick and Easy RecipesTagged Almonds, Blogging Marathon, Chocolate, Chocolate Mela, Pecans, Walnuts

Today I made no bake chocolate biscuit squares. I adapted Joy of Baking recipe and these squares are perfect to munch on anytime of the day. I made this in the evening and by the time the squares were set, it was dark and had to take the pictures in my kitchen. The picture is […]

Almond, Vanilla & White Chocolate Cookies

Posted on January 27, 2012June 28, 201226 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Appetizers/Snacks, Bakes, Baking, Cookies, BiscuitsTagged Almonds, Blogging Marathon, Chocolate, Chocolate Chips, Chocolate Mela, White Chocolate

For the fifth day of the marathon, I am posting almond vanilla cookies from Amulya’s blog, a pastry chef from Melbourne, Australia. When planning for the marathon and making a list of chocolate recipes to post, I remembered her blog. I was meaning to cook something from her blog for the past one month and […]

Chocolate Almond Biscotti for Sweet Punch

Posted on September 8, 2011September 8, 201114 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Appetizers/Snacks, Bakes, Baking, Cookies, Biscuits, Event EntriesTagged Almonds, Chocolate, Chocolate Chips, Sweet Punch

Biscotti is an Italian biscuit, baked twice to make it crunchy. Whenever I pass by Starbucks, I am tempted to go in, not for the coffee (I don’t drink coffee) but for the biscotti… 🙂 Anyways, when I saw this month’s sweet punch, I did not want to miss the bake. As usual, I put […]

Sweet Punch: Whole Wheat Eggless Almond Cookies

Posted on March 7, 2011March 28, 20145 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Appetizers/Snacks, Bakes, Baking, Cookies, Biscuits, Flour, Nuts, Vegetarian, Wheat FlourTagged Almonds, Atta, Sweet Punch, Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Cookies

I never baked with whole wheat flour and whenever I came across a bake with wheat flour, always wondered how it tastes. I was meaning to bake something with it and this month’s sweet punch bake was a perfect recipe. This month, Ria chose whole wheat eggless almond cookies from Manjula’s Kitchen. I followed the […]