Happy Halloween homies! Although I am not dressing up this year, I will be participating in the better part of the day: CHOCOLATE! Psssh as if I need any more reason to get my daily fix. I was going through my iPhone photo gallery last week to try and clear up space and had a …
Since the start of my healthy living journey, my approach to dessert has transformed completely. During the earlier days of my journey when I was losing weight, I was all over desserts deemed low-calorie or low-fat. Skinny Cow ice cream bars were my jam and I spent way too much money on those Weight Watchers dessert …
I am far from a baby expert…and rightfully so given I don’t have any kids of my own. However between hearing tales about motherhood from my sister and getting first-hand experience whenever I spend time with my nephew Sameer, I feel like I’m constantly learning something new. I’ve learned that Sophie the Giraffe is a …
I’ve been a morning person for as long as I can remember but I feel ike I’ve become even more so of one since reaching Guangzhou…I mean can you blame when mornings mean waking up to this face: Another thing that makes mornings worth being excited about? A delicious breakfast…which is exactly what we’re talking …
My mom got back from London a couple of weeks ago and was telling me about some of the foods she ate over there. It’s a good thing that I am planning to be in London for a lengthy amount of time over the summer- my list of restaurants to try has only gotten longer, …
If there’s one label that’s gotten the spotlight over the past few years, it’s gluten-free. Eating a gluten-free diet seems to have become as trendy as a pair of Chanel espadrilles. I’ve recently received plenty of questions about whether eating a gluten-free diet is healthier. It really depends on 2 key issues: The approach The …
There’s no way I can put up a post today without first wishing my sister the happiest of birthdays! Aside from it being her #DirtyThirty, it’s Shyamla’s first birthday as a mom-to-be…exciting stuff! No celebratory alcohol only means extra cake…Am I right or am I right ;)! So let’s talk about irony for a second! A …
From health foods like chia seeds to goji berries to acai, kale, quinoa & so forth, various ingredients continue to gain popularity. One that I never would have imagined to make the cut is chickpea flour a.k.a. gram flour a.k.a. besan. Being a staple in every Indian household, I guess I used to take it …
Let’s talk about snackity snacks for a second…everyone loves ‘em! And if you don’t love snacks you’re weird. Just kidding…kinda! In all seriousness, I know there are 2 camps when it comes to eating: i.e. 3 squares meals versus 3 meal with a couple of snacks thrown in. After plenty self-experimentation, I find that the latter …
