Blueberries are in season now and I I love them. I eat them as is, add them to salads and of course use them in a lot of baked goods. If you search my website for blueberries, you will find a lot of recipes with them. These blueberries are little gems packed full of vitamins and antioxidants….
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Arugula Salad with Strawberries and Grape Tomatoes
It is summer and farmer’s market and groceries are full of fresh vegetables. In this 90 degree temperature, I don’t think any one would enjoy standing in front of a hot stove or oven and cooking something for dinner. Especially I don’t. So I have been trying different salads and this came out to…
Greens with Green Dressing
Spring is here – means lots of fresh veggies, fruits, and salad on my menu. Making salad dressing is no rocket science, but what I love is making some thing so different which comes out of the blue. I have seen strawberry vinaigrette, Tangerine dressing but has never seen a salad dressing made with…
Sweet and Spiced Almonds
I love almonds especially when roasted. Instead of spending a lot of money, I thought of making my own spiced almonds. They are expensive. Since this is the first time, I thought of going a bit easy on the spice side. Just cinnamon to give a nice flavor. Since this came out so good, I…
Fruit and Nut Marmalade Bread
With Christmas coming, I wanted to make something special and so flavorful for breakfast. Orange marmalade gives this bread a touch of orange flavor and the orange peel gives a distinct taste in every bite. Adding almonds makes it even better – a crunch taste with raisins that gives a fruity taste. This can be…
Blueberry Banana Muffins
It is summer and any fruits that are bought from the store ripe very quickly. I bought a bunch of bananas that were not ripe – the skin was literally green, but within 2 days they all ripped at the same time. I was hoping it will stay for a few more days, but I…
Carrot Cup Cakes
I am not a fan of carrots and I rarely eat them and if so, it should be in salads. But this morning I was wondering what to make for breakfast and found a big bag of carrots in the refrigerator. So immediately came up with the idea of about making these carrot cup cakes. They don’t…
Cardamom Scented Apple Crumble
Ingredients: 2 green (granny smith) apples 1 1/2 cups blackberries 1/4 cup light brown sugar zest and juice of one orange Butter for greasing For topping: 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup castor sugar 1/2 cup slivered almonds crushed 2 tablespoons cold butter 1/2 teaspoon crushed cardamom seeds Pinch of salt Method: Preheat…
