Courses: Dessert

Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Cakes and Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free Recipes, Holiday Treats, Paleo, Sugar free, Vegan, Whole30

Christmas Cake || Chocolate and Dried Fruit Cake (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)

So I had seen this recipe for Chocolate Fruit Cake by Southern-in-law, which looked very enticing. It was a refined sugar free and gluten free recipe. Last year I had baked an Indian Style Christmas Cake which is brown in color not due to chocolate but due to caramelization of sugar.  In India it is commonly […]

Anytime Snacks, Dairy Free, Desserts, Healthy Desserts, Holiday Treats, My RA Journey, Sugar free, Thanksgiving dishes

Pumpkin Donut holes (Paleo, AIP)

Thanksgiving is one festival which I really look forward to! I think I like it even better than Christmas. Of course the food is one big attraction. However, more important than that is the fact that it forces you to look back, reflect and urges you to be thankful. As they say ‘There is always […]

American, Dairy Free, Desserts, Healthy Desserts, Sugar free

Perfect Chocolate Cake – a ‘healthier’ version (Gluten Free, dairy free, refined sugar free)

I have probably said this before and will say it again – “Chocolate makes the world go around!” And there is something about ‘chocolate cake’ that makes everyone drool! And when it comes to both my children, they usually look for only one word in the dessert menu – yeah you guessed it – chocolate! […]

Desserts, Indian, Kerala

Red Beans and Coconut Pudding || Vishu Kanji || (Dairy free, Refined sugar free)

A Happy Vishu to all Malayalees who celebrate this festival.! This auspicious day is considered as a symbol of hope, luck and prosperity. Vishu is celebrated in Kerala as the New Year. People celebrate the occasion by makinga  ‘Vishu kani’, which is a special colorful setting made for Lord Krishna using vegetables,rice and jewelry.  Special dishes like payasam (lentil […]

American, Desserts, Fusion cuisine, Kid friendly

Easy and ‘Oh so Delicious!’ Mango Pie || ‘No Bake’ Mango Pie || Mango Pie with whipped cream

UPDATE: This recipe was originally posted in 2015 when our family was still eating gluten. I have in the past two years modified the crust recipe and now make it using dates and shredded coconut crust as in this recipe.  Mango Pie was one of the first desserts I learnt to make after moving to […]