Every year for Diwali, Hetal Vasavada’s parents used to pull her out of her New Jersey elementary school to visit friends and family living nearby. The colorful South Asian holiday is the Hindu ...

Diwali (or Deepavali or Dipavali) is the festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists in the autumn to signify the victory of good over evil. This year, it falls on Monday, ...

Inspired by burfi — a fudgy, milk-based South Asian sweet — Hetal Vasavada makes a pistachio bark topped with melted white chocolate, edible flowers, and just a touch of 24-karat gold or pure silver ...

Soak the dates in orange juice and cinnamon powder for 2 hours. Coarsely blend the nuts in a jar and mix the soaked dates and orange zest and pulse them two times and make into thick dough. Shape into ...

What comes to your mind when someone mentions celebration? For most of us, it’s related to yummy, delicious treats, right? Of course, there’s no celebration without it! Since Diwali 2025 is around the ...