This delicious one layer carrot cake is easy to make, moist, tender and packed with the warmth of cinnamon and the crunch of chopped pecans in each bite. Pair it with this fluffy cream cheese frosting and you have yourself a delicious treat perfect for smaller gatherings and celebrations. There’s something magical about carrot cake….
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Blood Orange Upside Down Cake
Hello, hello!! It’s been sometime since I published a new recipe on my blog. I have been extremely busy enjoying family time with my sister & parents. The only silver lining of this pandemic for me is that due to online schooling and work, my sister and parents have been staying with us for a…
Kashmiri Chai – the beautiful pink tea
I have been feeling so grateful and happy for the past month. My sister and her family are visiting me in Philly from Denver after two years. The last time I saw my niece and nephew, they were 8 years and 9 months old. My nephew was crawling everywhere then… and now at nearly 3…
Swiss Muesli
In 2018, my husband got an opportunity to work in Switzerland for four months. His company set him up in an apartment in a beautiful town called Horgen near Zurich. We were lucky that the assignment was during the summer months because as soon as the kids started summer vacation, we all went to spend…
Leena’s Chocolate Oreo Icebox Cake
Eid Mooo Baaarak to all my family and friends celebrating Eid-ul-Adha! This year has shown us so many unique sights and one of them has been the 1000 pilgrims performing Hajj while practicing social distancing and wearing masks. SubhanAllah! How lucky are those pilgrims to be able to get this once in a lifetime opportunity…
Leena’s Chicken Fajita Pasta
Summer in times of Corona! We are all living it, fighting it, feeling it and trying to make the best of it. It’s definitely tough. The new school year is looming ahead and me and my husband are thinking of starting home-schooling in addition to whatever the school district proposes. It will be hard but…
Leena’s Egg Salad Recipe
I have found that people have a love/hate relationship with eggs. They either hate them or love them! And then there are people who can’t stand runny yolks or soft boiled eggs and on the other end there are some who can’t eat the whites because it’s tasteless or they can’t tolerate the texture. Which…
Chocolate Soufflé
During my research regarding the impact that African American cuisine has had on culinary history, one name kept cropping up in every article and blog. The name of the legendary and inspiring African American chef and culinary ambassador of Southern cooking – Edna Lewis (1916-2006) Edna Lewis photographed by John T Hill in 1973 I…
Shahi Tukray – The Royal Dessert
Shahi Tukray is a very popular and deliciously rich dessert that has its origin in the Mughal rein (Shahi means Royal and Tukra means piece). This is the traditional Indian cousin to the American bread pudding. Bread is deep fried in pure ghee and then soaked in a reduced milk mixture flavored with fragrant cardamom…
Falooda – the summer drink
Summer for me means “Falooda” for dessert every other day as this is easily one of my top favorites!! This sweet ice cream drink/dessert is very popular in the South Asian cuisine. It’s also a very refreshing drink with soaked sweet basil seeds & a cooling rose syrup – making it perfect to be enjoyed…
What Leena Did 