https://www.arorawrites.com/home daily 1.0 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1570560696120-NE43K0CRYKICWVI0J3U3/AroraWrites_Banner.jpg Home https://www.arorawrites.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-24 https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/bake-book-get-ready-to-fall-in-love-with-pumpkin-muffin-coffee-cake monthly 0.5 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1758570654964-D1MKPBQA3P8TWMASSWZA/20250916_170026.jpg Blog - Bake + Book: Get Ready to fall in love with Pumpkin Muffin Coffee Cake - YA Reads and Pumpkin Spice Muffins The Book: I picked up PUMPKIN SPICE & EVERYTHING NICE by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc at the Barnes & Noble Cafe. I think their $5 Exclusive Editions are genius. They place them at the cash register, and you find yourself swept away by coffee, a croissant and the deal of buying a brand-new book for $5. I loved the cover, was smitten by the autumnal color and was invested in the premise of dueling coffee shops creating the best Pumpkin Spice Lattes. I didn’t realize this was a YA novel, but I loved the sweet premise, the blush of a teen romance, and the plot of Lucy, a teen baker and coffee savant, who helps her single mom run the indie coffee house, and is vehemently opposed to the trend of the PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte.) Lucy’s reason for rebel? There isn’t even real pumpkin in it. Enter Jack Harper, new kid in town, with dimples and sparkly eyes. And whose family happens to be the new owners of the corporate giant: Java Junction. They are opening across the street from her mom’s coffee shop, Cup o’ Jo, during the start of the busiest season and are known for their popular Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Teen angst + baked goods + burgeoning romance = A fun read. I had a great time spending the afternoon in New England’s Briar Glen, where fall isn’t just a season, it’s a way of life. The Bake: In honor of Pumpkin Spice Latte season, I decided to make Pumpkin Spice Coffee Cake Muffins. In our household, we like the portability of the muffin, rather than the slice of a quick bread. These will definitely become a fall staple, the crunch of the streusel, coupled with the pumpkin muffin was the ideal combination. And unlike the book, where the protagonist bemoaned that PSL’s don’t use real pumpkin! These muffins do. Enjoy the PSL season. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/3-bakes-3-books monthly 0.5 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/0fe35b30-2968-48ab-b175-565c20b5f75a/20250918_145217.jpg Blog - Bake + Book: The Devilish Pumpkin Bar - Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirls The arrival of Fall means bakes + books. In September, I paired the novel The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue, with this autumnal favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/45c9ce2d-b899-486a-a18d-6166a2506a61/20250827_142355.jpg Blog - Bake + Book: The Devilish Pumpkin Bar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/breakfast-with-an-english-accent-the-scone monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/187c957f-1d4d-4326-9c73-fe8a024fec06/blueberryscone.png Blog - Dessert for Breakfast: Yes, Please (Part 1) - Dessert for Breakfast: Yes, Please (Part 1) The elegant scone is a blank canvas for creativity. I’ve decided that my favorite time to enjoy dessert is at breakfast. It’s morning, there’s a fresh pot of coffee brewing, and it’s a new day — a clean slate, right? I first learned to make scones in baking school, where their simplicity struck me right away. The technique was straightforward—cutting butter into flour, gently folding in the egg, milk, and vanilla into the dough, tenderly, while also praying that somehow this blob of wetness would turn firm. But the real magic of a scone is that it is a blank canvas. I have spent months testing recipes, adding fresh nectarines, cherries, dried pineapple, and replacing coconut milk with cream for a tropical twist. One night, I discovered that if you soak raisins in vanilla extract, they become aromatic and turn a plain raisin scone into an experience. I made a strawberry and cream scone with a streusel top and fell in love with coffee cake in scone form. The possibilities were endless. But what I discovered in all of my mad scientist-like baking is that classics were classics for a reason. It was a traditional blueberry scone, with bright lemon zest grated into the dough, and speckled with wild blueberries, that was the stand-out in my household. For me, scones aren’t just a recipe I learned in baking school. They’re a reminder that baking doesn’t have to be complicated to be beautiful. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/baking-school-french-classics monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1742952314183-0J50F66JGTKYER9ZBISN/parisbrest.jpg Blog - Baking School: French Classics - Apple Tarte Tatin + Paris Brest https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/ruth-reichl-the-paris-novel monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/4296674e-c3ec-4852-9619-db08c421f368/IMG_7652+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Paris Novel: Ruth Reichl - On my bookshelf: The Paris Novel Ruth Reichl’s new novel “The Paris Novel” is warm, comforting and transported me to the city and country sides of France. For the week that I savored her book, I was entranced in this world she created that blended fashion, food, history, art and literature. While the food scenes are decadent and visceral, it was the layers in-between that blended the story between a mother and daughter that really surprised me. Reichl continues to surprise me with her fiction, which I love. Check out this great podcast from Cherry Bombe magazine, Radio Cherry that features Ruth Reichl discussing her book. Give it a listen, here: