Chenna Poda/Eggless Ricotta Cheese Cake

Chenna Poda/Eggless Ricotta Cheese Cake

This is not a cake! It’s like a luxurious and rich baked mawa dessert that just melts in your mouth. With no egg, no leavening agent, it’s every vegetarian’s dream! A very popular Oriya (or Odia) delicacy, chenna poda exceeded my expectation in every sense. When I first came to know about it, (my husband sent me an article regarding popular sweets of every state) I thought to myself  ” chenna, sugar and milk….how bad can it be?” But Oh Boy!!! Did I underestimate it by a mile or what? It tasted amazing!!!! [Read on…]

Lemon Ricotta Blueberry Pancakes

Lemon Ricotta Blueberry Pancakes

As a mother of two kids, it gives me nightmares to think that my older one will be going to school next year. Every few days, I hear some heartbreaking and scary incident in school which makes me want to homeschool my child. Now, I know that we need more strict gun control in this country but my biggest problem is with the schools themselves. I come from a very small town (Jodhpur) in India and even there, my school gates would close when the school started and remain closed during school hours. [Read on…]