Hormone-supportive crunch! This salad is full of fiber, antioxidants, and omega-3’s from walnuts. These nutrients are essential for hormone balance. They also contribute to radiant skin. The sweetness of cherries and pears keeps it satisfying without spiking blood sugar.
Crunchy Walnut and carrot salad with sweet cherries and juicy pears. All of this crazy goodness enrobed in a simple olive oil vinaigrette.
Continue readingFenugreek Seeds (methi seeds) have a bitter taste and distinct sweet aroma. This little but mighty flavorful spice is largely associated with Indian cooking. The seeds tempered in hot oil, release a pungent yet sweet maple syrupy fragrance. They are hard little angular nuggets of mustard yellow with a little indentation in them.
Often, fenugreek is dry roasted and ground to a powder. It is then added to pickles to balance out the tart and spicy flavors. Alternatively, it can be added to curries during the cooking process. The hard seeds are sometimes soaked over night and made into a dry curry seasoned with spices.
The teatime cravings are real. I’ve made this deliciously spiced cake a couple of times for my family and it has been a hit. It was swiped in a day! It’s moist, buttery rich and super delicate. The spices are just enough and not too overpowering. It tastes great hot out of the oven or even better the next day with a layer of butter and a cup of hot tea.
Well I can’t say that I’ve been eating much cake recently since I still can’t tolerate the wheat but every now and then I sneak in a slice. I have been playing around with gluten free flours and they work for me but they don’t give that amazing crumble that you get with a wheat flour.
This is by far my most favorite thing to do with leftover rice. I made this frequently after a long day at work in New York City. Especially when I came home to a bowl full of rice left over from the night before. It’s so quick and easy to make you’re going to love it!
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My deliciously seasoned curried cabbage is sure to turn your World around. Growing up in Zimbabwe I ate a lot of cabbage and fresh leafy vegetables with my rice or sadza. Sadza is a polenta-like dish made with white corn not sweet corn. We ate with our fingers, gently tearing off a piece of the tender cabbage and wrapping it around the sadza before engulfing it. Yum!
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For The Love Of Ghee 