Skillet Veggie Lasagna

Growing up, it was pretty rare to have anything other than Indian food every night. And as great as it might sound to most of you out there, to an Indian-American teenager, it sucked. I wanted tacos, Chinese or pasta (my favorite), which according to my mom “isn’t real food” since it’s not Indian. (she […]

Praline Pecan Pie

Praline Pecan Pie | Milk and Cardamom

My husband is from Alabama and when his parents get a chance to visit the southern part of the state they always bring me back some goodies from Priester’s Pecans. I usually have to hide them from my husband otherwise he’ll eat them all and I’d never get a chance to bake with them. He is […]

Carrot Top Pesto

carrot top pesto | Milk and Cardamom

I hate food waste. If you’ve seen my Instagram stories, you’ve seen me freeze every scrap of vegetable and herbs to make homemade veggie stock. Last week my Imperfect Produce box came with carrots with their tops still attached! I’d actually never gotten carrots with their tops and they were so beautiful, I had to use them […]

Carmelitas

Carmelitas Recipe

LIFE UPDATE! So remember a few months ago when I mentioned that I’d be moving to NYC? Yeah, well not happening anymore. Why you say? My husband went to a concert and had an epiphany that he hated NYC and that we ” have deep roots in SF.” Unfortunately, my job has gone through a […]

White Chocolate & Cardamom Cookies

White Chocolate and Cardamom Cookies

  Christmas is almost here! I love this time of year! I look forward to taking part in cookies exchanges to raise money for No Kid Hungry. This year I participated in The PinterTest Kitchen‘s Cookie exchange! I sent off my delicious cookies over to Allison from The PinterTest Kitchen, Deanna from Seduction in the Kitchen (oo […]

Pear and Cardamom Scones

Pear and Cardamom Scones

Lately, I’ve been seeing scones EVERYWHERE. Foodgawker, Pinterest, Instagram, everywhere! I seriously think scones are having a comeback and are trending! And to be honest, I’m not hating it. I’ve always been a huge fan of having a scone with some tea/chai. They’re sweet, but not too sweet and that crumbly buttery texture just does […]