Shortbread cookies used to be my favorite when we first moved to the US some 20 plus years ago. I loved the rich, buttery goodness of the cookies and couldn’t have enough of them! They were my favorite to have as a snack with afternoon coffee. Yes, let’s just say that my eating habits were […]
Healthy Desserts
Pumpkin Pie (Paleo, AIP)
Are you ready for Thanksgiving? 2020 has been a whirlwind for sure and we still don’t have an end in sight for COVID. But hopefully, the next year will bring some positive news! We all need to thank all the medical and health care professionals across the world who are fighting this battle on the […]
Cookie Dough Bites || Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough(Paleo, AIP, Keto, Coconut free)
Blame it on the show! So I was watching a British reality show on Netflix ‘The Million Pound Menu’ where small street food stall owners compete against each other to get potential investors to invest big money in their business. The episode I was watching had two young women trying to sell ‘cookie dough’ in […]
Strawberry Pound Cake (Gluten free, Dairy free)
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 […]
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 […]