When you end up baking the same cake two days in a row, two things you can be sure of – One, the cake is really good! And two, the recipe is a keeper! Yes! I first made this cake last Friday evening when my daughter was going to a friend’s place for sleepover (after […]
Healthy Desserts
Mango Kulfi || Mango Ice Cream (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)
Mangoes are my most favorite fruit. Yes there is nothing like mangoes! Anything goes when it’s mangoes 🙂 Yes I love to eat it as is! Love to make it into a lassi…or a smoothie…or just as mango pulp/puree to be had with pooris (deep fried bread)! My ‘Mango Pie‘ is pretty famous among our […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie (gluten free, nut free, dairy free)
This had been on my list for recipe development for so long! So excited that I finally was able to create a version that my kids approve of! Here’s some background for you to appreciate this: Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie has been one of my most ‘famous’ recipes in that my entire family plus all […]
Gluten Free ‘Marie Biscuits’|| Tea Time Cookies (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)
It’s amazing how the sight of foods that you grow up with bring you so much joy, right? Just like old TV commercials, the foods that you grew up with also make you feel nostalgic. Well, ‘Marie Biscuits’ are one such cookie that most of us from India are very familiar with. The marketing department […]
Caramel Cake (Paleo, AIP)
And the lockdown continues. The first few weeks I did not feel any different and I was enjoying having the full family at home. Since I worked from home, I did not miss going outside. In fact, I felt I was becoming more productive because I didn’t have to step out for bringing my daughter […]
Chocolate Cookies with Pink Frosting (Gluten free, Paleo, AIP)
February being the month of our wedding anniversary (and Valentine’s Day of course), it always makes me want to bake something special and I try to create a new dessert every year. Since the last three years, these desserts have been Paleo and / AIP. This year I wanted to bake cookies for some reason. […]
Sweet Potato ‘Chocolate’ Mug Cake (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)
“Me making a Mug Cake? No! That’s never going to happen!” Yes that was me until a few months ago! I really was against such sweet treats since I thought they would derail me from my healing journey. I also thought that cooking in a microwave oven was bad. Especially if you cooked stuff in […]
Halloween Special: Dirt and Worms (Paleo, AIP)
When I sent the above pic to my husband, his first reaction was ‘ What? Where did the worms come from?’ He He, I felt good – my worms looked real! Thanks to these gummy worm molds that I ordered from amazon. Making these was a breeze! Getting that dirty brownish green color for the worms […]
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie (Paleo, AIP, Vegan, Whole30)
I so love the color orange! And that is my favorite color when admiring fall foliage too! It represents vibrancy and a deep passion… like fire! So fall is here and along with the beautiful foliage we also get all the fall seasonal fruits like apples, pumpkins and squashes! And you can guess which is […]
Healthy Snack Bars (Paleo, Vegan) || Chocolate Nut Bars
I honestly don’t know why it took me so long to try making a Paleo snack bar! In my pre-paleo days, I used to make these ‘no bake’ breakfast bars and also a baked version of breakfast bars which I still make for my children. I have been meaning to try making a Paleo version for the longest […]
Coconut Ladoos || Coconut Snow Balls (Paleo, AIP, Keto)
Festival season is the most challenging when you are on a restrictive diet! The Indian Festival season just started with ‘Ganesh Chathurthi’ which celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha. The next couple months will bring more festivals including Onam (Kerala’s harvest festival) and Diwali, the Hindu New Year. What all of these festivals have in […]
Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)
As soon as June sets in, I am thinking of strawberries! And getting them fresh from the local farms! Although picking had started a couple weeks ago, I have been so busy with my nutritional coaching and my speaking engagements that I had not been able to go to the farms yet. Until today that […]