Pollo al Forno (Italian-Style Baked Chicken)
Pollo al Forno (Italian-Style Baked Chicken) is our go-to recipe when we are too lazy to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, but crave for something colourful and different on the table. This Italian dish is inspired from a similar dish that we had somewhere near a village called Porto Venere in […]
Salmon and Prawn Linguine: Italian Seafood Spaghetti with Salmon and Prawns
Year 2017 was the year when we travelled a bit more than usual. One such place was Italy. During this trip, we went to a group of five villages, called Cinque Terre. We reached the first village in Cinque Terre well in time. It was roughly one hour to lunch and we could not […]
Risotto al Cioccolato | Easy Chocolate Risotto | Chocolate Rice Pudding
The magic of Europe is like a magnet! Recently, Facebook memories showed us some old pictures of our trip to Italy. We felt so nostalgic for Italy: more so as we can’t travel anywhere now. AN and I decided to make the Sunday special for the whole family by cooking an Italian lunch spread […]
Mango Salad with Bengali Pickle Dressing
I love Bengali-style pickles and chutneys. Bengali spice blends used for making pickles have a distinct flavour and are highly aromatic, yet not overpowering. This unique vegetarian and vegan salad is one of my signature recipes using traditional Bengali pickling ingredients. Each bite of this salad offers freshness, tartness, sweetness and spice… all […]
Chanar Jilipi | Chanar Jilapi | Bengali Chenna Jalebi
Chanar Jilipi is a very popular Bengali sweet. There are many recipes floating around for this Bengali sweet called Chanar Jilipi or Chanar Jilapi. Some recipes use milk powder, whereas some use different amounts of the basic ingredients. The recipe that I use is my family’s recipe, passed on to me by my mother […]
