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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Squash and Lentil Curry Recipe
For as long as I can remember, Kaddu ki Sabzi {traditional Indian squash curry} has been a staple in our home. This recipe is my version of squash and lentil curry. It is big on flavour, uses pantry staple lentils and makes a delicious and wholesome one-pot meal. Traditionally, Kaddu ki Sabzi is a sweet, sour and totally addictive dry Indian curry made with yellow squash, mustard seeds, onions, sour mango powder (amchoor) and a few other spices. This sabzi {curry} makes a humble meal in villages and cities around northern India. You'll often find it served it with poori...
What’s the Deal with Seeds?
They say that good things come in small packages. And no ingredient is smaller than the topic of this post - seeds! But don't let their size fool you. These tiny seeds are full of energy and have incredible health benefits. And you don't have to eat a large quantity to take advantage of those benefits. A teaspoon goes a long way...just ask the birds! The Many Health Benefits of Seeds For those of us with nut allergies, navigating packaged food can be difficult because almost everything on the grocery shelf may have come in contact with an allergen. Worse,...
Super Simple Tahini Dressing
I love quick recipes that use healthy ingredients and work for family dinners in a variety of ways. This simple tahini dressing is just that - easy to make, simple to customize and oh so delicious on just about everything. What is Tahini? Tahini is a paste made with sesame seeds, ground and then stored in its own oil. It's a delicious and great way to incorporate sesame seeds into one's diet. I was introduced to this versatile paste during my years living in Dubai. In Middle Eastern food, tahini is added to various dips like hummus, baba ghanoush and...
What’s the Deal with Barley?
In India Barley is a widely popular whole grain under its Hindi name Jau but I wasn't familiar with it till years after I moved to the other side of the world to Canada. And even then I wondered, "What's the Deal with Barley?" What is Barley? Well, it's a grass that grows and looks much like wheat. The plants produce a super nutritious whole grain that is full of fibre and protein called barley. This is one of the top five grains in the world and has been around as long as humans have. It's called an ancient grain...
Seriously Delish Quinoa Salad
Quinoa often has a "health food vibe" that puts many meat and potatoes kind of people off. This recipe though that I call my seriously delish quinoa salad is not only well, delicious, it also elevates this often underappreciated food to one that kids and adults will love. Quinoa is a pantry staple in my home but that wasn't always the case. There was a time when I wasn't sure if my kids would take to it. Heck, who am I kidding? I wasn't sure my hubby and I would like it. Boy, was I wrong. Especially in this variation...
What’s the Deal with Quinoa
Raise your hand if Quinoa was not in your vocabulary, let alone in your pantry till a few years back. Raise your hand if this still feels like a mystery ingredient, even after you have eaten it multiple times in restaurants. Somehow, it tastes better or more exotic in a restaurant setting. Many of us did not grow up eating quinoa. It is an acquired taste, with some of us still struggling to acquire it, lol! The Benefits of Quinoa Quinoa was typically grown in the Andes region of South America, though now it is cultivated in many parts of...
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