Eggless Apple Chai-der French Macarons

eggless apple chai-der macarons recipe | Milk and Cardamom

I’ve been wanting to try eggless french macarons for a long time. This holiday season I decided to give it a shot! A couple of weeks ago I saw @onestripechaico post about chai-der, (Apple cider plus chai) and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head! I adapted Pies and Tacos vegan […]

Upside Down Jaggery & Fig Cake

eggless fig and jaggery cake recipe diwali dessert | milk and cardamom

One of my biggest successes as a mom has been to convince Elara that dried figs are candy and she gets a California Dried Fig from Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid every day in her lunchbox as a treat. Growing up, my mom would incorporate dried figs into just about everything. She’d cut them up and […]

Iced Ginger Lemon Chai

Iced Lemon Ginger Chai

  Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CraftYourCool #CollectiveBias Summertime = cold drink time. At least for me. But most of my weekends are spent running after my 1-year-old and there isn’t much time for me to sit down and enjoy a warm […]

Chai Truffles

Chai Truffles

  I never really understood the addiction to chai that most Indian parents have until I became a parent myself. I totally get it. It’s comforting and keeps you awake and ready for the day. Chai was my inspiration for  truffle number 2 from my chocolate box I sent to my husband’s cousin’s wedding party. […]

Chocolate chai magic cake

Chocolate Chai Magic Cake

Sometimes I scroll through Pinterest and think to myself – that can’t be real. I’ve seen magic cake recipes all over Pinterest lately and curiosity got the best of me. Three layers in one cake wit one batter?! It sounded like it was super easy, but maybe some technique is involved that might make it […]

Iced Dirty Chai Espresso

Iced Dirty Chai Espresso

Ok- so being a mom means you need lots of caffeine. Usually I stick to masala chai, the go-to caffeinated beverage for Indians, but I seem to need some more oomph lately. Maybe it’s because I haven’t slept for more than 3 hours at a time. I think it’s time I graduated to espresso and skip […]