I’m baaaaaaaack! I returned from India one week ago. It was a wonderful, eye-opening, family-filled trip, which I’ll tell y’all about in much more detail later. As much as I loved visiting and being immersed in my culture, in true first-generation form, I also love being back. I am still American as much as I…
Cake
RECIPE: Nutella Gâteau Breton
The bad thing about a beach vacation is coming back to The Real World. The good thing is that I can now eschew any swimsuit dieting that was taking place (not that I was really doing any dieting, lezbereal) and eat cake for breakfast again. And not just any cake – a gâteau Breton, the…
RECIPE: Double Decker Cake
“This is Shikha.” “Oh, you are the one who bakes the cakes.” This was the exchange that went down at my college graduation when I met my friend’s dad. It’s not the weirdest introduction I’ve ever received (that would go to “Oh you cook? That’s DOPE.”), but it is just as accurate. And honestly, it’s…
Recipe: Strawberry Cardamom Cake (in a tart pan!)
While traveling and international caffeination is all well and good, it’s ABOUT TIME I put a recipe up on this thang, don’t you think? So after months of eating other people’s food, here’s a little something I’ve been tweaking for y’all – a strawberry cardamom cake baked in a tart pan. Admittedly, I’m not a huge…
RECIPE: St. Patrick’s Day Cake Truffles
So confession: I’ve never actually been in San Francisco for St. Patrick’s Day. Which is sad because from what I hear, it’s a pretty crazy day, although from what I also hear, it’s not as big as Chicago’s version of the “holiday.” If anyone is reading from Chicago, can you confirm this? This year, the…