I believe the heart of the family beats in the kitchen. Food fuels our body and nourishes our soul.
I share here real food made using whole ingredients with big flavour, fresh herbs and health-boosting spices, all influenced by my roots in India and my travels. That’s what you will find here. But I’m also not one to spend hours in the kitchen, as you can tell from my healthy shortcuts and tips in every post. My kitchen is a little complicated — we have a number of food sensitivities in the family — so I tend to make food that is gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free and tomato-free. Often but not always.
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7 Tips to Motivate Picky Eaters
Packing school lunches day in and day out is a tough job and if you're reading this you know you are stressing out about what your kids eat....or don't eat, every day. Add into the mix picky eaters and kids' lunch boxes returning home still full every day, and you need to read this. 7 tried and tested techniques that are (so far!) encouraging the picky eaters in my home. Motivating Picky Eaters My youngest used to be what most people would call a "good eater." She has my oldest as a role model afterall who has an adventurous palate. As...
Easy Dinner Recipe With Red Lentils (Crispy Fritter Recipe)
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored as part of the Lentils.org #GetPrepped #LoveLentils campaign. The opinion and narrative is all mine. Dinner time driving you crazy and looking for an easy dinner recipe? Cooking a wholesome and delicious meal is easy when you have lentils in your pantry. Double the ingredients in this crispy lentil fritters recipe and your kids can enjoy it for school lunch or even a quick weeknight meal. I enjoy cooking. I love the act of making nutritious and delicious dishes and then watching my family tuck in. But I'm not one to spend hours in the kitchen,...
Quick and Lovely Candied Pecans
Nuts are plentiful in grocery stores around this time of year. They are good for our health and contain high levels of antioxidants and omega-6 fatty acids. The science of Ayurveda also says that nuts warm our body from the inside and that's exactly what we need during the long cold winter months. So I end up usually with jars of nuts on the kitchen counter so that the kids can reach for a handful whenever they want. Pecans, in particular, are one of our favourites. They are high in protein and fibre, phosphorus, and manganese. Pecans also make lovely...
Wake-up Your Tastebuds Cranberry Chutney
Cranberries are some of the last crops of the season before winter freezes the ground in the northern hemisphere. Despite being a true berry, cranberries are often tart and bitter. I do love their colour though and their distinctive taste. They especially wake up the palate and the dinner table in this family favourite recipe, cranberry chutney. Cranberries are quite a robust fruit and can handle a whole lot of flavour. They are also high in Vitamin C and manganese and perfect for the cold and flu season. That's why they make a great addition to the holiday dinner table. Did...
Celebrating New Traditions Around The Table {Turkey Makhani Recipe}
Do you like Butter Chicken? This recipe has all of that warm comfort but is made with turkey strips. Interested, yet? This turkey makhani recipe is my take on an Indian classic, reworked for our Canadian kitchen. I have a confession to make. I love Christmas! From a dressed-up tree to shiny ornaments, the caroling, even the late-night present wrapping doesn’t thwart me. I’m one of those people who get excited when decorations go up in stores in late October! I take it as a sign that our lights can go up. Who am I kidding…our lights have been up since...
16 Practical Tips To Get You Loving Your Instant Pot
Are you a new owner of an Instant Pot? Are you looking at the unopened box and freaking out just a little? Then this one's for you! 16 Practical Tips To Get You Loving Your Instant Pot I bought my Instant Pot last year during the Black Friday sales and I didn't open the box till well into the new year. That's how much of a chicken I was. It took me months to open the box and then another week to plug it in. And all this after I really, really wanted an Instant Pot. I still couldn't dive in....
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