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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Double Your Veggies with Sweet & Sour Broccoli Stir-Fry
Broccoli is often on top of my Good Mood Food list, and for good reason. It's rich in Vitamin C and fibre. It's great for our gut health and mental wellbeing. And best of all with the right combination of ingredients and technique, it can be totally delicious. Yes, this Sweet & Sour Broccoli stir-fry is exactly that — totally delicious. I'm a fan of broccoli. It's one of those veggies that can take a lot of spices and still holds on to its own texture and flavour. It's why you'll often see broccoli in one form or another on...
Sweet and Spicy Stir Fry
Save Your Watermelon Rinds and Orange Peels! Big on flavour but with few ingredients, this dish fully represents good food — food that tastes good and is good for us. In this dish with my earth-savvy tips and using food that would normally be thrown away like orange peels and watermelon rinds, we are doing our part to reduce food waste and support the planet. In addition, this sweet & spicy family favourite halves the meat, replacing with black beans to add in fabulous texture and flavour in what is already a new classic in our family. Sweet & Spicy...
Oven-Braised, Incredibly Juicy Roasted Turkey Breast
Disclaimer: I am writing this post as part of Canadian Turkey's #TryTurkeyToday campaign. The narrative and recipe as always is mine. Celebrations are more important now than they have ever been! So many of us are marking milestones with fewer people around the dinner table. This dish — roasted turkey breast, made incredibly juicy when simmered in coconut milk and whole spices - is perfect for small gatherings and to bring us joy, even in these difficult times. Festive Cooking in times of COVID Festivals are hard right now. Diwali for starters is looking very different. Normally our family fall...
Cool Weather Comfort with Masala Chai
In India, Masala Chai is everywhere! Literally everywhere. From the tiny tea shop on the corner to the fancy restaurants in five-star hotels, everyone has Masala Chai on the menu. This warm spicy drink is my go-to comfort beverage (after turmeric milk) and the aroma of spices will uplift your senses too. Culture in a Cup And yet, for something as common as Masala Chai, this drink has a unique flavour - EVERY SINGLE TIME. No one cup ever tastes the same as the next one. Whether it is served at street-side carts or in your friend's living room, every...
From Branch to Bowl: What you need to know about Apples
Apples are a nutritious, delicious and CRUNCHY fruit. Join me as I take you behind-the-scenes to the apple orchards of Ontario. Here I share with you tips for shopping and cooking with apples, simple steps to make apple sauce and an apple hack that you wouldn't believe. All that you need to know about this everyday, ordinary, FABULOUS fruit, right here! DISCLAIMER: Recently I partnered with Ontario Apple Growers to participate in their Pen Pal programme. These are my honest findings. Childhood in India I grew up in India. As a child, after school, I would often accompany my mom...
Meal Prep with Homemade Tomato Sauce
Homemade Tomato Sauce as a meal hack? When I first made it, it almost seemed too easy. "It's just tomato sauce," I thought! Stay with me for a moment here. Simmered with spices like fennel, turmeric and garlic, this sauce is full of flavour and is so good for our health. Prep it on Sundays and I promise, it will rescue weeknight dinner, many times over. I have been making my own tomato sauce for a long time. It started one summer when I bought a bucket of fresh tomatoes, and since then I have never looked back. Of course...
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