Diwali Sweets

I have always loved cooking. In past few years, I have gained expertise in making traditional Gujarati/Indian sweets. So this year, I am going to take orders for some of these sweets for Diwali. These are not the typical sweets that you would find in every Indian sweet shop. Some things to be noted:

• I do not use preservatives or artificial colors as they are harmful to health.
• Everything is cooked on stove. No use of microwave.
• Pure ghee is used in all sweets.

Dry Fruit Khajoor (Dates) roll

Chief Ingredients: Dates, Ghee, Almonds, Pistachio, Walnuts

Price: $15 per lb

Dry fruit Khajoor (Dates) Roll with Mawa (cream)

Chief Ingredients: Dates, Ghee, Almonds, Pistachio, Walnuts, Milk

Price: $20 per lb

Gond peth (edible gum halwa)/Halwasan [हलवासन /હલવાસન]

Chief Ingredients: Edible gum, Ghee, Milk, Sugar, Almonds, Cardamom, Saffron, Javintri

Price: $20 per lb

Gudpapadi/Sukhadi [गुडपापडी /ગોળપાપડી ]

Chief Ingredients: Wheat flour, Ghee, Edible gum, Jagary (ગોળ), Dry ginger powder(સૂંઠ)

Price: $12 per lb

Also available: Besan Ladu (Magaz), Raadi (નાચણી) Ladu 

If you are interested in ordering any of these, drop me an email at poladianamrata24-gmail or leave a comment.

Trip to Lake Cushman

We drove to Lake Cushman in Olympic National Forest this weekend. The weather was very good. We had rented a cottage on the shore of the lake. The cottage was pretty good. The group size was 9. Had a lot of fun roaming around, playing games, and starting campfire. Need to plan more such trips.

Microsoft Kinect

Played some Kinect games at a friend's place. The games were truly different from any other video games I played before. They are more fun. But the best part I like is of course the physical activity involved. A good alternative to gym which tends to be boring.