Author: Dolphia Nandi Arnstein

Vegetarian

Roasted cauliflower fennel béchamel gratin

This month’s theme post is about unknown veggies. We cooked a vegetable that we never cooked before. For a strictly non-vegetarian family like us it was not a big deal because there are a countless number of vegetables that I have never cooked. When I was growing up my parents never […]

Desserts, Diwali, Durga Puja, Holidays

Rasgulla – Cheeseballs in a sugar syrup

Rosogolla – Rasgulla – Cheeseballs in a sugar syrup! You can name it any way you want.’Rasgulla’ defines Bengali or Indian culture in the same way that Baklava defines the Middle East. I grew up in a Bengali family. ‘Rasgulla’ is typical and famous in my mom’s household. Sometimes, guests […]

Brunch, Poultry, Vegetarian

Crustless Quiche

Life is not always smooth and perfect! About two months ago, I realized that I had gained a couple of pounds. I weighed myself early morning on the same scale for the last four years. When I looked down at my scales, I could not believe it. I got down […]

Vegetarian

Pizza Margherita – from scratch

Pizza!! The word itself excites us from age 5 to 50, right? When we were growing up, eating, pizza was not common at all. I had my first pizza at Dominos in Kolkata when I was 20. Now I hear my friends’ kids demanding pizza from the age of 5. We never made […]