This past week being our anniversay week, I found myself indulging and carb-sugar binging more than my usual. But staying healthy is a constant journey and life is too short not to enjoy a macron or two!! Its all about enjoying life’s eating a bowl of salad just so you can have a cake later…
Yellow Split Mung Bean Daal
Daal or Dal or Dhal is the “coveted” staple in Indian household. This soup style Indian dish needs no introduction to any Indian food lover. Growing up, I devoured bowls and bowls of the different variation of daals from different legumes that my mother made. “Gujarati Daal” – is sweet, savory, tangy soup style daal…
Penne With Eggplant-Tomato Sauce
Would you believe it if i tell you I had a really decadent, flavorful, grandma-style pasta dish not in Italy but in Paris during my Travels across Europe!! No, I do not mean anything against the pasta dishes in Italy, may be I did not give it an enough of try or most restaurants failed to…
Homemade Garlic-Thyme Croutons
Winter in Minnesota gets extended over March…just when rest of the states are cheering for spring, winter in Minnesota says “here you go, take some more snow!” We had a bit of snow just a week back but today the temperature went up in 60s. And though I’m so ready to roll around for Summer,…
Homemade Chocolate Pecan Fudge
It’s official, holiday season is upon us! Here is in Minnesota snow has worked its miracles, everything looks stark white and magical and above all screams Christams! Come Christmas and my sweet-tooth gets more out of control, with all the holiday baking and all things chocolate-y. My parents would say the first word out of…
Homemade Pita Chips
It would be unfair not to post homemade pita chips recipe after posting two dips back to back, right? So, here it is! My tried and tested home-made pita chips – Thick, Crispy, Crunchy and Salty! So much better in flavor and texture than the store-bought ones I tell ya! And did i mention it…
Quick and Easy Guacamole + Guacamole 101
Let me just begin with saying ” There is no right or wrong recipe of Guacamole” . Say What??! Then why am I here talking about recipe of gaucamole you ask? To this i would say – This is kinda my version of Guacamole, which I have fed to friends and family and numurous get-togethers with…
Coconut – Almond Energy Balls
These are hand down my favorite go-to, easy-peasy, ready in minutes a.k.a. P-E-R-F-E-C-T snack of all time! Thats all there it is to know! Like seriously! I am one of those people who love snacking more so than the actual meals during the day. I actually plan to make snacks during the weekends so that…