Crunchy Walnut and Carrot Salad

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.

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Fenugreek In My Spice Cupboard

Fenugreek 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.

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Chocolatey Date Syrup Truffles

Oh my gosh! I can’t tell you how much I’m in love with this heavenly after dinner treat. Actually it’s an any time treat if you ask me, it’s so darn good! And …. sshhhh… Don’t tell anyone there ain’t a speck of cane sugar in here. Yes, you heard me. Seriously there isn’t any sugar and don’t get me wrong, there aren’t any icky artificial sweeteners in it either. It’s pure and clean. Made with date syrup, cocoa chips and grass fed butter. These delightful balls are then rolled in unsweetened cocoa and cocoa nibs.

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Garlicky Spaghetti and Baby Shrimp

Garlicky Spaghetti and Baby Shrimp

My kids all time favorite for a quick lunch. El dente spaghetti enrobed in a seriously garlicky and black pepper butter.  Did I say enrobed?! YES!! They are buttery slick!  Yum! With empty plates and buttery smiles they get back to their keyboards and punch away…

Garlicky Spaghetti and Baby Shrimp

  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: easy
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Recipe For Garlicky Noodles and Baby Shrimp

6 tablespoons salted butter, or more if you like

11 oz pre cooked baby shrimp, thawed and water squeezed out

1 teaspoon heaped fresh garlic, chopped to a pulp

8 oz spaghetti cooked until en dente

Freshly cracked black pepper

Chiffonade of parsley or a sprig of parsley would do.\

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a wide skillet.

 Stir fry the baby shrimp for  a couple of minutes on high heat and set aside.

In the same skillet, melt the butter on medium heat.

Toss in garlic and fry for a few minutes, being careful not to burn it.

Tumble in the cooked spaghetti and continue to fold over with a tong, making sure each strand is enrobed in butter.

Divide the spaghetti into two bowls, top with the shrimp and loads of cracked pepper.

Garnish with anything green really!

Pronto a mangiare!! 

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Halwo or Falooda – Creamy Milk Dessert

Super creamy and decadent recipe! So easy it’s ready in a jiffy! Give it a shot… you won’t be disappointed!

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My Mum’s Recipe

I was about to publish this recipe and realized that maybe some of you out there may have no idea what halwo is.  I would humbly describe it as a cool, creamy, almost jello-like milk dessert.  Maybe in the same family as Panna cotta, an italian dessert, but a lot lighter and creamier.

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