https://cherrybombe.com/blogs/radio-cherry-bombe/ruth-reichl-the-paris-novel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1742952314183-0J50F66JGTKYER9ZBISN/parisbrest.jpg Blog - The Paris Novel: Ruth Reichl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1742952383865-7S9OJX27WCWZS27RAJ4Q/IMG_7652.jpg Blog - The Paris Novel: Ruth Reichl https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/coachella-of-book-festivals monthly 0.5 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/3a9a974f-db7b-4cf8-a34e-9c0cf570f4f4/IMG_6757.jpg Blog - Coachella of Book Festivals - Festival of Books I gave up going to music festival sometime in my 30s. I had lost the urge to deal with parking, wait in line for a $10 bottle water, and save someone who is having a drug-induced panic attack in the midst of Nine Inch Nails singing “Down in It.” I was done. But somehow, I got tricked into thinking the Los Angeles Times Book Festival wasn’t a festival. This was a place of literature. Books, people! A simple weekend of listening to authors discuss their writing process, and their many stories of nearly giving up, but didn’t. Right? Right? No. This is a festival. Sure, it’s wrapped up in a different package, and there weren’t any flower head crowns, but nonetheless, it was a mad house of parking, rushing from one end of the USC campus to the other, while missing the band (author) you came to see because you didn’t know where to go, how to find them, and turns out if you don’t get there by a certain time — they give your ticket away. My son and I still had a good time, mainly because we were satisfied to sit on a bench in front of a fountain at the University of Southern California, and eat a gigantic burger from one of the food trucks. This was also part of the festival, so it was the one thing we were able to do without much trouble. I didn’t get one book signed. Listen to any of the panels I purchased. Or meet any of the authors, I wanted. But, I did get to watch my son fall asleep during a discussion on Mount Everest. My dog Lou had the best time, and is now an official literati, and I got to enjoy an iced coffee on a beautiful afternoon. So, perhaps I’m to much of a curmudgeon for a festival, but give me a sweet corner away from the crowds and I can find a bit of happiness. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/culinary-whodunnit-escape-with-a-side-of-delicious-deadly monthly 0.5 2024-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/83f73cce-8f38-4aab-8881-186d3845e987/fortunecookie.jpg Blog - Culinary whodunnit: A deadly escape with a side of delicious - Something a foot A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet Jennifer J. Chow who read from her new cozy mystery Ill-Fated Fortune at Octavia Bookshelf in Pasadena, California. It’s a darling indie bookshop in the Pasadena enclave of Washington Village, a neighborhood found right between — Pasadena and Altadena. If you haven’t been, and you’re in the LA area, make a point of checking them out and supporting a small bookstore. Anyway, I digress. Cozy mysteries have been in the throes of renaissance, although if you ask Agatha Christie, the genre has been beloved for decades. But these days there are also a number of culinary mysteries to explore if you have a sweet tooth or lean toward the savory. On my bookshelf, I have Chow’s book, which is current read. I also started Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews the writer behind The First Spice Isle Bakery series, which celebrates Caribbean culture, delicious baked goods and plenty of murder. Recently, I finished Korina Moss’s fourth book in her Cheese Shop Mystery Series, Case of the Bleus. Moss’s books are fun, I love the simmering romances , her fellow cheese mongers and Moss includes recipes at the back of her book, which encourages making cheese dips. Which I also encourage. This coming May I am looking forward to Ann Claire’s new book, A Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants. Ann, you had me at croissant. Happy reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/a55f70bb-af62-4954-a085-292ba50e7bbf/717bNjsQaRL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Blog - Culinary whodunnit: A deadly escape with a side of delicious - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/c4d9069e-0a42-4dfb-9462-037b64c45ec6/korinamoss.jpg Blog - Culinary whodunnit: A deadly escape with a side of delicious - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/being-a-croissant-is-hard monthly 0.5 2024-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1710914294236-MBSRH04O1K9HAEWWLVL6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Being a croissant is hard - Conversation & Croissants I was talking to my friend Ranee recently and we got to talking about croissants, because that’s just what happens sometimes. You start talking about love and then voila! You are now speaking on the virtues of Parisian pastry — it happens, more than you realize. I was explaining to her how in my baking class, croissants are hands down the most laborious recipe we had to make, mainly because of all of the steps you can’t skip. There are no short cuts to croissant making. And, do you know what the key ingredient is that makes them so delicious? Butter. And patience. But, mainly butter. You actually make something called a butter block, which is exactly what it sounds like, a brick of butter that you turn into a perfect 5 x5 square of butter, which you then fold into dough, and begin rolling it out. Roll, flip, roll, flip … on and on it goes. For those lucky enough to have a lamination machine, this can help, but you are still responsible for placing the dough in the machine and running it through about 50 times. Like I said, there are no short cuts to croissant making. Once you finish with the rolling. The croissant needs to sit and chill, for at least four hours, but overnight is best. In the morning, when you arrive back in the kitchen, guess what? It’s