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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 […]

Paleo and AIP Butter Chicken
AIP Indian, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Chicken Dishes, Dairy Free, Fusion cuisine, Indian, Keto, Paleo, Whole30

Indian ‘Butter’ Chicken (Paleo, AIP, Whole30, Keto)

   Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken are two quintessential Indian ‘curry’ dishes that you will always find in all Indian restaurants. Are these authentic Indian dishes? Not necessarily so. Are they really popular? Like heck they are!  Among the non-Indian populace that is! I personally would never order either of these dishes even in […]

Anytime Snacks, Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Dairy Free, Desserts, Holiday Treats, Keto, Paleo

Chocolate Coconut Truffles (Paleo, AIP, Keto)

 Holiday season means you are entitled to some treats!  However you can make ‘healthier’ versions of traditional treats with just a little bit of imagination. It will be worth all your efforts since you can indulge in these guilt free! During the Diwali holidays , I had made ‘coconut ladoos (balls)‘ which were absolutely a […]

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 […]

Indian, Keto, Main Course, Nightshade free, Paleo, Thanksgiving dishes, Whole30

Tandoori Style Whole Chicken || How to roast a Whole Chicken Indian Style

    Tandoori Chicken is such a quintessential Indian dish that ALL Indian restaurants have that on their menu without fail! It also never fails to impress! The tenderness of the meat combined with the flavors of ginger, garlic, lime and of course the smoky flavor that comes from the ‘tandoor’ or the clay oven. Sounds […]

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 […]

Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Chicken Dishes, Instant Pot, Nightshade free, Paleo, Seasonal, Soups, Whole30

Chicken Minestrone Soup (Paleo, AIP) || Instant Pot Chicken Minestrone

  Fall is so beautiful…the colors, the weather and all the autumn vegetables! Yes I get equally excited about pumpkins and acorn squash as I get excited about blueberries in summer!  I get too carried away sometimes! Like two weeks ago …when I hauled two large grocery bags from our local farmer’s market!  Fresh beets and […]

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 […]

Anytime Snacks, Desserts, Gluten Free Recipes, grain free, Healthy Desserts, Paleo, Vegan

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 […]