I got the opportunity after what seems to be years, to go to the book shop all by myself this week. It’s amazing how the little things in life change after you’ve had a baby. I never thought I would miss going to the movie theater or to the book shop, but I do. With … [Read more…]
The Food Find for the month of June is Almond Flour/Almond meal. If you are wondering: “Hey Denny, what is so new about almonds, didn’t you know about them before…” I did, but my ‘aha’ moment was when I discovered that almond flour/almond meal could be used as a substitute for flour(in most cases) in … [Read more…]
I always try and incorporate whole grains, legumes and lentils into our diet, and to enable that my pantry is stocked with these healthy items all the time. One such lentil is whole black urad dal. I remember my mom soaking the urad dal and dehusking it after it has soaked to make idly batter. … [Read more…]
I had posted my Food Find: Shirataki Noodles earlier, and this noodle has become an integral part of my low carb lifestyle, especially for my packed lunch to work. My stir fry recipe was getting a bit too boring, and I was looking for some new ways to make my shirataki zero carb noodle. As … [Read more…]
With my new low carb lifestyle, I have been incorporating tofu into my diet a lot. I have so many tofu recipes in archives and could post one every week. 🙂 With summer upon us, or so it seemed for the past week in Seattle, I have switched from eating soups and stir fries to … [Read more…]
If you asked me to list the top 10 dishes that my mom makes that are my absolute favorites, this mor kuzhambu dish will definitely feature as one of them. This is one of the dishes where my mom calls me and says, “I made this today and thought about how you would polish off … [Read more…]