time for more rolling. Once the dough is cut into squares, carefully shaped into its croissant form, it is then placed in a proofing oven where it can rest and rise properly before baking. It’s in the proofing where the yeast in the croissant dough activates and turns it into what we all know as the light, airy and fluffy croissant. They look so simple to make, their beautiful curves, and shiny crust that crumbles in your hands once you bite into it. No one, but bakers, know the labor of love that comes with loving a croissant. It was in the middle of this croissant conversation, after explaining the steps, that I turned to my friend and told her, “You know what? I’m a croissant.” Let me explain. Much like a croissant, it turns out that I also require a lot of rolling, turning, flipping, chilling and rest and relaxation — so, I can rise properly. And like a croissant, once done there are all of these beautiful layers inside that came from hours (years) and hours (decades) of work (therapy) that are going to make me just as fluffy, airy and buttery as a croissant. We laughed, cried a little and then realized that in the midst of conversation about croissants, we began to feel better about who we are. We are croissants. And I have a feeling a lot of people relate to this, sure they may be some easy-going oatmeal cookies out there, dependable apple pies and a hearty coffee cake, but I think a lot of us can relate to the multilayered fragility of a croissant. And maybe, just maybe some of us need extra time to proof in the oven, to become the people we need to be, and that’s a-ok. I’d rather be a laborious croissant, then anything else in the pastry case, except for maybe a crumb doughnut, but that’s another existential conversation to have on a Saturday morning. But for now, viva le croissant. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/12-days-of-cookies-revisions monthly 0.5 2023-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/7344d73c-4d88-4e1f-a38d-a572174bf073/IMG_5592.jpg Blog - 12 Days of Cookies - A Naughty + Nice Egg Nog cookie This month I have a deadline for revisions on my second novel, which has been a looooong time coming and it’s also Christmastime. Which means, cookie sheets and kitchen mixers are ready to go at all times. During this time of the year, my pantry is stocked with sugar, brown sugar and dark brown sugar. I’ve got cranberries in my fridge, and blocks of butter are aplenty. For the next 12 days, I’ll be baking a different cookie everyday, while I also finish the last chapters for revisions of my upcoming book. I can’t wait to introduce my new book to everyone. This book has been a real labor of love. Mainly because like all writers, I have had to learn how to get out of my own way, and just write. It has been several years since my last publication, and a lot of that has to do with just balancing life in-between writing. Being a mom. Having to work a job that pays the bills. I bought a house, went through renovations, and now after several years I feel somewhat settled enough to finish this book I started years ago. The first cookie I made for 12-Days of Cookies is an Egg Nog Spiked Sugar Cookie. With bourbon and egg nog added to the frosting, this cookie is a grown-up and I love it. I have realized I’m a fan of bourbon in baked goods. I’m also a fan of bourbon in a glass, so this isn’t a huge surprise. In this particular recipe, the bourbon adds a depth of flavor that takes a regular “nice” sugar cookie and turns it into something naughty. Which makes for the ideal Christmas cookie. If you’d like the recipe, please email me at cindy@arorawrites.com and I’m happy to share it. xo - Cindy https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/pumpkin-pie-wars-revisions monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/02f33253-e19f-45e4-8859-2fc9e2c1e460/pumpkinpie2023.jpg Blog - Pumpkin pie + Revisions - Revision Pie November is National Novel Writing Month, and every year I sign up with the goal to make it to 50,000 words in one month. Sometimes, I make it, and sometimes I don’t even get past 10,000 words. But I almost always pick a project I want to finish, and nanowrimo is often the push I need. This year, I decided to focus on revisions. I have learned the last few years revisions are not my strong suit. Some people love picking apart sentences, looking at continuity, plot points and organizing it onto some kind of spreadsheet or organized file that includes colored Post-Its and highlighters. This is not me. I would much rather write and let me creativity and imagination take me to strange places, and then hand it off to someone who loves to organize and they can take it from there. For the last two years, I have been revising a draft for a book I completed in 2021. It has been like walking through mud. I have wanted to abandon ship, start a new book or just give up altogether. But instead of giving up, I’ve turned to procrasti-baking. When I hit a slump, I’ve turned to baking cookies, lemon bars, espresso dark chocolate brownies and pie. So. much. Pie. This November, while I looked at the finish line of finishing a round of revisions, I decided it was time to bake a fresh pumpkin pie. The ultimate procrasti-bake. Revision Pumpkin Pie: 1.5 hours spent on roasting a pumpkin. 30 minutes spent on making flakey buttery crust from the cookbook DAPPLED. An additional 30 minutes to drive to the market to pick up Apple Cider Vinegar, which I needed for the crust. One hour to allow the crust to chill in the fridge. 25 minutes prepping the filling, which including scraping the seeds and strings from the fresh pumpkin. 25 minutes rolling out the dough for the pie crust, adding it to pie pan, crimping dough. 