Yesterday it seemed as if Mr. Winter suddenly woke up from his lazy slumber and realized that he has not yet pressed the chill button for Delhi. This is my fourth Delhi winter and it has been a huge disappointment so far. It has been mostly sunny and heavy fog was experienced only on a …
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Book Review #36: Sattvik Foods of India
Name: Sattvik Foods of IndiaAuthor:Anupama ShuklaNo. of Pages: 156Genre: CuisinePublisher: Platinum Press (An Imprint of Leadstart Publishing)Price: Rs. 299/-Published in: 2015 How did I get it? From the publisher. The blurb of the book says:‘You are what you eat’, is a much repeated adage which is less understood and hardly ever embraced. In the pace …
Women and Food
How do you look at a girl/woman who loves to eat (I mean the quantity)? Not with kind eyes I am sure. And a boy/man? That's normal right? Women who love food are over-eaters and men who love food are foodies. Women are meant to cook and men are meant to eat, right? Huh! Nonsense. …
Instant "Noodle’ly" Happiness
While growing up, instant noodles in the house was a strict no-no. Ma would say that one particular spice in the taste-maker was harmful and so instant noodles for us. Our fellow mates would busk in the mouth watering tastes of Maggi and Top Ramen instant noodles, while we would try to reason with Ma. …
Sunshine Fruit Salad– Healthy snack for your family
Hunger pangs in between meals area common among one and all, irrespective of age and unhealthy snacking is what we normally prefer. Instead of opting for nuts, fruits or juice, we happily snack on chocolates, fries or carbonated drinks. We usually do that because we find healthy snacks to be too bland for our taste …
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Water and Your Body–How to make water taste better
When we are thirsty, most of prefer carbonated drinks as packaged fruit juices to plain water. Water is best thing to quench our thirst and at the same time beneficial to our body. Yet many of us consider simple water as boring. And due to this notion products like Vitamin Water, which is nothing but …
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Black Forest cake recipe for little chefs
This article was originally published in Parenting Clan on December 14, 2011.http://www.parentingclan.com/black-forest-cake-recipe-chefs.html Parents and guardians constantly have to look for fun and innovative ways to keep the children engaged and out of mischief. Cooking can be one such way. Engaging children in the kitchen will not only keep the kids engaged but also will be …