A quick discussion of wellness and health, with photos of a luxurious grain-free chocolate cake recipe – maybe not a combination you’re used to, but stay with me! It’s important to remember that wellness and health is more than just eating well. Keeping stress at a minimum, exercising, and reducing pollutants in your home all help keep the body well.

If you’ve never had the pleasure of eating a date square, with its layers of crumbly-crunchy oatmeal crust sandwiching vanilla-scented, jammy date filling — you’ve missed a delicious (and classic) treat. While some date square recipes combine filling and crust in one chewy bar, I prefer this three-layer approach.

In this challah bread recipe we will learn how to make six strand braided challah bread in a simple and easy method.

A tea to warm the belly and kick sluggish digestion from a long lingering winter into gear.

Kitchari is great if you're feeling sluggish, emotionally unsettled, have weak digestion and gas, stomach discomfort, acidity, ulcers, when you may be cleansing, for those lazy nights when you're uninspired, or even when you're feeling healthy and strong.You may add vegetables to your dish, however, if you want the medicinal benefits of kitchari it is best taken by itself with medium grain rice.

Slow living is a mindset whereby you curate a more meaningful and conscious lifestyle that’s in line with what you value most in life.

Slow living is the opposite to overwhelm and burnout. It’s about living better, rather than faster, by intentionally placing what’s important to you at the heart of your lifestyle, living mindfully in self-awareness and making conscious, considered decisions for the benefit of your own well-being, and that of the environment.

With so many beneficial vitamins and minerals in pumpkin and winter squash, I consider these cookies a healthy winter treat. Made with pureed pumpkin, rolled oats, gluten-free flour, rich ghee and warming agni (digestive)-boosting spices, Garam Masala is an Indian spice blend made from a mix of sweet and pungent spices—

This is the Indian version of rice pudding - I grew up eating this at home and it was also served as desert at special occasions and ceremonies. 

It is made on the stove top vs the oven. It is delicious, rich and creamy with the cardamom and almonds giving it a distinctive texture and flavor.

Like most Indian recipes - many families have their own versions - this is mine

Marmalade has it all! It’s sweet, tangy, bitter, sticky, and sometimes a little chewy. It’s perfect on toast or in sauces or glazes. Makes enough for eight 10-ounce jars.

5-Ingredient Flourless Brownies ready to go in the oven in just 5 minutes baking to fudgy, crackly-topped brownie perfection!

You will find chutneys at most Indian dining tables, each region having their own signature. A chutney is similar to a relish or jam. They can be sweet, sour, or savory made with fruit, vegetables, or herbs. What chutneys have in common are fresh ingredients ground together. At one time, a mortar & pestle would have been used to make a chutney, though now most use the convenience of a food processor. Chutneys help balance a dish by adding incredible flavor. The herbs or spices added to chutneys help aid in digestion and stoke the digestive fire.

This is the perfect soft and chewy cookie - with whole real ingredients - no pufas or refined oils

Autumn is the season of the year that carries us from the hot Summer to the cold Winter. During these months the temperatures gradually decrease. The hours of day light reduce, the balance between day and night shifts to shorter days and longer nights.

If you've been following me on IG or know my personal  journey of nourishing and healing through the potency of the kitchen, or even if you've just now joined me, you may wonder...what exactly makes a slow simple kitchen ? 

In all honestly I have always disliked marshmallows - growing up it was the regular corn syrup laden artificial favored kind - it wasn't until I tried from scratch marshmallows - now they can be messy and sticky - but so worth it. Perfect for kids and adults. I love to drop one into my hot drinking chocolate - paired with come cheese and berries - a snack any kid would love.

Quick pickle anything are our summer go tos

Pickled radishes add bright, tangy flavor and a satisfying crunch to any dish to rice bowls, salads, and breakfast hashes. 

Although you may find ghee at your local health food or Indian store, it is more rewarding, better tasting and less expensive to make at home. Store it at room temperature, out of direct sunlight.

Fermented vegetables are perfect for a simple and delicious snack . I particularly love fermented radishes because they are packed full of flavour, and slightly less hot than fresh radishes.

When the colder, darker months envelop us and colds and ’flus start going around, fire cider is a wonderful remedy to have on hand. Fire cider is a warming, immune-stimulating, virus-fighting blend of herbs extracted into an apple cider vinegar base.

There are alternate names and closely related tonics, too, like cyclone cider and thieves’ vinegar. And fire cider itself morphs from herbalist to herbalist and season to season, adding and subtracting ingredients depending on availability and taste. This allows for tons of creativity!

Studies show that the specific bioflavonoids in organic elderberry extract may actually help to stop viruses from entering our cells. Combined with all the other beneficial biochemicals in elderberry, the elder tree gives us berries that are not only antiviral, but also nutritive, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory.