Around 2,500 years ago, someone in India had the inspired, world-changing idea to extract granulated sugar from sugarcane juice, thereby creating joy. True, it was not the most long-lasting sort of ...

Sweets for Diwali: Delightful Mithais to Celebrate the Festival of Lights: By Anjali Singh Diwali, often called the festival of lights, is marked by sparkling decorations, colourful rangolis, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hands at table reaching in for Mishti and jalebi Tara Moore/ Getty Images For Vijaya Selvaraju, Diwali celebrations while growing ...

In Texas, when temps begin to lazily drop from the triple digits and crisp fall weather inches nearer, it is a reminder that the festive season is also at hand. For Raja Sweets, Houston’s oldest ...

Pranita Panda of Yarmouth makes coconut laddoo, a traditional Diwali sweet she learned from her mother. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Pranita Panda stood in early November in her ...

With its mango cakes, baskets, and other sweet and savory items, the New Hot Breads is an important stop in many Long Islanders' preparations for Diwali. The family-owned and operated bakery in ...

For many New Yorkers from the Caribbean, Diwali is marked with sweet treats like prasad. By Ramin Ganeshram Even though Seema Singh’s home in Richmond Hill, Queens, will be filled with sweet treats ...

Many preparations go into the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which started Monday. There’s cleaning and decorating the house, buying new clothes, visiting friends and family — ...

For Vijaya Selvaraju, Diwali celebrations while growing up in the suburbs of Toronto centered around her mother’s home cooking — namely, the sweets. “My mom has a South Indian catering business, and ...