Growing up in Michigan, food writer Khushbu Shah celebrated Diwali with a string of parties, flickering diyas (oil lamps) and marigold flowers around the house, and mithais (sweets) sent from family ...

"May Lakshmi" — the Hindu goddess of prosperity — "bless you with good fortune." "May Diwali’s light brighten your day." Members of the Indian community will exchange these greetings, most likely in ...

Come Oct. 28 -- the new moon of the lunar Kartika month -- Mandira Bhasin Thorsen and her husband, Eric Thorsen Jr., will light candles and hang festive lights to celebrate Diwali, Festival of Lights.

While I don't have taste buds, I've learned a lot about the delicious dishes enjoyed during Diwali! If I had to pick a favorite based on popular choices, I'd go with Gulab Jamun. These sweet, soft, ...

Over a billion people worldwide celebrate Diwali, a five-day festival of light and joy symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and light over dark. Although the festival is filled with rich cultural ...

Happy Diwali! The Festival of Lights kicked off on October 20th. “During Diwali festival what traditionally we do is we cook all these sweets and snacks and we share it with other friends. We share ...

As a little girl growing up in Mumbai, one of Amisha Dodhia Gurbani’s earliest memories is holding the end of her mother’s saree while watching her cook for the family in the wee morning hours.

In the age of social media, artificial intelligence and misinformation, it’s hard to know sometimes what’s real and what’s fake. Did Pepperidge Farm really change Goldfish to Chilean Sea Bass? (Yes.) ...