You will ask me why this is an important picture. I will tell you a small story – when I moved to Bangalore 6 years ago, I had no plans to expand or even do anything much beyond what I was doing , with Ovenderful. Then my baby was born. I continued with my full…
Category: butter-free
3 Reasons – Healthy Cupcakes and Sharing them with kids
3 reasons why we should distribute healthy cupcakes to kids to give a moment of joy when the poverty that surrounds them cannot be removed with just one baked good ? Well, there are more than 3 and very good ones at. Here is #Why1 – Because look back on your own childhood. What do you…
Being “in the moment” & Gluten-free , Butter-free Spinach Caramelized Onion Quiche
Every so often one thinks and over-thinks how to manage a crazy schedule with two little kids – who are little enough to find joy in the most ordinary things in life together. Yet a little apart in age to move onto different things that hold their interest. My son is now in the phase…
Sunday evening conversations & Gluten-free Pizza topped with barbecue chicken
Mondays are not the most exciting days unless you truly enjoy what you do for a living. Sometimes it becomes better because of conversations that you have had the previous evening just as the weekend was winding down. One such conversation while I sipped my #tea was with my 5 year old. I usually try and ask…
Sports Days & Gluten-free, butter-free Brownies ( Millets-Amaranth)
For the first 12 years of my school life , I went to a school that did not have its own field. It was the best school that I could have gone to – inclusive , close-knit, encouraging and warm. But we didn’t have a field that we could call our own – our Sports…
Playing with Soil…and Earthy flavours of the Baked Butter-free Kasoori Methi-Ajwain Matthi
I took my son to a place close to home, where the children were going to spend a couple of hours working on a patch of garden. I went with the idea of getting him to expend his energy since the summer vacations are on. As some of you might be aware, a restless 4…
Be Proud…Mace and Saffron flavoured Italian Rice cake – with Almonds (butterless, no all purpose flour , made with Arborio rice)
Festive season is approaching and so are the advertisements about what to gift, why this time of the year is special and very importantly – how you need to look your absolute best. Seriously? Recently I saw an ad, in which a mother is talking about how her child loves to pull her cheeks and…
Second pregnancy & Zero-Fat No-Flour Baked Chicken Cutlet
How does your second pregnancy feel different emotionally from your first one? I have never asked that question to anyone, but I did ask myself. And the responses from within were mixed, confusing, unclear – Because as you get ready to welcome your second baby, you also look at your first one, with a lot…
Uncharted adventures, not milestones..and a Wholewheat Eggless, Butter-free Chocolate Almond Cake
This is not a regular Mother’s Day post – I am using this post to simply share my thoughts again – thoughts that I shared when my son ( and I !) turned 6 months old. More than anything else – what is exactly the same as I re-read this piece from May 2013, is…
Shifting Lives and Zero-Fat Vegan Baked Spinach Wholewheat Sticks with Black Sesame and Chives
How would you sum up 11 months of stay in a place – moved in, settled in, moved out ? That’s pretty much the way I would have thought probably a decade ago. But today it seems like even in those short 11 months, one can fit in so much into one’s life in a…
Memories of a Walk and Gluten-free Butter-free 100% Almond Flour Cake with Raisins
When my son started going to a school that was close to home, I was very happy. That would mean a short travel time for him as well as me and the back and forth from school could be done quickly. At that stage, little did I realize that the same back-and-forth that I was keen…
The Wholewheat-Oats Buttermilk Bread with Gooseberry Jam
I am not really a night person ( or not any longer!) in most cases – The only thing that I love doing before sleeping off is reading. And that was the case for a long time. Even now, given the fact that I have to get up very early I try to plan a…
