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How to grow Broccoli sprouts
AIP Indian, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Food and Nutrition, Keto, Paleo, Salads, Vegan, Whole30

Health Benefits of Broccoli Sprouts and How to Grow Them

So until a couple years ago, I had never heard of broccoli sprouts. I was familiar with legume sprouts like mung bean sprouts but had never heard of broccoli sprouts!  Actually broccoli sprouts were identified as a superfood pretty recently only about two decades ago! The New York Times first wrote about the research showing the incredible […]

12 Healthy Salad Dressing recipes (paleo, AIP, Keto, whole30)
American, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Dairy Free, Gluten Free Recipes, Keto, Paleo, Salads, Vegan, Whole30

12 Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes that will make you drool!

For those of us for whom eating healthy is a way of life, salads are an easy and delicious way to get more vegetables in our diet. There are so many different salads you can create pairing different vegetables and fruits together.  The sky is the limit truly!  And then a good salad dressing can […]

Seaweed and Avocado Salad
Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Fusion cuisine, Paleo, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian dishes, Whole30

Seaweed, Carrot and Avocado Salad (Paleo, AIP, Whole30, Vegan)

I love watching ‘Chopped’, the food network show where competitors have to create fancy dishes using a set of basket ingredients.  It’s so fun!  Well, let’s say there’s a lot of fun nowadays in my kitchen since I have to work with whatever is available in my refrigerator and pantry:) Because of the shutdown, I […]

sweet potato chocolate mug cake (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Anytime Snacks, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Dairy Free, Gluten Free Recipes, Healthy Desserts, Paleo, Vegan

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 […]

Rainbow Salad with teriyaki dressing
American, Asian, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Dairy Free, Paleo, Salads, Vegan

Rainbow Salad with Teriyaki Dressing (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)

‘Get the rainbow on your plate’ – This is something I frequently tell my clients.  Eating a variety of vegetables is one of the ways to ensure nutrient density in your diet.  In addition to having various minerals and vitamins, colored vegetables also have phytonutrients in them and these phytonutrients function as antioxidants slowing the […]

AIP Indian, Anytime Snacks, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Breakfast, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free Recipes, Paleo, Vegan

Banana Coconut Pancake (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)

  There is something incredibly delicious about this combination of bananas and coconut! If you have not tried them together, then you need to rectify that! Of course both of these are tropical fruits and banana plants and coconut palms are found together in most homes in Kerala, which is in southern India. And therefore not […]

American, Anytime Snacks, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Desserts, Halloween, Healthy Desserts, Holiday Treats, Paleo, Sugar free, Vegan

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 […]

AIP Indian, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Dairy Free, Desserts, Diwali Sweets, Indian, Paleo, Sugar free, Vegan

Sweet Potato Kheer (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)

   Yes it is that time of the year again! The festival season!  Being a transplant from India settled in the US, the holiday season for us starts from September itself!  Our celebrations first begin with Onam which is a harvest festival celebrated by southern Indians (yes that would be us 🙂 ) followed by Diwali […]

Anytime Snacks, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Healthy Desserts, Holiday Treats, Paleo, Smoothies/Juice blends, Vegan, Whole30

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 […]