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Nutmeg and Cinnamon Pancakes
breakfast

Nutmeg and Cinnamon Pancakes

Nutmeg and Cinnamon Pancakes Recipe  A plain pancake batter is a decent base, but it doesn’t take much to make it noticeably better. Freshly grated nutmeg…

Cardamom and Coffee Cake
Cake

Cardamom and Coffee Cake

Cardamom and Coffee Cake Recipe  There are flavor combinations that just make sense the moment you taste them. Cardamom and coffee is one of them. Bitter…

Cinnamon and Nutmeg Pancake Syrup
syrup

Cinnamon and Nutmeg Pancake Syrup

Cinnamon and Nutmeg Pancake Syrup Recipe  Bottled pancake syrup is mostly just sweetness without much else going on. Making it at home takes fifteen…

Spiced Popcorn
snack

Spiced Popcorn

Cardamom and Coffee Cake Recipe  Popcorn is an easy snack, and it does not add to your calorie count even if you have a lot of them. It’s one of those…

Carrot Cake
family recipe

Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake Recipe When it comes to carrot based desserts, carrot cake is not the first thing that comes to a Bengali mind. Gajor er Haluwa, or Gajar ka…

Dudh Chitoi/Vijano Pitha Recipe
CakePitha

Dudh Chitoi/Vijano Pitha Recipe

Dudh Chitoi Recipe  On my crusade to stop calling Pithas as Cakes, I bring forth my finest champion, Bhija Pitha or Dudh Chitoi. Google said cakes have…

Bikrampur’s Traditional Bibikhana Cake/Pitha by Fahmina Akter
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Bikrampur’s Traditional Bibikhana Cake/Pitha by Fahmina Akter

Bikrampur's Traditional Bibikhana Cake/Pitha Bikrompur's Traditional Bibikhana Cake, also known as Bibikhana Pitha, is a beloved sweet delicacy that holds…

Moongpakon Pitha (Yellow Lentil Pancake) by Hafsa Taslim
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Moongpakon Pitha (Yellow Lentil Pancake) by Hafsa Taslim

Mug Pakon Pitha/Cake Mug Pakon Pitha, also known as Mug Pakon Cake, is a traditional Bangladeshi delicacy that holds a special place in the hearts of its…

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