Flavorful Paleo and AIP recipes
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 […]
Brownies are a girl’s best friend! At least I used to think so when I was younger and pre-AIP 🙂 It is not funny how some foods that used to be your comfort for days when you were feeling a little low, get thrown outside the window when you embark on a healing diet. And worse […]
What gave me this idea of making these colorful cup cakes? I mean my kids are not so young anymore (I know… very sad!) and they are not old enough for me to be having grand kids either 🙂 Well, today is Holi , which is the festival of colors and in India, it is […]
When it comes to the weather here in the North East, February is the worst month (in my opinion) because that is when we usually get the worst snow storms. Plus there are no holidays either! So its a tough month to get by! But then comes Valentine’s Day in the middle of the month […]
Happy New Year dearies! The past two weeks have been surreal – everything happening in ‘slow motion’ ….so, so relaxing! A mini reunion with my college girl friends in the charming town of New Orleans followed by another relaxing jaunt in Miami and Key West with the family was exactly what I needed to recharge […]
Did you say chocolate? Ooh lala ! Two of the hardest things to resist while on AIP for me have been coffee and chocolate! So imagine my happiness when earlier this year when in Vancouver, WA where I had gone to attend a workshop as part of my NTA curriculum, I came across Paleo chocolate […]
Thanksgiving being just around the corner, I am finally beginning to seriously plan out the menu. For me it’s double work because I have to plan for AIP alternatives for myself. For main course, it’s not much an issue since I pretty much try to cook everything paleo and /AIP. But when it comes to […]
Gajar ka Halwa is a special Indian dessert made from carrots (Gajar means carrots in Hindi) that has a texture somewhat in between a porridge and a fudge. Grated carrots stewed with milk and sugar until all the milk evaporates off leaving a soft and fudgy mixture that tastes like caramelized carrots and milk. Just […]
OK, So if you read my last post, you already know about this cake. And if you did not read my last post where I posted the Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe, then I suggest you do it now 🙂 Because I am going to keep this post really short! This turned out to be […]
OK So August is always a very busy month – summer vacations, grad parties, get togethers, pool parties etc etc and in our household there is more! Three out of four people in our house have their birthdays in August ! He He…yes, I made sure both my kids were born on my birth month […]
Here is one more healthy brownie recipe for you! Please, Please try making this and don’t tell your kids that these are healthy! Just let them taste it and tell you first how delicious these are! And then perhaps you can let them know that these are so healthy filled with all the good stuff! […]
What the heck is falooda? The spelling is correct although the autocorrect kept changing it to ‘flood’ 🙂 Falooda is a famous smoothie cum ice cream dessert that was popularized in India during the Moghul Empire. This dessert with slight variations is quite popular in Pakistan and other neighboring countries of India as well. ‘Falooda’ […]