Tag: #BlogchatterA2Zchallenge

Baked Goodies, BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Cake Series, Cakes

Walnut Apple and Honey Cake.

Walnut,Apple and Honey Cake recipe This Walnut,Apple and Honey Cake was baked as a Diwali gift for a neighbour. Ingredients ½ cup chopped Apples½ tsp lemon juice10 Walnuts choppedButtermilk ½ cup3 eggs4tbsp organic brown sugar (40 gm)6 tbsp organic raw honey ( 60 gm)1/2 cup Melted Butter (50gm)2 tbsp Buttermilk/CurdVanilla Extract 1.5 tsp1 & ¾ […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, CauseAchatter, Food for Thought, Mental Health

Glow from the Inside

“Believing in your own worth radiates enough inner light to make you glow”. These are words written by American author Richelle E. Goodrich which rang a bell within me. How many of us are exactly aware of our own worth? Diffidence and Existential Crisis I often find myself engulfed in a sea of diffidence and […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought

Emotions and a white shirt

Introduction This post is not just about a shirt, it is about my emotions, and a white shirt,an old shirt with small chequered pattern. The shirt by itself does not have much emotional significance. It is the human emotions and connection associated with it that’s relevant. I will try and share with you all what […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Drinks and Beverages, Healthy Recipes

Smoothie recipes for a healthy start

Smoothie recipes are my favourite. I can have healthy smoothies for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Most of the time I am a major foodie and am obsessed with healthy tasty food. But there are somedays when normal daily life seem to be too cumbersome. As a result of this simple tasks like the three daily […]

QUINOA:HOW IS IT HELPFUL
Health, Healthy Recipes

Quinoa in Salad

What is Quinoa? Quinoa is a vegan superfood which is an annual seed-producing flowering plant (Chenopodium quinoa) grown as a grain crop. It is a pseudocereal, not a grass, unlike wheat and rice.It is botanically related to spinach. Quinoa seeds are rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, and dietary minerals in amounts greater than […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Health, Pickles

Jujubes

Jujubes or Chinese date is a fruit which to us Indians is known as “kul” in Bengali, “bogori” in Assamese and “ber” in Hindi. Few days back when I was snacking on a bowlful of rosy tipped ber/kul I suddenly realised I did not know what this fruit is called in English. I immediately launched […]

Art, BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Lifestyle, Ultimatebloggingchallenge

Ink Pen

Ink Pen and handwriting During my farewell from college to join the current job, a ‘Parker’ ink pen was one of the parting gifts amongst many others by my friends. For about half a decade, the gift was lying idle, until recently. I accidently got hold of the pen while I was searching for something […]

Baked Goodies, BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Desserts, Drinks and Beverages, Health, Healthy Recipes, Skincare, Ultimatebloggingchallenge

Honey and its Magical benefits

I did not like the smell of honey when I was young. The smell was very strongly medicinal for me and I tried to stay as far away from honey as possible. But when I reached my twenties something changed. I cannot recall the exact incident. It might have been an article or a book […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Drinks and Beverages, Health, Healthy Recipes, Lifestyle, Ultimatebloggingchallenge

Fenugreek, From seeds to seeds…

Fenugreek or methi as we know it in our part of the world, is one of my favourite kitchen ingredient. It is a herb with an impressive list of health benefits. The leaves can be eaten as vegetables. The seeds can be used in cooking, in pickles and in so many other ways. It is […]