40 minutes baking 10 minutes to add a aluminum foil shield so the buttery crust won’t burn. And place back into oven for an additional 10-15 minutes, depending on consistency of pie. Shake pie for the right jiggle to ensure it is cooked to perfection. Allow to cool about one hour. If you need more time to avoid writing, you can make fresh whipped cream. That should take another 20 minutes of your time to avoid any and all writing. Once you have a slice of this amazing and delicious pie, which by the way was worth every minute it took to make, you’re looking at several hours spent away from your desk and away from your writing project! https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/words-of-wisdom-from-the-creator-of-crack-pie-amp-milk-bar monthly 0.5 2022-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/27580d2f-29ae-454c-a04c-4c00c710a0c6/Collage+2022-03-14+23_22_02.jpg Blog - Spring Reads: Sweet with wisdom and murder - sweetest reads Two different books that use dessert as a way to inspire. One inspires being kind. The other, murder. Both of them — a good time! Dessert can Save the World: I watched a documentary on Milk Bar creator Christina Tosi and was so compelled by her story, and energy I found myself at her Melrose store a few days later to try her cornflake cookies and crack pie. When I heard about her new self-help/inspirational/cookbook all about how dessert can save the world, I was all in! I didn’t know what to expect from the book, but what I found myself inspired by Tosi’s pledge to kindness. She is so earnest in her belief that commitment, kindness and a plate of cookies, just may be able to solve a lot of challenges, that by the end of the book, I had highlighted half the book to bookmark all of her pearls of wisdom. One of my favorite inspirational quotes from Tosi is: “It’s an underdog’s long game. Just keep going, keep wearing them down with your vision and unrelenting commitment to doing whatever it takes to get hold of that cookie at the finish line.” Available now: Dessert Can Save the World, STORIES, SECRETS, AND RECIPES FOR A STUBBORNLY JOYFUL EXISTENCE, By Christina Tosi Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies: Really enjoyed this debut book by Misha Popp, who created the sexually fluid vigilante Daisy Ellery who kills bad guys with delicious pies. The book is a mix of Practical Magic meets Dexter, with some sweet romance that makes this a genre bending novel. Daisy has a very cool mobile bakery called Pies Before Guys that she sets up at Farmers Markets. But she also donates pies to a local domestic violence support group where she meets women who may need her help with murder that comes in the shape of a pie. “The first time I killed a man with a pie, it was an accident. But only the first. That was a lot of pies ago, and this is most definitely the on-purpose kind. It’s not fancy, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s just a buttery Oreo-crumb crust filled with rich peanut butter mousse, drizzled with salted chocolate ganache and dusted with crushed peanut brittle.” Popp’s book touches on feminism, sexual fluidity, consent, patriarchy, domestic violence, murder and of course, delicious pies. Set to release, May 2022 Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies, by Misha Popp https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/new-years-eve-toddy-lemon-square-reads-of-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/fa83667a-f5e4-49f7-980f-3f6b0caf62c1/lovedaykitchen.JPG Blog - New Years Eve: Loveday Kitchen+ Reads of 2021 - Make it stand out Desserts from LoveDay Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/92ec9549-52b7-4e77-826f-bba6552d17d7/goodreads2021.jpg Blog - New Years Eve: Loveday Kitchen+ Reads of 2021 - Reads of 2021: 1. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid: I was unexpectedly smitten by the story of the Riva family. I loved the Malibu backdrop for this book, the seafood diner and how I could smell the salty air and hear the ocean waves. A familial legacy story full of secrets, drama and surprises. Once I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down. Dessert Recommended: Hot Toddy Lemon Bar, a perfect blend of sweet, tart and a splash of bourbon you can taste in each bite. Impossible to stop eating! 2. A Season for Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss: This book was an unexpected gem I found in a Little Free Library. I didn’t know what to expect and I ended up completely enamored by the main character Annie who has to rebuild her life after the ending of a 20-year marriage. She finds herself spending the winter in a seaside town where the people become a part of her life. Such a gem of a book! Dessert recommended: Lemon Cake with Lemon Frosting, because cake is the perfect complement to a cup of tea, which everyone seems to love in this charming little town. 3. Beach Read by Emily Henry: One of my favorite tropes is enemies to lovers, and while the two main characters didn’t technically HATE one another, they were opposing personalities who learned to well … love each other. I thought this was an amazing premise, the verbal jousting incredibly fun, and I adored how the two characters made each other grow. Dessert Recommended: Lemon Cookie, a sweet and chewy classic, that you can hold while you quickly flip through the pages of this read. 3. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave: Laura Dave’s latest suspense novel is smart, entertaining and keeps you on your toes. I had no idea how this book was going to end, and that’s half the fun, right? I’ve recommended this book to all of my friends who love a juicy crime podcasts. Dessert recommended: Lemon Buttermilk Pie, a curd like filling, but creamy texture makes this pie a perfect partner-in-crime for this novel. 5. Grounds for Murder by Tara Lush: Coffee and murder? Sign me up. This book introduces you to Lana Lewis, a barista, coffeeshop owner and former newspaper reporter from Devil’s Beach Florida. She lands in the middle of a murder mystery and her years of the newspaper biz means she can’t stop asking questions and getting herself in trouble. Dessert recommended: Lemon Loaf, because what goes better with a cafe latte than a simple slice of lemon loaf. