Lemon Quinoa

This year I am going to feed my family more quinoa, more couscous, more faro, more wild rice, more brown rice, and more Indian breads (naan, roti, parathas etc.). I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions as I eventually drop them in frustration. Instead, I vow to make small manageable changes throughout the year. When something [...]

Cumin Baby Potatoes

Forgive me for not posting as frequently in the past few weeks. I have been traveling with my kids and we have been adventuring. My days have been spent showing them the different images of India, introducing them to their cousins and second cousins so they can create new bonds and memories. We wander through [...]

Roasted Cauliflower Salad in a Pomegranate Reduction + Tips on creating a winter salad

A slight deviation today to showcase a recipe that you may want to include on your Thanksgiving table. I am sharing a recipe by Chef Kristi Ritchey from the LA based Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop. After a life-long struggle with her weight, Chef Kristi Ritchey lost 110 pounds—and has kept it off for five years and [...]

Crepes with pumpkin filling

I had always shied away from making crepes at home because it looked so complicated.I hesitated in making it at home the frist time but this recipe from Food & Wine Magazine made it look so easy that I had to try it. My first crepe was a disaster but once I got the hang [...]

Arugula Persimmon Salad

I’m honored to have been invited to submit this recipe to my fellow blogger pal, Cathy’s Healthy Thanksgiving Challenge. Her top 10 list for a heart healthy thanksgiving should actually be used year round. Since I was really attracted to tip# 7 – Go overboard on veggetables, I decided to make a salad for her [...]

Pumpkin Chocolate Milkshake

Nothing beats the feeling when you make a new recipe for the kids and the first word out of their mouth after eating (or sipping in this case) is – “delicious”. Well this is exactly what my 22 month old son said when he took his first sip of this Pumpkin Chocolate Walnut Milkshake. I [...]

Cauliflower Soup

Growing up I did not like cauliflower! I never understood the reason, the best I can think of as my older wiser self now is that I didn’t like its bumpy textured look. It was a struggle to get me to eat cauliflower considering cauliflower, potato and peas stew was a family favorite. My parents [...]

1 minute Kale Saute

Kale is a staple in our home. The kids eat it atleast once a week. We eat our Kale in Kale/Spinach Paneer, Garbanzo Spinach/Kale Pancakes, Kale/Spinach Pesto, and Crispy Kale Chips. I am embarrassed to admit that I had never tried Kale till early 2010 when I first came across the ANDI score ratings. ANDI [...]

A few important basics and a Kale Spinach Paneer Recipe

Head on over to EatingRules.com for a guest post by me on the basics of eating healthy and a yummy Kale Spinach Paneer recipe.

Puff Pastry Veggie Paneer Pizza

A few days ago I made fresh Paneer at home after a very long time. My initial thoughts after taking my first bite of homemade Paneer and watching my kids enjoy homemade Paneer was that I will never buy store brand again.  Okay that was wishful thinking but I know I will try to make [...]

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