Rose Water Waffles | Vegan

Rose Water Waffles | Vegan

Do you ever just wake up with a sudden sweet craving and in your mind you’re screaming “I WANT EFFING PANCAKESSS & WAFFLES AND SYRUP DRIPPING EVERYWHERE” – and I ain’t talking about Jack Johnson’s banana pancakes (get those white boy pancakes outta here). This is exactly what happened to me this morning – heck, …

One Pot Garlic-Saffron ‘Risotto’

One Pot Garlic-Saffron ‘Risotto’

By now you should know my obsession with pasta alternatives, i.e., pastas that are made out of different legumes rather than starch, so I can freely stuff my face with “pasta,” but be healthy at the same time! The geniuses at Banza have created a new addition to their line of pasta alternatives – a …

Saffron Cardamom Spritzer

Saffron Cardamom Spritzer

PSA: This is Chef Priyanka’s LAST recipe of 2018! Yup, isn’t it crazy to think that in less than a week we are going to start a whole new year?! I can easily say, I’m not mentally prepared for that. But to celebrate whatever days are remaining of 2018, I’ve created a festive, Indian-inspired, sparkly …

Saffron Risotto with Charred Rainbow Carrots

Saffron Risotto with Charred Rainbow Carrots

I’ve said this a couple of times over the past week, but I love using the Holiday time to create new vegetarian/vegan recipes. Thanksgiving is never big in my house, as my entire family (aside from my immediate family) are in India. And from a personal standpoint, well let me not get started as to …

Hola Espana! – Valencia Edition –

Hola Espana! – Valencia Edition –

My next installment on my Spain review stops in Valencia – a beautiful Southern coast city named after the abundant Valencia orange trees (which by the way are originally from Valencia, California). This city is like a palm tree lovers HEAVEN, i.e., MY HEAVEN. We traveled on a train from Madrid to Valencia, and the …

Saffron Lassi with Cardamom & Almond

Saffron Lassi with Cardamom & Almond

Bloomspot has published my second article for them and it features this Lassi! Have you seen it?! Lassi is a classic Indian yogurt-based beverage. They are traditionally made in 3-4 flavors- Plain Sweet, Rose, Mango and Plain Salty. I wanted to try something different, but keep it true to its roots. I really like saffron- …

Vegan Indian Cupcakes: Saffron Cupcakes with Cardamom-Rose Frosting

Vegan Indian Cupcakes: Saffron Cupcakes with Cardamom-Rose Frosting

I think this is the first time in the history of Hinduism that Ganesh was fed a cupcake.. or anything vegan for that matter! I actually hate color pink, but I must say these look quite impressive 🙂 For the past 5 days we, as in my family, have been celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi- the celebration …

Chiroti- Decadent Indian Sweet with Saffron & Cardamom

Chiroti- Decadent Indian Sweet with Saffron & Cardamom

So for those of you who don’t know this is probably the most celebrated and festive time of the year for Indians- DIWALI! Generally translated as the “festival of lights” it’s our New Years, and Indian house-holds are lit with colorful lights, candles (deepas) and we do fireworks! If you go to Indian at this …