These lovely little balls almost look too good to be healthy and delicious, don’t they? They are pure energy balls made solely out of various dried fruits and nuts. No baking or cookingRead More

My latest culinary revelation comes with two warnings: Coconut and dried dates are a pairing made in heaven. Warning #1: It’s highly addictive. Warning #2: I will surely explore all sorts of recipesRead More

Scones are a very English thing. The German translation for scone is English tea roll, or something along those lines. The English people have with their afternoon tea. This tea session is notRead More

 This muffin has got everything that a healthy breakfast calls for: wholesome flours, vegetables, fruit, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, yogurt and some honey. It can’t get much better than that. They are extremelyRead More

We all have a sweet tooth here in this house, but I always refrained from making nice tarts and cakes, because it was just too much cake for two people if I madeRead More

You want a fast and tasty meal? Here it is: Thai Curry. I promise you the rice to serve it with will take longer to cook than this. In a Thai curry, youRead More

I am currently training for a half marathon in four weeks time. I am not too far away from being able to run the distance. Right now I could probably do 10 orRead More

The other day I saw a cookie recipe that contained semolina. Great, I thought, that’s something to try as I had a pound of wholewheat semolina sitting on my shelf for quite aRead More

This salad is what I had for dinner tonight. Only then remembered that this post including the pictures of the salad were sleeping in my computer for more than a month. No timeRead More

I haven’t quite finished two of my major projects of the recent past: “cooked legumes in cookies” and “coconuts”. Here is my latest creation: cocoa coconut balls !! I first tried a recipeRead More

Most of you guys are probably facing long dark and cold winter months as we speak. But here in Dubai, after a loooooong summer, temperatures are finally dropping to some comfortable mid toRead More

I love to experiment with all sorts of ingredients when baking muffins . And nothing makes me more happy than when they turn out well. I get inspired all the time and constantlyRead More

I love to experiment with all sorts of ingredients when baking muffins. Nothing makes me more happy than when they turn out well. I get inspired all the time and constantly have newRead More

I love these chewy pumpkin cookies. They are pretty much like little breads. The raisins inside and the icing on top make it a truly sweet treat, yet still a healthy one. TheyRead More

You may know that we live in Dubai, which has one the biggest Indian community outside India. The supermarkets are full of foods that are prevalent in the sub-continental cuisine: Things I ‘veRead More