One of the challenges of making vegan chocolate is to get it in a creamy consistency. You can make it dark, sweet, any shape you want with the regular ingredients, but to make it just like milk chocolate, it just needs that extra…creamy ingredient? Well, I think I may have found the perfect answer for
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This year for Diwali/ Deepavali, I had made a baked version of almond burfi and my friends loved it during a potluck dinner. After a friend asked me for the recipe recently, I finally made it again to finally document the recipe and share it. It is almost Christmas now, so there is more opportunity
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My customary post for the New Year! Do you want to make chocolate that is soft, yet does not melt outside the fridge? Yes, it’s possible and is easy too! With fair-trade ingredients, this is the best way to enjoy chocolate without burning a hole in your pocket 😉 This is a cross between a
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Happy Deepavali/ Diwali!! I’m here again with a new Diwali sweet to celebrate the festival of lights this year. Mung dal or lentil needs no introduction. It is widely used in various dishes in India and desserts make no exception.  This year, I wanted to make a really quick gluten-free sweet and settled on a
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Wishing you a very happy New Year 2018, I am back again with these delicious Hazelnut Truffles, after a long hiatus!  It is my new year resolution to get my blog updated every week or every few weeks at least. You know how it is… once you lose the momentum of blogging, it is hard
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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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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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Regular readers of this blog know that I am passionate about avoiding artificial flavors and colors, even in cakes and icing. Many synthetic colors that are used in food are known to have harmful effect on the body, especially in children. Read this article about the dark side of food colors from Food Matters. One
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I have been bitten by the chocolate-making bug! After the huge success in making my cranberry orange chocolate bark, I “embarked” on this new flavor! Simple and easy- mixing almond flavor and coconut gives this delicious homemade chocolate. We could never have enough of these! Remember in my cranberry-orange chocolate post last week, I announced
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I made this wonderful chocolate bark using raw cacao powder, flavored with orange and cranberries. I should tell you, it is one of the easiest things you can make at home- with real ingredients! Making an easy dessert with superfoods- cacao powder, coconut oil and a natural sweetener has never been more rewarding… What is
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