When we are planning to lose weight or just eat healthy, the one advice we often get to hear is to eat five small meals instead of three big meals. In addition to planning healthy breakfast,lunch and dinners, there are two other meals we need to fix- mid morning and evening. Usually the gap…
Best Blueberry & Cranberry Muffins Ever
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own -Charles Dickens The world around us is as pretty as a picture if only we have the time to look and admire.I don’t know about the places which are still covered in snow but the weather in…
Healthy Breakfast Smoothies:Week 4 (Banana flaxseed oats almonds& honey
Dear friends & readers I wish you all have an amazing, healthy and happy year ahead. I am sure everyone had a wonderful time with their families this holiday season. As you all know I have been sharing healthy breakfast smoothies to beat the guilt of unhealthy eating in the festive season.This is the 4th…
Healthy Breakfast Smoothies:Week 3 – Pista Apple Chikoo & Almond Milk
As the New Year draws closer,I am sure everyone is enjoying the holiday season with family and friends…partying hard and feasting harder. The cold air is filled with the irresistibly delicious aromas of baked goodies everywhere. They inevitably find a way into our homes even if we are not whipping them up in our kitchens. I…
Healthy Breakfast Smoothies:Week 2 (Apple dates &nuts)
If you are a fitness enthusiast, have a weight loss goal or simply want to look good this party season, this delicious and healthy smoothie is made just for you. I hope you have tried and enjoyed the Strawberry and banana smoothie I shared with you last week. This week I have a different one…
Healthy Breakfast Smoothies: Week 1
December across the globe is a month of feasts and festivities. In Hyderabad,the weather in December is pleasant and beautiful,which means the entire month is lined up with weddings,parties and events. Hyderabadi weddings are a gastronomer’s delight.There is a huge spread of delicious hard to resist food. Hyderabadi dum biryani, haleem , Marag, dum ka murgh,…
Juiciest Home Made Rotisserie Chicken and How to make time for home cooked meals
We all know the value of home cooked meals, their health and social benefits. but often get tempted by the glitz and convenience of eating out.Eating in restaurants and from take-aways is becoming more frequent than it ever was .When we are eating at home we know what is going into our meals. We…
Stuffed Bell Peppers with Quinoa & Chicken and some childhood memories
Bell Pepper is one gorgeous vegetable, I can’t keep myself from adding to the shopping cart every week. Their glossy skins and vibrant hues instantly jazz up any ordinary looking dish.Beauty of bell peppers is not just skin deep as they are a store house of vitamins and anti-oxidants.They are known to improve eye health,…
Caramelized Gherkins-Time to eat some Gentle man’s toes
The world has been chopping,cooking,relishing Ladies Fingers all the while. It is high time they eat some Gentleman’s toes too. Haha!Don’t get scared.Gentleman’s toes,Gherkins,Ivy Gourd,Baby Watermelon,Scarlet Gourd, Tindora,Donda Kai,Gol kankri,Fruited gourd or Telakucha are all different names of this ellipsoid berry shaped vegetable native to East Africa but now available in different parts of…
Aromas and Flavors from my Kitchen 