Strawberry Yogurt - A Healthy Summer Dessert

Strawberry yogurt with strawberry and yogurt as main ingredients is a healthy dessert in summers. Yogurt being an excellent source of protein, calcium, riboflavin and vitamin B 12 and strawberry being rich in folic acid and numerous other minerals. Hence, both form an excellent healthy combination.Ingredients2 cup yogurt1/2 cup strawberry chopped1/2 cup milk1 tbsp custard powder (vanilla or strawberry)3 tbsp sugar/sweetener1...

French Toasts With Cream And Syrup

This is an excellent dessert with the toasts being moist, soft, and rich in flavor, a perfect ending to summer dinners. Along with cream they just taste delicious. The source of this recipe is my mother. For every girl, her mother is her source of inspiration in most of the things in life be it food, life or marriage. Food is one thing which we learn from our mothers, by doing initially small tasks then making great...

Black Pepper Iced Tea - Summer Cool Way

For those tea lovers who just can't live without thier daily dose of tea, iced tea is a cool way to steal the heat. Not only iced tea is refreshing but adding spices or lemon juice reduces the negative effect of tannins in iron absorption. I just love lemon tea or iced tea. It is an excellent coolant which will give you instant relief from heat.Its not necessary to add any sweetner in it. People who are diabetic can...

Yogurt Fruit Salad - Secret For Good Health

Low in calories, rich in nutrients that is what are Fruits. Hence, are a pillar in our diet which ensures good health and natural nutrition to all individuals. Whenever possible fruits should be eaten with the skin to gain maximum nutrients and preferably 2 hours before meals rather than after meals. This recipe is an excellent way to have lots of seasonal fruits. Salad dressing remains the same, but fruits can change...

Toffee Date Pudding - A Summer Dessert

I know my readers must be thinking that I have a sweet tooth. But that is true. I just love to have desserts after a sumptuous dinner. This is almost a craving. If someone invites me for dinner then a sweet dish is a must. I just love chilled sweets in summers. First of all they help in digesting and then make the meal complete. This is a recipe which is easy to make although takes a little time. Go gooey with this dessert....

Soy Choco Milk - Nutritive Summer Drink

Soy milk is very nutritive and contains same amount of protiens as cows milk. Hence can be used as an option for milk for those people who either do not like milk or are allergic to it. Kids will love it as much as the adults.Ingredients2 cup soya milk2 tbsp sugar/any sweetner2 tbsp choclate powder1 tbsp choclate chipsfew ice cubes (crushed)Method* Mix all the ingredients in a blender jar except choclate chips* Blend...

Date Cake - For Someone You Love

A special cake recipe and when you will have its first bite you will fell in love with its delicious taste. Date Cake is a delight to eat. If you had a fight with your husband or want to win over some new love, do try to make this. I am sure anyone will fell in love with its distinct flavor and softness. Also its so easy to make unlike all the cakes. Maybe the first time you don't get it right but there is no trick in...

Strawberry Smoothie - A Low Calorie Summer Cooler

You know being rich in antioxidants and low in calories, Strawberry is considered as the best antidote for aging and that is the reason why there are many creams, moisturizers and skin care products have it as one of the important ingredients. I never knew this until today. So women, who want to be young forever start having strawberries more and more. And this the season from April to July to have abundant of fresh...

Coconut Pineapple Pancake - For Kids Breakfast

Pancakes are easy to make and kids love them.To get your kids to eat sensibly and obtain the nutrition they need, you just have to experiment with the ingredients ofthe pancake. A few changes and you can give your child daily a different meal and all the necessary nutrients they need in their proper growth.Instead of using flour you can try making pancakes using wheat or mix both in certain amount. For filling you can...

Bael Fruit Squash - A Healthy Summer Drink

Bael, Bengal Quince or Wood Apple is a fruit found in the dry forests of India and the regions around in summers. Rich in riboflavin, it is used to prepare numerous drinks, squashes and candies. Pulp of the ripe bael when eaten acts as a superb laxative. Pregnant women can have in the morning to avoid nausea. With butter and sugar, bael fruit is good for improving memory power for growing children.I still remember, when...

Cottage Cheese Salad - For That Lean Look

Salads come with a lot of health benefits.Ingredients1 cup cottage cheese (paneer), cut into small slices1 tomato chopped1 cucumber chopped1 onion chopped1-2 chillies1/2 teaspoon of black pepper powder1 tsp lime juiceSalt to tastechopped coriander leavesMethod* On a frying pan roast the sliced cottage cheese pieces till light brown (around 2-3 minutes)* Take a bowl, mix tomatoes, cucumber, green chillies and cottage...

Potato Chutney - Spicy Recipe

Some dishes are never complete without freshly home made chutney. They add to the flavor of the food and are a talk of the table. Dry chili chicken, chili paneer or roasted dishes that are made without curry, require a chutney to go along with them.Although potato chutney is not my own recipe, but i learned from a colleague of mine at work. While working women have a habit of talking anything and everything from work...

Black Forest Cake - A Very Happy Birthday

"I’m wishing you another yearOf laughter, joy and fun,Surprises, love and happiness,And when your birthday’s done,I hope you feel deep in your heart,As your birthdays come and go,How very much you mean to me,More than you can know."Birthdays are always special and if of someone close to our heart then we want to make them feel special on this special day. This post is dedicated to that someone special. If it would have...

Summer Special - Lychee Shake

Summer is a time to rejoice and have lots of watery fruits. Lychee is one of such tropical fruit belonging to soapberry family. In China it is a symbol of love and romance. The taste is so tempting that once you start eating, you will want to eat more and more.Ingredients2 cup milk or low fat milk or yogurt2 cup Lychee pulp2 tbsp sugar/honeyCrushed iceMethod* Lychee pulp is made by removing the cover and seeds of7-8lychees,...

Egg Biryani - A Quick Meal

When you are a working woman, then life is not at all easy. Juggling between home and work makes you completely stressed out. And many a times after a hectic day of work, you don't have energy left for making dinner. At these times meals like Egg Biryani or Egg Rice work. Easy to make and not much of the ingredients are required.Although people usually use boiled eggs for making egg biryani. I experimented a bit and...

Chilli Cheese Toast - A Healthy Snack For Kids

Making your kids eat food has been always a big task for mothers. As a kid my brother was also such a kid. He liked all the stuff which was unhealthy. So my mom had to think of lots of ways to make the food tasty as well as healthy so that he may have it. Cheese toast was one of her many creations although the idea came from my brother. He had cheese toast at one of his friends house and then wanted mom to make it....