For most people oatmeal means healthy but boring breakfast. Certainly not something they would choose for weekend or special occasion, right! Oddly enough, I’ve always found oatmeal very soothing. I…
Continue ReadingAre you familiar with this delicious vegetable ? Moongre, Radish Pods or Rat’s Tail Radish. Well, Rat’s tail is definitely not a very appetizing name for anything edible, right! But…
Continue ReadingOranges are back! Yay!!! I love juicy fruits and oranges definitely top the list of favourites – not just for the taste but for the very refreshing citrus fragrance. My…
Continue ReadingThis very simple beetroot pickle recipe is delightfully delicious and goes great as a side with lentils and rice. My kids, who usually shy away from eating beets, love to…
Continue ReadingWhether you are inside in front of a fire, candles burning brightly on a wintery day – or outside on a patio enjoying the morning sun – whether you are…
Continue ReadingThere is nothing that makes me happier than sitting around the dinner table and talking until the candles are burned down. Madeleine L’Engle A good meal always brings people together,…
Continue ReadingAloo Patta Gobhi, Cabbage Potato Curry: Simple, delicious and nutritious – Aloo Patta Gobhi or Cabbage Potato Curry is a traditional rustic curry from the hearty Punjabi cuisine. This simplicity…
Continue ReadingPumpkin Season Is Here! I know Autumn means a flood of pumpkin recipes and the next thing that comes to mind instantly is Halloween. We don’t celebrate Halloween in South…
Continue ReadingAnd when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart: Your seeds shall live in my body, And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom…
Continue ReadingWhat is Andrasay? Andrasay or more popularly know as Anarsay across the border, are flat discs or lemon sized balls made with rice flour, sugar and ghee(clarified butter), rolled in…
Continue Reading“No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will.” Richard Simmons A few years back my husband and I fell in love with…
Continue ReadingI must have been a very strange child, by today’s norms, because I always enjoyed eating lentils or maybe I was a very fortunate child because my mom cooked yummy…
Continue Reading“Would it really be so bad if you slowed down even a teensy bit? If you took charge of the ingredients of your food instead of letting corporations stuff you…
Continue Reading“Some foods are so comforting, so nourishing of body and soul, that to eat them is to be home again after a long journey. To eat such a meal is…
Continue ReadingSweetness is not in itself unhealthy, we simply eat only the most unhealthy kind of sweetness. Giulia Enders I’m hoping this very sweet and very simple recipe for Grilled Mango…
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