Gajjar No Halvo or Carrot Halva is a 500-year-old Indian sweet often served at weddings and other celebrations. In her delicious debut cookbook, “Mumbai Modern” (Countryman Press, $35) Fremont blogger ...

What does brushing the sugar syrup on at the end do for the Nutella babka? These buns look beautiful before glazing but adding that last touch makes these pastries fit for a spot in a bakery window.

Katie Gurvin plunges her aqua-gloved arms into the bowl of hot tahini-sugar-fluff mixture and begins to work her magic. Hints of vanilla, caramel and sesame waft up as the young halvah maker ...

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