I have not enjoyed gooseberries since I was a child, so finding them in the market was a joy. I snacked on a few, sprinkled with a touch...

Dates are a symbol of the Arab world and the cultivation of dates goes back to centuries to probably the 6000-8000 BC and are considered...

There is ice cream and then there is ice cream with alcohol! Boozy ice creams are becoming the rage now. We are used to desserts with...

One of the joys of having a cookbook library is that you have access to lots of recipes, yes I still like the hard copy cookbooks, and...

Let's start with the difference between a sorbet and a granita. Both are purées of fruit and sugar, with or without water. A sorbet...

Ices are a form of frozen desert with mini ice crystals in them. They differ from sorbets where the churning process does not allow the...

I love sorbets, they highlight the fruit bringing out nuances in their flavor. This sorbet is no exception. India has 100’s of varieties...

I was given a few wood apples (also called bael in India) by a neighbour, and since I had never had them before I had to look them up. I...

For me ice cream has to be spectacula! Yes, I do like the standard chocolate, vanilla and strawberry, but exotic flavors and well made...

A fruit sorbet highlights the fruit, it’s ripeness, it’s nuances and everything that is fresh and delicious. Most folks tend to shy away...

Custard apples, called sitaphal, dominate the Indian market in October and November. We had been gorging on these fruit here. These fruit...

We have tons of lavender in our backyard and I wanted to make something with it. I found this recipe amongst my cookbooks and knew...

i received this new cookbook, and while excitedly paging through it, I found this recipe, and I had very ingredient needed. What is the...

There are various versions of this ice cream in a few of the cookbooks that I own and on the internet. I read through quite a few of them...

As you all know by now, we love ice cream in this house. I am forever looking for new recipes, but tend to always fall back to this ice...

I wanted to create a palate cleanser for a formal 9-course dinner. I was looking for something that was light, refreshing and of course...

A gazpacho is the perfect summer soup, cold, refreshing and a beautiful balance of flavors. This soup is thought to be Spanish in origin,...

Stone fruit signifies summer, and apricots are amongst our favorites. We are so happy to live where we get them from small farms, juicy,...

We look forward to having fresh figs during the season. Other than eating it as fruit, I put it is salads, fig tart tatins (see recipe on...

This ice cream defines decadent. It is essentially a rabdi (thickened Indian cream) with mango puree. I have modified the recipe a bit to...