Naina Sharma

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Recipes
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Jul 5, 2018
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Jul 5, 2018

Pineapple upside down cake is as dependable as it is delicious.

Jul 5, 2018
Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup
Apr 25, 2016
Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup
Apr 25, 2016

A comforting, flavorful yet light, vegetarian matzo ball soup 

Apr 25, 2016
Date and Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Jan 20, 2016
Date and Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Jan 20, 2016

Buttery, chewy, caramel-y cookies.

Jan 20, 2016
Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Jan 16, 2016
Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Jan 16, 2016

I love making middle eastern food, but I never know what to do with a whole jar of tahini after using a few tablespoons in hummus or on falafel. Enter these salted tahini chocolate chip cookies.

Jan 16, 2016
Plum Almond Tart
Jul 29, 2015
Plum Almond Tart
Jul 29, 2015

A plum almond tart that showcases the jewel tones of summer.

Jul 29, 2015
Triple Ginger Cookies
Jan 10, 2015
Triple Ginger Cookies
Jan 10, 2015

The holidays may be over, but the weather's still cold, so warm up with these triple ginger cookies.

Jan 10, 2015
Jan 10, 2015
The Eggless Baking Guide, plus Eggless Chocolate Cake and Eggless Vanilla Cake
Jan 10, 2015

A guide for replacing eggs in all kinds of baked goods, including eggless chocolate and yellow cake recipes.

Jan 10, 2015
Holding on to Sunshine: Chewy Lemon Cookies
Oct 4, 2014
Holding on to Sunshine: Chewy Lemon Cookies
Oct 4, 2014

My team at work knows the way to my heart is through food. That's why I received these chewy, tart and sweet lemon cookies this year for my birthday. I knew I had to immediately recreate them. Bonus: they're eggless.

Oct 4, 2014
Spice Rack: Smoked Paprika
Aug 17, 2014
Spice Rack: Smoked Paprika
Aug 17, 2014

Smoked paprika brings a sweet and smoky spice to any dish, like vegan bean and squash chili. 

Aug 17, 2014
Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Aug 6, 2014
Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Aug 6, 2014

These dark chocolate brownie cookies are for serious chocolate fans, only. A deep, dark, chocolate flavor is the result of unsweetened chocolate and little sugar, giving the cookies a salty edge that's intense but addictive.

Aug 6, 2014
Books
Gloria Steinem's "My Life on the Road"
Jan 26, 2016
Gloria Steinem's "My Life on the Road"
Jan 26, 2016

A review of Gloria Steinem's newest, and fantastic book, My Life on the Road. 

Jan 26, 2016
How to Appreciate Food: Michael Pollan's Cooked
Aug 23, 2013
How to Appreciate Food: Michael Pollan's Cooked
Aug 23, 2013

Any anthropology groupie (guilty) will be absolutely thrilled by Michael Pollan’s newest food adventure, Cooked.

Aug 23, 2013
An Act of Literary Magic: Amy Tan’s Opposite of Fate
Mar 29, 2013
An Act of Literary Magic: Amy Tan’s Opposite of Fate
Mar 29, 2013

The Opposite of Fate is a collection of lyrical, thought-provoking and humorous essays chronicling Amy Tan’s life.

Mar 29, 2013
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Oct 29, 2012
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell
Oct 29, 2012
Oct 29, 2012
Featured
Cooking with Compassion
Mar 4, 2018
Cooking with Compassion
Mar 4, 2018
Mar 4, 2018
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Nov 21, 2016
Conversations with my Grandfather: In Defense of Facebook
Nov 21, 2016
Nov 21, 2016

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Call me Nara Smith [butternut squash pie with butternut picked and puréed straight from the garden!]
Plum cobbler on a long weekend
Layers on a lazy Sunday [sour cream biscuits]
August at the farmers market is elite [corn, zucchini, scallion, basil, burrata]
In my lemon meringue era
Almond flour raspberry cake on a rainy spring day
Afternoon funfetti [brown butter Rice Krispies ala @smittenkitchen]
A perfect pop on a Sunday morning
Caramel Custard for Christmas
Matzo ball soup seems like a good Christmas Eve tradition
Pizza party [part whole wheat crust with artichoke, pepperocini, spinach, @beyondmeat sausage, spinach, mozz, parm, tomato sauce]
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Layers. [buttermilk biscuits]
Work from home multitasking [Plum almond upside down cake with cardamom caramel]
I’ll make you rotis but they’ll be dressed like pizza
The only bouquet I want [lemon sweet rolls with lemon cream cheese frosting pre▶️post bake
Comfort baking in uncomfortable times [banana bread with pecans]
Sunshine on a cloudy day [lemony turmeric tea cake recipe from @alisoneroman]
A thanksgiving trio [maple pecan, pumpkin, pear cranberry pies]
Pastries for papa on a happy birthday [gluten-free orange almond torte]
Starting the weekend off right [@csaffitz’s cherry cobbler]