Until some years ago I used to do small bake sale fundraisers, alone with my super-small 18 litre oven. And I was happy. I would barely raise any funds – but I could raise awareness. And that was enough. It is still enough. After being able to bake with a community of generous bakers, who…
Category: healthy baking
Things we love doing & Gluten-free Biscuits ( no white sugar either!)
If you were to share the top two things that you enjoy doing the most what would those be ? For me they are writing and baking in that order. With reading as a close third. If I could spend all my days doing just these , I would. And that’s the thought that crosses…
Chemicals or Calories & a bit about Natural Sweeteners
On 5th August, Sunday, I did a knowledge sharing session at the Small Bites Children Dental Clinic The session covered aspects of how to explore the route to using natural and healthy forms of sweeteners. The focus when we speak about healthy eating in present times should link up to counting the Chemicals, not the Calories….
Kids who go everywhere & Gluten-free Quinoa Dark Chocolate Cake
I met a friend for lunch today. We do some freelance work together, which her firm leads and one of the things she asked me while we chatted was about where we leave our children when we want to go out, just my husband and me. My reply ( almost too quickly!) was “We don’t…
Happy Mondays and Eggless Wholewheat Baked Empanadas
And Monday was closed with a bang ! The Wholewheat Empanadas that I packed for my son’s snack were a hit with not just him but also his friends 🙂 He has come back with requests for more of them and soon. What a lovely and healthy tiffin snack option this is – will upload…
Of Sons and Daughters, and Gluten-free Seed Cookies
Some weeks ago we were standing outside a shop in a market at Chandigarh. A lady (who I suppose believes in the power of small talk) came over with her grand daughter and asked me if the baby in my lap was my son or daughter. I replied that it was my daughter. Her response…
Experimental baking & Gluten-free Walnut-crusted Baked Fish Fillets
There is a lot of scepticism when it comes to unusual , different , experimental flavours in baking. Especially if you have those in the traditional bakes – the cakes, the cookies, the pies and tarts, the breads. And because I am a healthy and inclusive #baker a lot of my baked stuff is viewed in the…
What makes us happy & Wholewheat Spinach Cottage Cheese Quiche
A couple of conference calls related to work on the project front and the Ovenderful front , a quick visit to the swimming pool to take the little boy whose holidays have started in full flow , a little walk on the way for his little sister, a set of articles written and submitted…
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…
Baked Jowar(Millet)-Oats Dark Chocolate Fudge Squares & How the Mind is more powerful…
Chanced upon this place in the heart of Bangalore and what a serene place it was , with a sense of purpose. A plant nursery by the Association of People with Disabilities, and the memory I will have imprinted on my mind is of a young boy without legs, expertly guiding us through the rows…
