Vanilla Crumb Cake

This cake is an unusual cake and the crumbs have a nice crispness to them after baking and the cake is moist and soft due to the yogurt in it 🙂 The cane sugar that I used contributes to the lovely browning along the edges of the cake – I love the color contrast between the light crisp crumbs and the lovely brown cake!
Oats and Raisin Cookies

I made these soft and chewy cookies for a lunch party with some friends – they were a big hit! These cookies combine the comfort of chewy oats and raisins with the “egg”-iness and buttery taste of cinnamon cookies. In short, I love these cookies! Print Recipe Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies Votes: 0 Rating: 0 … [Read more…]
Carrot and Date Cake

This Carrot and Date Cake has been made multiple times in my home by my mom and grandmother. I used to be in charge of grating the carrots 😉
Before my marriage, I had copied some of my mom’s recipes from her recipe book into mine – this recipe was the first cake recipe I copied – that should tell you how much I like it 🙂
Vanilla Crumb Cake

I was actually planning on making another tea cake recipe today – for a similar plain vanilla cake but due to the circumstances, I had to find another recipe to make. There is nothing in the food world like a warm and moist vanilla cake or a sponge cake 🙂 I think these type of cakes are … [Read more…]
Long Beans Stir-fry (Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti)

I’m not really a fan of green beans but I can gobble up these long beans any day 🙂 This dish makes me feel nostalgic about my childhood and vacations spent in Kerala. This stir-fry is a traditional recipe that goes well with rice accompanied by dal curries, spiced buttermilk curries or even just plain ghee! I hope you will … [Read more…]