Category Archives: Desserts

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  Gingerbread cookies

  Posted on December 28, 2010 by Aparna B. in Desserts, Food

  We made gingerbread cookies today! Mostly because we were bored. We followed a recipe from a book my future brother- and sister-in-law got me for Christmas. They turned out pretty well! The only thing we noticed after the first batch came out, was that they were incredibly hard! We both prefer cookies that are on [...]

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  Mint Chip Cookies

  Posted on December 22, 2010 by Aparna B. in Desserts, Food

  The holiday season brings out the Holly Homemaker in me. Well OK, not really, but I seem more inclined to bake during the holidays. REB and I have wanted cookies for a few nights now. I realized I had everything in my pantry to make cookies, so why not? This is based on the typical [...]

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  Mango burfi

  Posted on November 26, 2010 by Aparna B. in Desserts, Indian

  Indian sweets are really sweet. I don’t care for a lot of them, but there are some I absolutely I can’t resist. I did a recipe earlier this year for kheer (Indian rice pudding), which is REB’s absolute favorite. Yesterday, my awesome sister showed me how to make mango burfi. Burfi is basically a solid [...]

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  White Chocolate Bark

  Posted on October 28, 2010 by Aparna B. in Desserts, Food

  Had a late night craving for some chocolate. Don’t you hate when that happens? Luckily, with a few ingredients from the pantry that needed to be used up, we were able to calm the craving and our sweet tooth. It’s probably the easiest thing to make too. We made two batches. One with slivered almonds [...]

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  Kheer [Indian Rice Pudding]

  Posted on July 19, 2010 by Aparna B. in Desserts, Food, Indian

  I made Kheer tonight, which is Indian rice pudding. I don’t eat a lot of Indian desserts because they can sometimes be too sweet, but kheer isn’t so bad. This Indian dessert happens to be REB’s favorite. It’s velvety and rich, and has a nutty bite to it. It’s also incredibly easy to make! He [...]

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