Breakfast is the important meal of the day, especially if you have kids and it is vital to give them the nutritional power in the first meal of the day. The challenge for me is always to find ways to include those nutritious ingredients that …
Beloved Beans, are truly ignored super heroes of foods. They are shown to increase lifespan, protect from cancer, help with glucose control, lower cholesterol, and provide many more nutrients. For the nutrition content of different beans, please refer to https://beaninstitute.com/bean-nutrition-overview/ American dietary guidelines recommend 3 …
It is past thanksgiving, but I am not done with butter nut squash. The long shelf life, the sweetness, the ease of cooking, and the versatility of butternut squash makes it a repeat ingredient in my kitchen. So far, I have used it in gravy …
‘Stressed’ spelled backwards is desserts and I think with the pandemic the stressful times seem to have no expiry date. It’s a natural human tendency to look for hope, reasons to celebrate and find joy in the little things in life, especially during tough times. …
South Indian meals are never complete without rasam. The purpose of rasam in a meal is to aid in digestion, prevent bloating, speed up metabolism with the spices such as black pepper in it. Rasam is scientifically a traditional functional food, which means it as …
This recipe is purely to showcase the importance and versatility of ‘Soy’ amidst the festive celebrations. Soy should actually be celebrated across the food world, but there are too many existing myths about a non existent dark side of soy. Soy is a complete protein, …
This festive season, I decided to celebrate the uncelebrated nature’s gifts to us. Winter melon or ash guard is one of them. A very shelf stable vegetable, low in calories, rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin B12, potassium, and fiber, ash gourd is called as one …
It’s been a long week and the fall weather with long evenings calls for a soup that warms up the body and soul and provides good nourishment. I am fortunate to have home grown persimmons on hand, tended with love by my sister. And we …
Whatever season of the year I am in idli, dosa are still my good old staple breakfasts at least 3-4 times a week, and adding flavors to them is my hobby lately:) Keeping them exciting in terms of flavors, colors, is absolutely necessary to avoid …
This Halloween I wanted to actually step out of my comfort zone and use the ingredients that I have consciously resisted using, just because they look spooky to me, although I know they are loaded with nutrition. Black rice tops that list and with this …