Drinking green smoothies does not have to be a nose curling exercise. Exercise is important but nose is not part of the body one should have to lift and tone. Should it? So when a green smoothie came along, the first thing I usually would do was to make a face, curl my nose and tell myself I am drinking it because it is so good for me. Then I gave up on the green ones and along with that I gave up on a fantastic idea of a breakfast on the go. But we were not done, the Green …
Passion Fruit Cooler with Ginger and Mint
On some days, exotic is the way to eat and on most days exotic is the way to drink. What better way to have your mind take a flight to a dream destination. A glass of an exotic tasting drink and a creative imagination and you are all set to go anywhere. For most of the time I love to keep my mind from taking the flight, because the beautiful Rocky Mountains are magnetic and the fact that I can see them from my backyard makes it harder to go some place else. But then there are days when the …
Basil Seeds and Coconut Water Drink – Bonda Sharbat
Cooking is an art and patience a virtue… Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There is one more thing – love. Love for food and love for those you invite to your table. With a combination of these things you can be an artist – not perhaps in the representational style of a Dutch master, but rather more like Gauguin, the naïve, or Van Gogh, the impressionist. Plates or pictures of sunshine taste of happiness and love. ~ Keith Floyd The featured blogger for the month of May on Spiceroots is Shireen who writes …
Friday Summer Fun – Cantaloupe Apple Smoothie
Here is a short and sweet Method to have to this incredibly delicious drink. 1 C peeled and cut cantaloupe 1/4 C Apple juice ( store bought no sugar one works well) Honey to taste Crushed ice Blend everything together, pour, sip, close your eyes and let your mind take a flight! Have a Happy Friday.
How to make Indian Chai
It is 6:45 am. The battle is on. In my kitchen that is. And I manage to pull the pillow back on my head and go back to the most precious minutes of the morning sleep. There is something incredibly satisfying about waking up 10 minutes earlier than your set alarm clock time and going back to catching the most satisfying zz’s. But the battle is on. In my kitchen that is. The pounding of the metal on the floor, the clash of metal against metal, and oh wait.. Was that stone pounding! Whoa! And now a bang! No.. The …
Kehwa – Kashmiri Green Tea
Whether you are the Diva or the high priestess or the nymph, the time you have with your cup of tea is pure magic. Adding another magical recipe to your secret weapon stash would be nice.. won’t it?