I incorporated Flax into my routine about 10 yrs back and It’s probably one of the best ” health habits ” I ‘ve taken to.  Now, like “caffeine for the soul ” I can’t be without it. It was originally cultivated in Babylon as early […]

 Red, delicious, crunchy chunks of watermelon scream “SUMMER” to me.  Not only is the watermelon one of the best thirst quenchers on a hot summer day, it one of the most fun foods to eat.  You can chop it, carve it, triangle it , Smiley face it, smoothie it , […]

Haven’t blogged in so long …think I may have serious blogger’s block..anyway breaking the block now. Since I just returned from a glorious, month long family vacation from the ” land of Spice and Curry” seems like blogging something spicy would make sense, so am going to […]

Am going on a long vacation soon and I really like to “pig out” on vacations … so I  think it’s time to shed a couple of pounds ( all of which I will most certainly put back on… when I am vacationing ) so tomorrow […]

To all my readers …. Apologies for the total lack of blogging for so long. It was an extremely busy, high stress month … but back to blogging now.Reading food labels has been on my mind a lot … could be because am currently creating […]

Being a connoisseur of foods, I like butter chicken among other meat dishes, but my family (especially the kids) LOVE  butter chicken! When we dine at an Indian restaurant, they always order the Butter Chicken and when I occasionally feel like playing short order cook, I find […]

      My kids were craving smoothies a few days back. Sadly my fridge was quite bare, but I did have carrots ( a veggie that magically keeps growing in my fridge ) apples( another staple) and a lot of frozen bananas …from all the times […]

While I was pondering on the half dozen ideas I so badly want to blog about, while wishing I had a couple extra hours to actually pen my thoughts down … just remembered a question I had recently answered on my ” ASK ” column which had to […]

Meat tenderisers have been used for centuries and play  an invaluable, irreplaceable role in a Cook’s world. From top chefs like  Rachel Ray to down to earth” Mom Cooks ” like me, a real cook cannot do without their own brand of Meat tenderiser. Why does one use a tenderiser? Apart from […]