I absolutely love kulfi. If you haven’t tried it, kulfi is a decadent indian ice cream usually shaped in a cone and flavored with pistachio, cardamom, and sometimes mango. I have fond memories of my aunt making me kulfi as a kid in the traditional cone shaped Aluminum molds. I figured it was about time that I made it myself. After reading tons of recipes for kulfi, I found this one by Aarti Sequeira and thought it was worth adapting to more traditional flavors. To be honest, sometimes I post a recipe that feels like cheating. This is definitely one of those times. This recipe involves absolutely no cooking. Instead,…

I’ve had always had a passion for food, even wanting to become a professional chef for most of my childhood. When I was really young, I watched endless hours of the early Food Network great chefs, Ready Set Cook, and Julia Child on television, hoping I could gain a little insight into their genius. I would host my own nightly cooking shows in my kitchen to an audience of teddy bears, making nonsensical “treats” in the microwave and freezer because I was too young to operate the stove alone. Though I decided to pursue science instead of going to culinary school, my love of food never left me. So, I…