The Ultimate Chicken Noodle Soup

A good soup is your best friend in winters. A good chicken soup is your best bet when you are sick and under the weather. We have always enjoyed chicken noodle soup from Whole Foods but I thought it has more noodles than anything else. This recipe is my husband’s…

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Seven Reasons Why You Need To Cook More This Year

Cooking has a different meaning in each household. For some reheating a can of soup is cooking.  How about putting a frozen pizza in the oven?  Or making mac & cheese from a box is also considered a valid cooking option. Technically, you are “cooking” the food, but our grandmothers…

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Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Pumpkin pancakes are a regular fall and winter breakfast at our house. These are fluffy and laced with all of the fall spices we love. These are best served with Pumpkin spice latte and lots of butter and toasted pecans/walnuts. This recipe doubles easily so you can entertain a crowd ! Feel…

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The Best Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte

How to make the best pumpkin spice latte at home with milk, pumpkin puree, sugar, coffee, and fall spices. It tastes much better than store-bought!  Looking for a Holiday drink which is kid friendly too? Pumpkin Spice Latte is what you need! Here’s how to make a spicy, frothy Pumpkin Spice Latte…

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Baked Salmon

An easy low carb dinner ready in less than 45 minutes. Can be paired with your favorite pasta and grilled vegetables.

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Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup

A wholesome and nourishing soup for winter months ! This year we cooked a traditional TG feast for the first time as our children wanted to enjoy a typical “holiday feast”. We have always prepared couple of recipes inspired by a typical TG feast on previous TG but never a…

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Butternut Squash Soup

This recipe is a part of ‘Holistic Autumn Detox’, a three day gentle detox. Butternut squash is cooked along with celery, tomatoes, and carrots. All the vegetables are roasted in the beginning in a few drops of oil. Roasting the veggies brings out their real flavors and adds a new…

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Tiramisu

The past few months of social distancing have been quite challenging for many of us. At the same time we all know someone who has taken this time as an opportunity to improve their skills, learn new crafts and picked up new hobbies. How are you coping up with all…

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Wholesome Shopping List

Now that Covid 19 has been declared a pandemic by WHO, staying at home for self isolation seems inevitable. Whether you stay home because you have the symptoms or you have to do it because your city is under lock down, you must have a basic ration supply for next…

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Eggless Mug Cake

  Mug Cakes are quite popular these days and they have a good reason to be that famous. They are literally one pot dessert ( a mug in this case ) from start to finish. All you need is a good coffee/tea mug which can go in the microwave .…

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Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

Oatmeal Blueberry muffins are a new favorite in our household. Kids just love them because they are loaded with blueberries and we eat them guilt free since they have the goodness of whole grains and are not very sweet. These healthy Oatmeal Blueberry muffins are great with a cup of…

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Quinoa Omelette

Eggs are a staple in our household, mainly for breakfast but occasionally to make egg curry or masala egg fry too. As much as we love our vegetarian meals, we do eat eggs few times a week. So we have many egg recipes for breakfast and I’m pretty sure there…

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Finnish Christmas Cookies

      This recipe is inspired by ‘Scandinavian Sweet Treats’ – Karen Berg Douglas. I was impressed by the simplicity of recipes and the use of simple ingredients. Most of the recipes were quite easy and  ready in less than 30 minutes ( yes, that includes  the baking time…

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DIY : Hot Chocolate

 The homemade cocoa powder is made up of only 3 ingredients as compared to the store bought hot cocoa which has preservatives and other unwanted stuff. And it tastes way better than the ready made ones. These are also great DIY edible gifts especially during Holidays.     My kids…

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Hot and Sour Soup ( Indo – Chinese )

  #006   Most restaurants serve Hot and Sour soup which is unpalatable. I’m not saying it because I’m a hot and sour soup lover and I could not find a single restaurant serving a good bowl of this soup in our own city. When you make huge batches of…

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Custard Pot Pies With Vermicelli

          This recipe is a fusion of two popular Indian desserts – custard  ( vanilla pudding ), usually served chilled and sweetened vermicelli which is always relished hot . It may look like a long recipe but trust me it is ready in thirty  minutes. We…

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Zucchini Bread

Guest Recipe by Susan Webb   Since it is the beginning of Fall, I am sharing my mother’s famous Zucchini Bread recipe that is so good with a cup of coffee in front of the fireplace. It can be a good after school / work snack too.       You…

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Fruit Cake

    Back in India, I remember having fruit cakes on special occasions. Usually store bought and gone in minutes after opening the pack. I still have vivid memories of those special times when my family enjoyed this sweet treat. Baking was not that popular in India at that time…

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Gingerbread Cookies

    December gives many good reasons to bake. One of the reasons could be to set the stage for the festive season. It’s a wonderful feeling knowing that your pantry is stocked with home baked goodies during Holidays.    Baking reminds me of all my American friends who are…

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Wellness Fridays – Avocado Toasts

Avocados are packed with potassium, calcium, folic acid, copper and fiber. They are also rich in carotenoids which helps protect the body’s immune system, which is typically much lower following a workout. Hence, they are believed to be a good post workout snack. Avocados are definitely rich in fat but…

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