Pasta with spinach-nut pesto ” Spinach? Yuck! who wants to eat it? ” was my expression at the table everytime it was served. Even popeye failed to convince me that spinach was indeed tasty! Now I try hard to recollect when exactly did I start liking this vegetable that I include in almost anything I […]

Wheat Rava Pongal   As much as I used to dread settling down to school routine after a long summer break, going back to school has always remained fun. There was something special about new school bags, the fresh smell from the notebook covers and the funky labels on them, new pens, geometry boxes and what not. I guess I’ll […]

Yoghurt Blueberry Muffins ~ A summer time treat Our summers are never complete without a trip to the nearest pick your own farms. I picked some fresh blueberries over last weekend and set to make these low fat blueberry muffins using yoghurt. I was a little skeptical while adding yoghurt but was delighted to see […]

Banana Bread Are you one of those who is never tired of collecting recipes? I don’t know about you, but I am one of those who gets excited at recipes in magazine and newspapers even while sitting at the docs office :). With hundreds of recipes piled up everywhere in my bookcase, in the midst […]

Chocolate Chip Cookies ~ Our Christmas morning Treats Will you bake some chocolate chip cookies for me please! my friend’s eight year old daughter pleaded.  Since its holiday time and no christmas is complete without chocolate chip cookies I decided to bake some for all of us. She was super excited and helped me through out the process. The result, […]

Spicy Egg Masala When its the end of the week and there’s nothing that I could find in the refrigerator, I’m sure most of you rely on eggs just like me 🙂 . That’s one thing surely available in the pantry for quick-fix days when I run out of all other options. Browsing through my […]