Ricotta Gnocchi in a Blush Sauce

Gnocchi gives me weird feelings. Mostly because I love it so much, but at the same time it gives me anxiety since it was one of the MasterChef challenges. Luckily I didn’t have to make the gnocchi for an elimination, but the idea of making potato gnocchi still gives me the heeby jeebies. Which is […]

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 […]

Pesto alla Trapenese

Pesto alla Trapenese | Milk and Cardamom

You guys asked for quick weeknight dinners and this one is a winner! Pesto alla Trapenese is a Sicilian tomato-based pesto sauce that is bright, fresh and light. During the winters, all I really want is a big bowl of hot pasta to warm me up and this pesto alla trapenese pasta does the trick. […]

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 […]

Indian-style Banh Mi

Indian-Style Banh Mi Recipe | Milk and Cardamom

I feel like I’m on a Vietnamese roll right now. I’ve been diving deep into the food from Vietnam since I’ve always been a big fan but always had to make most of it at home since most of the menus in NJ did have many vegetarian options. But when I moved to SF I […]

Vegetable Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Vegetable Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce Recipe | Milk and Cardamom

I think we are officially heading into that part of the quarantine where we all have reached our limit in carbo-loading with pasta and now just want to eat something healthy. Well..at least I am. My favorite go-to healthy meal is fresh rolls, aka Vietnamese spring rolls, and I ate these obsessively when I was […]