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/sunshine-amp-lemon-pie monthly 0.5 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1625335142901-LUBDVPO7L7D7AFXOH7PG/lemonpie.jpg Blog - Sunshine Lemon Pie - Sunshine Lemon Pie Recipe revised from Mary Engelbreit’s Sweet Treat Dessert Cookbook Graham Cracker Crust 1 package(1 full sheet) graham crackers finely crushed. 2 1/2 tablespoons of sugar 5 tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted Lemon Pie Filling 4 large egg yolks 1 (14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk) 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice (from 3 to 4 lemons) Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F 2. Make the graham cracker crust. In a medium bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and sugar. add the melted butter and stir until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Using your fingertips, press the crumb mixture evenly over the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. 3. Bake the crust for 8 to 10 minutes. Let the crust cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325 F 4. Make the lemon filling. In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks until blended. Whisk in condensed milk, then whisk in the lime zest and juice until blended. (Set aside and let it sit to room temperature while crust cools) 5. Bake the pie for 15 to 17 minutes, until the filling is just set. The center should jiggle slightly if gently shaken. Refrigerate the pie for at least 4 hours, until chilled. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/coffee-amp-a-good-book monthly 0.5 2021-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1611619466505-JS1OAER7VPR5XROYK0H5/booksforJan2021.jpg Blog - Coffee & a good book - Pair coffee with this … Winter is here and we continue on lockdown. So there’s nothing else to do these days but grab your favorite cup of coffee and curl up with a good book and escape to a place where hugging, dining out and dating still happens. Grounds for Murder: A cozy for the coffee lover. A great book by author Tara Lush who took a laid-off journalist, a third-wave coffee shop in a quirky small-town in Florida and a murder to create a really fun whodunnit. There’s also a percolating romance with a police chief and a fun gal pal sidekick to make this a fun read. Pair this book with a latte and ask for that foam art. The Chocolatier: Author Jan Moran knows her stuff when it comes to chocolate and Italy. I could see the lemon trees and the beautiful Italian coast, and let me tell you, it was wonderful to disappear into this world where chocolate, romance and intrigue is just another day. A smart, historical romance that will keep you flipping through the pages until you reach the very end. Pair this book with a raspberry mocha and say yes to the whip cream. Christmas at the Restaurant: I have not started this book yet, it is next on the list for January. I know it is holiday inspired, but come on, do we ever tire of it? Not really. I did read the 1st book in this series and I have to say I enjoy the slow, steady pace of Nantucket. Plenty of seafood references and walks on the beach that makes it feel like a vacation. Pair this seaside holiday book with a Chai Latte. Super Sad True Love Story: I’m reading this book with a friend of mine in a virtual book club. I checked it out from the local library, which anyone can do online right now. They have made it ridiculously easy to read books during the pandemic. Please support your local library. This book is considered a dark comedy/romance, I’ll let you know how much I cry. Pair this dark comedy with a Cafe Borgia, which is espresso, steamed milk, cocoa and orange flavor. Please send any book recommendations my way! cindy@arorawrites.com xo, Cindy https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/christmas-at-mulberry-inn-1 monthly 0.5 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1608316889003-U5C23GAKOIMDBTN6RO9Q/ChristmasMulberryInn_2020.PNG Blog - Christmas at Mulberry Inn - A Novella - Christmas at Mulberry Inn Enjoy Christmas at Mulberry Inn #wattpad https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/december-reads-to-get-through-it-all- monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1607962668091-OZWK0TQ2YGP5FH72UYA2/DecemberBlog2020.jpg Blog - Holiday reads to make it through the finish line of 2020 (ugh!) - Holiday Reads Christmas at Yuletide Farm: The Book: A journalist and a Christmas tree farmer, just may fall in love, take a snowy drive amidst the pines and then have a date which includes making a Gingerbread House. This Megan Squires book is swoon-worthy and sweet. A perfect holiday escape. The Bromance Book Club: The Book: A professional baseball player finds he is about to lose his wife due to some unsavory (and insecure) macho-like behavior. He is recruited into a romance book club by some of his fellow baseball player buddies where he is introduced to romance books and how they can help him woo his wife back. Laugh out loud funny! Great story line and a fun read. The Trouble with Hating You: The Book: Hate-to-love trope (cue Erasure’s I love to hate you track) with an Indian arranged-marriage bent. Interesting story line, cultural twists and turns and a protagonist that is hard to like at times (but aren’t we all?) The character lives in Texas and I love the melding of Tex-Mex food in some of the dialogue. I’m here for the spicy nachos. Christmas in Cambria: The Book: I don’t know author Linda Seed, but I want to say thank you to her, because her books have been my #1 escape during quarantine. I have practically read every book she has written from March to December. There’s something about escaping to the charming seaside town of Cambria to have a romance, eat dinner with friends and maybe have a few hijinks. As soon as COVID