Honey & prune juice smoothie by Indrani

Fresh made smoothies provide an excellent source of bio-available vitamins and minerals which partner with enzymes and co-enzymes. Your body can absorb more of the vitamins and minerals than if you ate the fruits and vegetables whole. Many of the nutrients are stuck in the fiber and by blending fruits and vegetables, you break down…

Yakimeshi by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

Yakimeshi

Shabu Shabu salad by ASHRAF ABD ALEEM

Shabu Shabu salad

Shabu Shabu salad by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

Shabu Shabu salad

Fig chutney by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

Fig chutney

Wasabi Cream Sauce by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

Wasabi Cream Sauce

Naan Bread by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

Yields 25 pieces

Healthy Celery Chicken In Lovely Lettuce Pouches by Blackswan

There’re many different ways to receive the health benefits of Celery. Eating Celery in its natural raw form is one way; it has a rich source of Vitamin C & a remedy to lower blood pressure & aids in the fight against cancer. Put these Celery & Chicken in these cute little garden lettuce pouches & your guests can have the choice…

Very Berry Starwberry Muffins by Sania Imam

Its a tale of Valentines Day this year. My husband isn’t a big fan of celebrating such ‘western’ events and hence the day passed pretty much like any other day, except that I was really bored that day since I didn’t have any cooking or any other chore to do. So I thought of going through some recipes online. Suddenly it hit me that my…

Vanilla Tea Cake… the name says it all! by Sania Imam

I had to make a smaller cake, I decided to use the recipe of ‘Classic Yellow Cake’, which I have borrowed from my mentor Nadia’s blog and which, I normally use for making cupcakes. The only change I did to the recipe was adding yellow food color to the prepared batter and mixing it. This step I did only to make my cake look as close…

Strawberry Almond Foldovers by Sania Imam

Strawberry Almond Foldovers is an interesting recipe, just as its name suggests, in that the dough of these foldovers is salty while the filling is sweet, hence resulting in a perfect combination of sweet and salty. The dough is also quite different than the others that I have tried since it has cream cheese in it. When baked, the…

Butter Cookies by Sania Imam

A few months back, I saw butter cookies recipe on my favorite blog and when I went through it, the recipe looked quite simple. And since I truly trust the recipes of this blog (which belongs to my mentor of baking!), I instantly decided to try the butter cookies recipe. As expected, the result was perfect. The best part about these…

Curried Chick Peas by Melinda

A nice side dish to serve with curried chicken and rice.

Asian Chicken BBQ by The Farmers Wife

Spicy Lentil & Bean Soup by The Kitchen Magpie - Karlynn Johnston

I have been looking for more ways to serve beans and lentils that aren’t boring, since my non-meat eating son needs protein in his meals. And the fact that they are incredibly healthy for us is a huge bonus as well. Soup is a great way to incorporate lentils and beans into your diet, especially since it is so satisfying in the…