I like baking. Even more so since the kids are getting older and turning the oven on means they like to get in the kitchen with me. In the winter season baking fills the house with delicious aromas and is an easy way to get dinner on the table. In the summer though it is…
Coconut and Cornmeal Pancakes
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When I was young I heard this often from my mom. Today I find I echo my mother in so many ways, and this is just one of them. “Make time for breakfast!” Early mornings in our home are quite rushed though, and it’s a little…
Food Rationing, Doing Without and Delicious Broccoli Stems
I grew up in a time of food rationing and careful spending. Shortly after achieving independence from the British, India was at war with its neighbours. This was a tough period in India’s history and the after-effects of the wars lingered for years. Families continued to live frugally with the memory of doing without still…
Thandai Recipe – Indian Festive Drink & Ice Cream {Using Almond Milk}
Celebrating Indian festivals in Canada takes some adjustment, especially in the case of food. This Thandai recipe is my take on a traditional Indian classic cold drink made kid-friendly and dairy-free, served during festivals that fall around spring and fall. Like everything else, festivals are also big and colourful in India. With at least 4…
My Food Story & Salmon with Masala Onions
Is this Canadian food, Mama? My 6 year old asked just as I was packing her lunch this morning. In the tiffin box there was whole wheat pita with homemade hummus, snap peas and cucumber, along with strawberries on the side. A normal lunch menu in our house, it’s nothing like the packed lunches my…
Flavourful and Easy Coconut Curry
Curry invariably gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. And even though there are thousands of variations of this one dish across Asia and Africa, it brings the flavour every time. Korma or vindaloo, Thai or Panang, I have yet to try a curry that I did not like. My favourites though are the recipes…
Classic Homemade Hummus With A Twist Of Lime
I have an 80:20 rule. If 80% of what my kids eat can be homemade and healthy then I go easy the remaining time. Looking at this like the math nerd I am, that’s almost 17 meals and 11 snacks per week that need to be wholesome and nutritious. As a result I am always…
Mini Lentil Pancakes With Cauliflower {Dal Fritters}
Lentils are the original superfood. They come naturally packed with fibre and protein, are low in fat and have amazing cholesterol lowering properties. With these nutritional qualities coupled with a low carbon footprint, one would think that lentils would be a part of EVERYbody’s daily diet. But somehow that isn’t case. Instead of the recognition…
Indian Spinach and Chicken Curry {Saag Chicken}
I’m a fan of delicious, nourishing and FAST meals so much so that I’ve written about them here and here and here. I admit, that’s what most of us need on those fright nights during the week when we’re juggling and hustling. But once every blue moon especially on crappy cold evenings like today when…
Flu-Fighting Beet and Ginger Soup
I like being in the kitchen but only as long as I am pulling together something easy and delicious that I KNOW THE KIDS WILL EAT! But that’s not how this day started. That day I was wondering how to feed my kids something wholesome that would also ward off their scratchy colds (and mine!)….