is over, this is precisely what I am doing! I just started this book, so I don’t have a synopsis yet, but I already know I’ll love a day or two in Cambria! P.S: I hope everyone is staying home and staying safe this holiday season, it has been a long and difficult year and hopefully we can sleep, eat and read our way to the strike of midnight on December 31st. - Cindy Arora https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/i-like-pie-claremont-california monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1603311194918-MSFWAS3L92STA8W5RI2S/ilikepie.jpg Blog - A pie shop finds a warm welcome in California college town - We like: I Like Pie Bakeshop I had the wonderful opportunity to sit in on a zoom meeting with the Mt. Sac Hospitality and Culinary Arts Club’s “Bakery Talk” which featured guest speaker Annika Corbin the owner of the much loved, I LIKE PIE Bakeshop in Claremont, California. I am currently working on getting my degree in Baking at Mt. Sac and I am having a blast taking classes. Everything is virtual at the moment, but I look forward to getting into a classroom kitchen someday soon. Now, back to pie. I have been to the Claremont Pie Festival before and always loved the community-feel of this neighborhood. Turns out Claremont has a sweet spot for this shop which started the annual pie festival. I was excited to hear Corbin speak about he challenges she has faced since opening the retail store in 2012. The greatest thing about this chat was Corbin speaking frankly about the realities of owning a bakery to students who have aspirations of owning a shop of their own. She offered great insight on the challenges that come with entrepreneurship, including the sacrifices she and her family had to make. She spoke on the sacrifices she and family had to make to move from the East Coast to Claremont to open the business. “Without exception, people thought we were crazy,” she told the class. “It was really, really hard.” But as she celebrates her 8th year in business in the midst of a pandemic, Corbin has discovered a deeper sense of community. Those first few months of COVID-19, Corbin faced a quiet store front and a desire to help. So the shop began to make pies for first responders and others who needed a bite of comfort in a time of crisis. Corbin began to make pies for first responders I LIKE PIE and even found a deeper sense of community in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing comfort and pies to first responders in the region, one bite at a time. “Who would have ever thought something like this could happen?” Corbin asked the class. I LIKE PIE Bakeshop creates individual sized pies, which allows the pie lover a chance to get an assortment of flavors versus '“committing” to one flavor. You can learn more about Corbin and I LIKE PIE on this great video by the Inland Empire Explorer. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/carrot-halwal-the-perfect-pudding-for-fall monthly 0.5 2020-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1602615261379-UQEVH0JQV7L0N3H0EKM7/carrothalwal-withwalnutsandraisins.jpg Blog - Carrot Halwa: A Fall pudding from India - Gajar (Carrot) Halwa An Indian pudding with all of the flavor notes of fall. (recipe courtesy of Sacramento Spice) Carrot Halwa Yields (2 cups Serving size – ¼ cup per person) Ingredients 2 cups - Whole Milk 3 tbsp. - Ghee 2 cups - Grated carrots 1/4 cup - Sugar 1/2 tsp - Ground cardamom ½ tsp - raw cashew nuts nuts – 6  Directions Heat the milk in a heavy bottomed pan; let it simmer on low, until the milk reduces to roughly one cup  While the milk is boiling, add ghee in a non stick pan and when it melts fry the cashew (nut of your choice) for a few seconds and set it aside. In the same pan, stir in the grated carrots and sauté on medium low for 8-10 minutes until the carrots change color and turn slightly soft. Stir in the milk, add 1/4 cup of raisins (if desired) and cook until the milk is completely absorbed, this takes roughly 10 -12minutes. Next add the sugar and cardamom powder and simmer for another three to four minutes until the halwa starts to leave the side of the saute pan. Keep stirring. Garnish with cashew nuts. Carrot halwa can be served either hot or cold. Tips: Gajar Halwa can be refrigerated for up to one week and kept in the freezer for up to two months. When ready to serve just warm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1602615350346-5UAUKL6OVXKJE9VOAWY6/almondssauteed.jpg Blog - Carrot Halwa: A Fall pudding from India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1602615359005-2CSJ0AK2YDJGSFS1PZ4Z/carrotsaute.jpg Blog - Carrot Halwa: A Fall pudding from India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1602615361126-1LXLYTTPNULE0ADGMULF/carrotsgrated.jpg Blog - Carrot Halwa: A Fall pudding from India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1602616256250-ID93R8W0SEOIJ24B9BNZ/carrotsandmilk.jpg Blog - Carrot Halwa: A Fall pudding from India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1602615360941-8DWKBJ9EY5QERC4VEO3S/shankori.jpg Blog - Carrot Halwa: A Fall pudding from India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1602615344937-COYSDE6XGCP7XP170HYM/carrothalwal_almonds.jpg Blog - Carrot Halwa: A Fall pudding from India https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/home-economics-parenting-during-a-pandemic-will-our-kids-forgive-us monthly 0.5 2020-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1588987239295-G6LDIAEG585U41CCUEIT/IMG_20200507_213523.jpg Blog - Home Economics: banana cake with cardamom cream cheese frosting - Banana Cake with Cardamom Cream Cheese Frosting The little person in my life was able to make the cake, minus smashing the bananas, which he believes looks like brains. I have been testing recipes with cardamom and I decided to add cardamom to the frosting, which turned out to be sublime. For those looking to add a little education to impromptu home economics class, cardamom has an interesting backstory with spice history in India and Guatemala. So if you have it in your pantry, go for it! I included a link for Oaktown Spices, my favorite spice shop that delivers. Banana Cake (recipe courtesy Mom’s Big Book of Baking, Laura Chattman) Nonstick cooking spray 2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 cup of butter ( 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 2 large eggs 3 very ripe bananas 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat the inside of a round cake pan with cooking spray. 