I have had the cooking oil dilemma for a long time; this is not the first time I have been writing about it. I thought I had found an answer 3 years ago, but since then I have been learning a lot more about this issue:  what is the best oil to use for various
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What Is Kajal Or Kohl? Kajal or Kohl (or KaNmai in Tamil) is a popular cosmetic used to line the eyes, especially in Indian and Middle Eastern cultures. It is applied inside the lower eyelashes.  I grew up loving this cosmetic. It really highlights the eyes. Women in my family as in many others have
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Ok, I know I’ve taken a very long break from blogging. It was time to give it some love! I have been making new things in the kitchen, but just have not taken the time to document them, take pictures and create a new post.  Lots of fun-filled DIY projects. Yes, it is a great
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Yay, it is December, and I’m finally posting a cookie recipe that fits the festive mood! The lemon cookies that I have made are so simple to make and have no gluten, and have no oil or refined sugar either. And it can be made in under 30 minutes! We had a friend over for
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When the weather gets cold, there are days that you just want a big bowl of hearty soup and nothing else. Yes, I woke up one Sunday morning and decided that we were going to have only soup for lunch. If that is the case, you want everything in that soup to make a full
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Happy Diwali/ Deepavali!!! One of the advantages of being a food blogger is that one will always get inspired to try new things in the kitchen. Yes. Having connected with other food bloggers, it is hard to just sit there and watch as your friends are posting new recipes for Diwali. With three days to
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Gosh, it has been a while since I wrote a post. (again!)  While I gather some stuff and work on a recipe, here is a guest post by Mandy Wang, a health blogger at I Keep Healthy. A traditional Chinese medicine doctor by training, she shares her recipes and home remedies in her website. Some of
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The Indian festival of Navaratri is here! I regularly make sprouted black eyed bean sundal during this time. Here is the way to prepare a sweet and a savory version of this protein-rich snack: Black eyed peas are one of the easiest beans to soak and sprout, next to mung beans. If you can get
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Last weekend, I had a great opportunity to bring two of my passions in life- teaching and cooking together in one place. A few months ago I met Nisha Bansal, an ayurvedic practitioner at Exhale With Hope, our local wellness center. Nisha conducts workshops to spread awareness about Ayurveda and nutrition. She had planned a
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Idli, the ubiquitous south Indian   breakfast,  or evening tiffin/snack can be made healthier by substituting some of the white rice with whole grains. An excellent low glycemic index food for diabetics as well as weight watchers. If you worry about a poor digestive system sensitive to whole grains, this is an excellent choice as fermentation
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