On cold winter days when you cannot step outside, you just want to enjoy a cup of tea with some light crackers. Here is a gluten free cracker recipe using some whole grain flours and nutritional yeast flakes for the cheesy flavor. It has a crisp texture and holds together really well. If unsure about
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A southern Indian delicacy I have relished in childhood and always crave for. Whenever I find fresh plantain flower in the Indian store, I jump for joy. This is my mom’s recipe for a filling pancake packed with protein from lentils and all the benefits of the plantain flower. The layers of a plantain flower
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Ever had the experience of breaking open a fresh coconut, only to find it rotten? It happens to me every once in a while. Thankfully, there is frozen coconut which works just as well, not in all recipes, but at least some. Here’s one, a very simple recipe to make delicious, soft cookies. Preparation time:
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Coffee cake, I used to think about 7 years ago, is just a cake containing coffee. As defined by Wikipedia, it is usually a single-layered cake with crumb topping served with coffee. Here is a cake that was inspired by my husband many years ago and modified over many trials to make it healthy and
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Coconut burfi (bur-fee) is an Indian sweet traditionally made by cooking in a saucepan, fresh coconut, condensed milk and sugar. It is stirred over a low flame till most of the water evaporates and then cooled on a sheet and cut into squares. In my effort to avoid constant stirring in a non-stick teflon coated
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I’m on a roll making new kinds of Spritz cookies! I discovered a very easy way of making a no sugar, whole wheat cookie with your favorite nut powder. I’ve tried this with finely powdered cashews, almonds and pistachios. They all work well, but my favorite is a combination of cashew and pistachios. The pistachios
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A yummy eggless, gluten free spritz cookie that uses only five whole food ingredients and can be made in a jiffy! I am so thrilled about this. Preparation time: 5 minutes to mix and 13 minutes to bake. Makes about 22 cookies. Ingredients: Ragitone- 1/2 cup (see this post, may use  finely ground finger millet
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Making gluten free crackers does not lend itself to using only whole grains, since keeping the flours together in the cracker requires starch. I have been working on getting the starch (tapioca and white rice flour) to a minimum. Almond flour adds a nutty flavor and addition of xanthan gum helps with the binding too.
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Making whole wheat pita bread at home is one of the most successful first-attempt trials that I have made. It is so simple and delicious and unlike many other whole wheat breads, it is easy to make at home. I used regular atta. Since kneading is key, I used a stand mixer which saves some
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I have always wanted to try using beets in a cake like the way carrots are used. But beets need some cooking to remove the earthy taste, unlike carrots which are nice to consume in raw form. I decided to cook the beets on the stove and make a puree. Turns out it goes well
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