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Posted by Vardhini on May 20, 2012

Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells

We have been making this dish at least once a month over the past years and my kids love it. It does use cheese, but since it is also loaded with spinach I am happy that the kids love it. K normally makes this or lasagna or pasta on the days I need a break from the kitchen. For my daughter’s party last week he decided to make lasagna and pasta while I made some calzones. He made such a big batch and...

Posted by Vardhini on May 13, 2012

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Happy birthday to my little princess who turned 4 today. It looks like only yesterday I baked the strawberry cake for her 3rd birthday and she is already four. The red velvet cake has been on my list for quite sometime and I was all set to make it for my son’s birthday, but then he decided he wanted a marble cake instead. I finally got around to making this for my daughter and it worked out pretty...

Posted by Vardhini on Apr 8, 2012

Carrot Halwa and Welcome to CooksJoy

The moment I had been waiting for over the past several months is finally here . Yes, K and I had been working on the new website for quite sometime. It was certainly not easy as I had visioned it and we had to dump and start over a few times. There were also a few times when I was not sure of what we were getting into since the path was rough, but I am happy with the way things turned out finally. I...

Posted by Vardhini on Nov 10, 2011

Rasmalai – Paneer Delicacy (Indian dessert)

Since I had already posted rasagulla months back, I was always on the fence as to whether I should post rasmalai too. The difference between the two is that rasagulla is in sugar water whereas rasmalai is in milk. The hard part is the rasagulla and since that was done I finally decided to blog about rasmalai. Surprisingly my boy who is not too much into sweets also wanted it. So the project began and I...

Posted by Vardhini on Oct 25, 2011

Kalakand (Diwali Recipes – Indian Milk Sweet)

Friends, wishing you all a fun filled Diwali. Stay safe and enjoy the goodies . This week has been pretty crazy with Diwali, Halloween and Blogging marathon all happening at the same time. Here, I am doing multiple posts for the same. I have made paal kova basically by reducing milk, but adding paneer to make kalakand was new to me. I tasted this sweet first at my friend’s place and loved it....

Posted by Vardhini on Sep 16, 2011

Akkaravadisal (Rice Pudding)

Here I am writing my 150th post, thanks to the support of all my fellow bloggers and friends without whom I would not have come this far. So to celebrate the occasion I have chosen the traditional Akkaravadisal, which is a rich South Indian dessert that is made during festivals as an offering to God. It is a traditional Iyengar recipe and is normally made with lots of ghee. I reduced the ghee and it was...