Cucumber with yoghurt lemon zest dip

Serving healthy snacks at a party can be quite a challenge as everyone wants to eat healthy but it should not look unappetising. Normally when friends are over I always have the quintessential veggie sticks with a yoghurt dip. Here I have made an attempt to make healthy look attractive ! Ingredients: 2 large cucumbers […]

Whole wheat Pumpkin and sage ravioli in mushroom sauce with toasted walnuts

Woah , I’ve created this recipe putting together a few recipes that I came across during my research. Since we get pumpkin all year round in this part of the world, I did not have to use canned pumpkin purée. I have deliberately kept the sauce a bit thin , so that it does not […]

Whole wheat focaccia bread

Focaccia is such a delicious bread but also comes always with a whole lot of guilt because of the plain white flour it is made of. Here I have tried the focaccia with whole wheat flour and believe me , this is equally delicious. It has a nice crumbly texture and is perfect to have […]

Quinoa pasta in pesto and white sauce

Today I had some left over basil pesto sauce in my refrigerator but it wasn’t enough to make a whole pasta dish. I then put my thinking caps on and decided to mix a white cheese sauce with the basil pesto . The end result was a yummy creamy pesto pasta. This is a good […]

Muhamara

In my family, we all greatly enjoy the Mediterranean cuisine. Being vegetarians this cuisine offers a wide variety of dishes which are all so flavourful and fresh. Muhamara is a dip served with pita bread and I was recently introduced to this lovely dip at a Mediterranean restaurant. Here I present my version of the […]

Almond flour cake

My quest for healthy cakes , brought me to this recipe which is healthy and light , but I made some alterations to the original recipe . This cake can be had as it is or used as a base for many other dessert recipes. Almond flour is easily available but can also be made […]

Quinoa pesto salad

Recently I had my book club friends coming over for lunch and the weather here being so hot , I wanted to make a nice cold salad which would also be filling . After some surfing I came across this recipe , which I thought was different from many other quinoa recipes I have come […]