2. Combine the flower, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. 3. Combine the butter and sugar in a large bowl. With an electric mixer, on medium-high speed, cream them together until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the eggs, banana, and vanilla and beat until smooth. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Stir in the nuts. 4. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake until golden and toothpick comes out clean. (Set your timer for 40 minutes and then check on it and add time. Dry banana cake is a bummer) 5. Let it cool completely before adding the frosting. Cardamom Cream Cheese Frosting 1/4 cup butter, softened 4 ounces cream cheese 3 cups confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoons vanilla extract Here’s a full recipe for it: https://armagazine.com/35LHBOM https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/strawberry-crumble-pie-patience monthly 0.5 2020-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1588027557879-5D7ARHDC56BX2K5O7UPN/IMG_20200427_153654.jpg Blog - Strawberry “patience”crumble pie - Strawberry “patience” Crumble Pie Step one: Get your copy of the 1988 album “GN’R Lies” and turn up the volume to jam while you get your ingredients mise en place. (Best Song for prep: Used to Love Her) Step two: Not everyone has shortening and apple cider vinegar on the ready, so I followed this approachable recipe for pie crust from Judith Sutton’s cookbook, “Sweet Gratitude.” (Best songs: You’re Crazy and One in a Million) Flaky Pie Shell 1 1/3 cup of unbleached all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons of sugar 1/4 teaspoon of salt 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and chilled 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor (or by hand). Scatter the butter over the flour and mix until mixture resembles coarse meal with pea-size lumps of butter. Add 2 tablespoons of chilled water and incorporate into dough. Make sure the dough is crumbly and not overprocessed. Knead the dough briefly, just until the dough comes together. Shape the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. On a lightly floured surface (important!), roll out the dough to a 12 1/2- inch round. Fit it into a 9-inch pie pan. Trim the edges and flute around the pan for a decorative border. To prebake the pie shell, put a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line the pie shell with aluminum foil and fill it with dried beans, rice or pie weights. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and weights and bake for 8 to 10 minutes longer, or until the pie shell is golden brown. Transfer the pan to a rack to cool completely. Step three: Follow this recipe from Food Network for the filling and crumble top for Strawberry Crumble Pie. Best song: Patience (Keep on repeat) Step four: Eat!Your patience was worth it. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/quarantine-reads-week-5 monthly 0.5 2020-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1587408378419-S5AEFH5AVUF4L3RNTSWT/IMG_20200419_154509.jpg Blog - Reads for the Quarantine - Week 5 - Reads that Keep it breezy Look. If you’re reading the news, it’s tough. It’s a cross-genre between science fiction, post-apocalyptic, political crime/drama with a sprinkle of espionage. It’s a mess. Truly. So, in hopes of keeping things light and breezy, so I don’t spend all my money buying chocolate, running clothes and baking equipment. I’ve turned to books to keep me chill. Books with a bit of magic and a lot of heart. Check them out below: Saving Sofia: Linda Seed writes fun women-centric romances that support friendship. The characters are always fun, they have cool jobs and the bonds of friendship between the women is at the center of the books. This is the first book in a series about the Russo Sisters. I had fun escaping to Cambria for a few days. Beach life meets sisterhood. In the Market for Love: I am not sure how I stumbled on Megan Squires, possibly a Kindle Books deep dive. But I did! And I was excited to read a book centered in Sacramento/Davis area. Nothing like a sweet book that celebrates the Central Valley’s bounty of produce and adding romance. I was hooked! (pitch forked?!) Sweet romance meets Farmers Market. Dreaming in Chocolate: Who likes chocolate? Me. Who likes magic? Me. Who likes romance? Me. Seeing as I love all of these things, makes sense why I am a fan of Susan Bishop Crispell’s books that combine magic with romance and food. I mean, yea. That’s my jam. I am still reading this, so I have no review, except that, I’m loving it. Chocolate meets magic. Literary Pasadena: I found this book at the San Marino Public Library, right before COVID-19 imploded, and everything shut down. It has some wonderful short stories from authors I know and authors I don’t know. It’s a great anthology published by local (and awesome) Pasadena publishing house Prospect Park Books. Pasadena + Literary Reads https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/key-lime-for-quarantine-a-break-from-news monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1586290318114-XXQ0R4VZ69YY7LWNZC1D/quarantine_keylime.jpg Blog - Key lime pie for quarantine - Quarantine Key Lime When the news is too much to bear. Your quarantine roommates (family!) are driving you nuts. When home schooling is out of your comfort zone. And when rain