Hazelnut Chocolates. A little bit fudgey, a little bit crunchy, and a big bit delicious! These are quick, easy and truly divine! Enjoy!

We don’t eat out much – maybe its the fact that we’re both avid cooks or maybe because there aren’t a ton of great restaurants in town, but we often find  ourselves thinking  “we could make this”. And most of the time that’s what we do, stay in and cook. But when we do go...Read More »

The black Kala Jamun is the less popular kin of the Royal Gulab Jamun. Black looks Magnificent, Majestic, Glorious, Bold and Beautiful... Okay..okay, call it Evil if you like, but the fact is that Black carries a mysterious charisma that draws us all towards it.

My nephew is staying with us this week and is enjoying my home cooking. His mom, my sister, is an amazing cook and was influential in teaching me how to cook especially using herbs and spices. However, she is a working woman with a very active son who has something on his schedule every night of the week, so she gets home from work and has to rush off to one practice or another and doesn't have much time to spend preparing a home cooked dinner on most evening. I don't get to play mom too often and I have time during the day to prepare a meal, so I have really enjoyed making dinners for him the past few days. We've had turkey, pork chops, and enchiladas, so far, and I plan to make roasted chicken and manicotti before he goes home.

All week I have been craving spicy eggs. So today I decided to satisfy that craving by whipping up a healthy, spicy lunch with eggs. Iwas out of tortillas and cilantro, so huevos rancheros wereoff the menu. In their absence I decided to improvise with what I had in the cupboard.The result was these delicious...