Food

What you need:(yields upto 16-18 pieces ) 1 cup whole almonds, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, 1 egg white, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla/almond extract

For the sauce: 1 cup blueberries , 2-3 tablespoons of granulated sugar, 1 tbsp orange juice ( fresh), 1 tbsp flour

How to: Blend all the ingredients ( almonds, sugar, egg-white, vanilla ) together. Heat the oven at 350F . make about 1/2 inch ball and press them with a slight dent in the center. Arrange them about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet and bake for 10-15 mins till slightly brown.

For the sauce, mix everything together in a saucepan and cook for about 5 mins stirring continuously Add a little water if it thickens too much. Cool the macaroons and spoon the sauce in the center.

Hope you try them out ! each serving is approximately 200 calories.

Have a great week guys!

Valentine’s day is on a saturday this year guys.. I’m thinking BRUNCH!! Here is a sexy looking delicious easy recipe you can make for your valentine or for your girlfriends. The color of beets is so deep and rich.. hard to replace with any food coloring.. kind of fits the occasion too right? It’s a super easy recipe .. enjoy!

Ingredients: Beets (different colored), arugula, walnuts, goat cheese, soy sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, salt & pepper

Procedure: Boil the beets till they are almost cooked( do not make them squishy ). Peel the skin off. Cut the heads off so that the stand on the pan. Make 2 slices in them horizontally so that each beet in cut the 3 parts.

Filling: Mix the goat cheese, olive oil, salt & pepper into a paste. Apply it in between the slices.

Vinaigrette: Whisk the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey and salt & pepper together.

Lastly assemble and to it with arugula & toasted walnuts.

This recipe is inspired by a salad I tasted in a cafe called ‘Amelie’ in New Orleans.

Hope you guys will give it a try! Happy weekend guys!

 

We all like eating a slice of pizza once in a while right? and do we feel guilty after eating one or two? now i would say that depends on the occasion . Sometimes one needs comfort food and who can argue about the smell of warm bread and bubbling cheese. But today i’am sharing with you a pizza recipe which is healthy, tasty and will leave you wanting for more . Wait! and the best part is you can have not one but a whole pizza guilt free.

Have you tried using pomegranate on your pizza before?? if not you have to give a try. The crunch gives a completely different texture and burst of flavor. And of course the color is gorgeous too !

Ingredients:

red & green peppers, green thai chilies, onion, spinach, pineapple, pomegranate, cheese of your choice ( i have used the 5 cheese Italian mix from Kraft ), whole wheat thin pizza base,butter, salt & pepper for taste.

Procedure:

Saute the onions, pineapple, peppers for 5 mins . Remove from heat . Mix in the spinach. Butter the  pizza base (optional). Spread the veggies. Top it with cheese, chilies and pomegranate . Bake for 10-15 mins at 275 degrees. A whole pizza serving is anywhere between 250-300 calories depending on the quantity of cheese.

Hope you enjoy it ! give it go over the weekend 🙂

have a great one guys !

I thought a lot about whether or not I should put food posts on the blog , you know considering the blog is mainly focused on art & graphics, lifestyle trends and interior design & decorating. But that got me thinking that food is such a big part of our everyday life. Creating something new everyday, transforming different ingredients into something wonderful. Decorating tables, styling food for photographs, getting to use fun kitchen accessories and of course the joy of cooking for someone are just some of the cool things that come along with the genre of food. It’s also visually appetizing and equally creative so hey, what the hell – I am going to give this a go!

So here is the first one- Sweet Coconut Bites ! one of the most easy dessert recipes ever…  Holidays are just around the corner, it’s also getting colder outside and more time is being spent in houses. This is a fun and easy recipe you could do with your children/friends and you could also do it in different colors if you like. I am using yellow for this one.

 

Ingredients:

2 cups frozen/fresh shredded coconut ( if using frozen, thaw it before use), 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, fresh cardamom pods, Aluminum foil and dish to set it in

Procedure:

Toast the coconut flakes for about 10 mins on medium heat. Add the cardamom powder ( i used freshly crushed) . Let the mixture cool completely . Add condensed milk to this mixture. Divide this in half. In one half add food coloring and other keep it white. (you could play around with whatever color combos you like here). Set it in a deep dish lined with the foil. You can do layers here.I did white at the bottom and yellow on top. Let it sit in the refrigerator for 4-5 hrs . When set, cut it in whatever shape you like . I am using 1-inch cookie cutter here.

Enjoy and have fun making it!