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 ...

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.

Diwali is the festival of lights, joy, and delicious food. But when life is busy, preparing elaborate dishes can be stressful. Don't worry! Here's a collection of quick, simple, and tasty Diwali ...

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.) ...

When I met my New Delhi-born husband Rahul a little more than 10 years ago, Diwali wasn’t yet a big part of my life. But now I can’t imagine fall without it. The “Festival of Lights,” which generally ...