Satisfy your sweet tooth with our collection of tasty sweets and treats recipes. From indulgent brownies to refreshing sorbets, there’s something for every occasion in this collection.
More robust than a crepe, more delicate than bread, the Azerbaijani kutab is a kind of flatbread-pancake stuffed with a variety of possible fillings from pumpkin or cheese to spinach, offal, herbs, and even camel meat. A more cavalier commentator might pass it off as a regular sandwich, but we think that would be massively underselling the art of mixing and … Read more
If only every dessert could be like til ke ladoo. It’s one thing to enjoy the sweet, balanced flavors like this sesame and jaggery treat can offer. Certainly we all can get around the keystone Indian festivals of Diwali and Makar Sankranti. It’s an entirely different story, however, when you can enjoy the sweet in the name of … Read more
It’s hard to deny the special something and inherently festive spirit that fills the air around the holidays, and not just solely in the US. Around the world – and across a large swathe of different traditions and customs – the holidays season give way to practices unique and special to this time of year. That … Read more
Sure, food and drink can be a uniting factor in all climates. It seems, though, that in Greenland this notion of “communal consumption” is taken a step further. Of course, given the extreme conditions of Greenland itself (which isn’t very green at all), it’s pretty easy to quickly understand how vital a tradition like the kaffemik might have been… … Read more
Sometimes, it’s difficult to pin down a particular recipe to one given location, especially with today’s relatively new national borders. Count kashata, a delectable Swahili peanut brittle-esque dessert, as one such recipe. Yes, it’s a common snack and street food in abundance around Tanzania, but the recipe itself – much like the overarching Swahili culture … Read more
This recipe is a made-from-scratch mini tarts using real fresh cherries. It uses easy to find ingredients such as flour, butter, whole milk, and fresh cherries. Whenever we find a recipe that combines fruit and pastry we get really excited, like this other recipe we found from the Samoans – a pineapple empanada (paifala), that … Read more