is keeping you from running? Go ahead. Make a pie. Even if it’s a bit sloppy. Even if you don’t have a pie tin. Even if the only piping bag you have is a sandwich bag. Make a quarantine pie. Nicole Rucker’s Key lime pie (recipe courtesy of LA Times) 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling. Makes one 9-inch pie. Ingredients 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled 6 medium limes 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk 4 large egg yolks 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream ¼ cup sour cream Instructions Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-inch pie plate (not deep-dish) with nonstick cooking spray. Make the crust: Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, salt and melted butter in a large bowl and stir until moist crumbs form. Transfer to the prepared pie plate and press evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the plate (but not over the rim). Bake the crust until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Leave the oven on. Make the filling: Finely grate 1 tablespoon zest from the limes into a large bowl, then halve the limes and squeeze ½ cup juice. (You may not need all 6 limes.) Add the condensed milk and egg yolks and whisk until all the egg yolks have been incorporated and the zest is speckled throughout the mixture. Pour into the cooled crust. Bake until the filling is set around the edges and the center wobbles slightly when touched, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, at least 2 hours. In a large bowl, whisk the heavy cream and sour cream with an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or by hand, until soft peaks form; do not overbeat. Pile the cream on top of the pie and swirl and swoosh with a spoon or rubber spatula. Refrigerate the pie for at least 3 hours before serving. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/z7fhwtze4y80opsxoh8rsboble15ov monthly 0.5 2020-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1584995451553-R177FSM0BH0XS2UGUNJ1/IMG_20200323_130902+%281%29.jpg Blog - Reads for the Quarantine - Week 2 https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/mastering-dal-masala-during-heartbreak-amp-world-pandemics monthly 0.5 2020-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1584743127371-J642CA5XL2JQY1BEB4Q5/20200319_131352.jpg Blog - Mastering Dal Masala during heartbreak & a world pandemic - Masala Dal Masala Dal (serving size 4) 2 Cups of Lentils ( I used Chana Dal, but you can use fresh lentils from Trader Joes, just adjust cooking time) 1 Fresh Tomato 1/2 Yellow Onion 2 Cloves of minced garlic 2 Tbsps of Garam Masala Lemon Juice 2 Carrots Cilantro (as needed) 2 Tbsp of Ghee (or butter/olive oil) 2 1/2 Cups of Chicken Broth Water (as needed) Salt as needed Directions: Add ghee to a preheated saute pan (or whatever you have in your cupboard. Ghee does lend itself to a different flavor, but it will be delicious either way) Add diced onions, garlic, carrots and chunks of fresh tomato and a cilantro (based on how much you like.) Saute the veggies for a few minutes Add 1 tablespoon of Garam Masala Squeeze lemon juice into mixture and stir for a few minutes, make sure to get the spices blended together Add lentils and stir together Add 2 Cups of Chicken Broth and boil. Once it boils, lower heat to low and simmer for an hour or so if you are making with fresh lentils. I used dried lentils that I soaked overnight and I still had to cook them for three hours. But, man, it was worth it! Serve over rice, because it’s bomb this way. https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/sugpr43f73g4iayuogvejhpkrwg1cr monthly 0.5 2020-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1582138417883-EM83T3HBSSCHDJDMNLWP/designing+chica.jpg Blog - Journalist creates illustration & scholarship for LatinX writers - The Designing Chica Meet the visual journalist who created a print to share her feelings on the controversial book “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins. Susana Sanchez-Young, also known as The Designing Chica. Check out her website and order her print today! “My parents were undocumented and we didn’t speak English when I was a child. Growing up, my siblings and I didn’t have an allowance. My parents made us work as children and while we had a great childhood, we learned the value of a dollar young in life. I once complained to my mom when we were cleaning a rich lady’s home that I didn’t want to clean houses the rest of my life … my mom told me “estudia mija para que no sufras como yo!” My mom’s voice and all the crap she’s been through has guided me to create and grow and build my career in visual journalism and my own little design firm, The Designing Chica.” https://www.arorawrites.com/blog/q-amp-a-with-essayistwriter-claire-yezbak-fadden monthly 0.5 2020-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa07673e74940d370cdab2b/1581541514968-LJ6UEOPR43MR3M88T140/Claire+Yezbak+Fadden.jpg.jpg Blog - Q & A with essayist/writer Claire Yezbak Fadden - Meet Claire Yezbak Fadden: Excerpt from MOM - Made of Money: The truth hit me like two weeks’ worth of dirty clothes, tumbling down my laundry chute. Somewhere along the line, while I was performing day-to-day mothering duties, my three sons grew up thinking that MOM stood for “Made of Money.” I’m not sure when this happened, but I knew how. It wasn’t such a stretch for my kids to equate MOM with money. Nowadays, everything is labeled with an acronym. Kids watch DVDS, teams play OT and we use the ATM. It was a natural progression for MOM to mean Made of Money. This wasn’t the definition of motherhood I learned from my mom Florence. Quite the opposite. She raised me to be independent and self-sufficient. If there was something special I wanted, I paid for it with my babysitting money. I never considered using her purse as the means to buy stuff. 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