Is that a week already is what I am telling myself! Yep, a week already in Kerala, God’s own country where I am getting a complete detox done. As I gear up for the Panchkarma, an ancient Ayurvedic practice of cleansing the body from all impurities and toxins, I am also learning new things about my […]
Cheese and wine fest at ABC Farms
If you are a Pune person, you are likely to have visited the bylanes of Koregaon Park. With the winters setting in, one of my favourite routines is to head to a place close to KP (as it is known) with my books and spend an entire day there. Of course, I love walking in […]
Pistachio and Rose Cupcakes Recipe
With Diwali around the corner, I am always scouting for easy recipes that I can use to create a different Diwali fare. While chatting with Gauri, a fab baker who makes these awesomest cakes, I realized that I should have one of her easy peasy recipes on my blog this year too. So here she is with a […]
10 Foods to Boost your Immunity in Winter {Health}
We’re well into the winter and all the coats and jackets are out! The nip in the air feels good and accompanied by the festive season, there is a celebratory buzz all around! However, along with all the fun, winter also means an onslaught of the sniffles. There are many reasons for winters making us […]
Mug Cakes Recipe {Guest Post}
The blogging world has an uncanny way of connecting people. This year when I was searching for cake designs for my son’s fifth birthday, I started interacting with Gauri, a professional baker to take ideas on what options I could have in cakes. You know having twins with diverse opinions was not an easy task. […]
Vanilla Sables with Orange Jelly {Recipe}
We’ve known each other for close to a decade and a half. Yet, food was the last thing we talked about. Colleagues at our “first jobs”, we were far too busy trying to figure out what we wanted to do than concentrate on what we would love to do. Facebook got us together after a […]
Easy Ways to Detox after Diwali {Staying Healthy}
Now that Diwali is over, your body needs a break from not just from the eating binge, but also from the pollution that you may have been exposed to. Seriously, Diwali got with it loads of binge eating. Yes, it was fun, but I can’t shake away the feeling of lethargy, feeling bloated and of course […]
Water Chestnut Panna Cotta {Recipe}
Diwali is getting closer! I am keeping away from the tempting mithai’s that are being displayed at the sweet shops. I have a sweet tooth and when I start eating the mithai’s, it is really rare that I stop after eating just one. But of course, this is not a healthy habit. I was looking for some […]
How to make Kashaya {Food, Health}
I feel the chill setting in with the rains that don’t stop at all. I crave for something warm to drink all the time. My search led me to a drink I had heard about often, but never really tasted it. I got about making this drink today and I have to say that not […]
Making Modaks for Ganesh Chaturthi {Food}
I started to write this post in the morning, but the whole festivity thing got so crazy that I ended up cooking more than I planned. My boys were insistent on eating modaks. Modak is a sweet dumpling made with rice flour, jaggery and shredded coconut. I read up the procedure on the internet last night and […]