January 24th, 2012 Madhuram Posted in Bottle Gourd, Cauliflower, Gluten Free, Low Carb Soups, Milk, One-Dish Recipes, Onion, Soup Recipes | 7 Comments »
You must be wondering what is this unusual combination of bottle gourd and cauliflower? I usually prepare a bottle gourd – potato soup and for a change I decided to use cauliflower instead of potato because I was trying to make a low carb soup and have had success substituting mashed cauliIflower for mashed potato in this low carb vegan shepherd’s pie recipe. Mashed cauliflower is as creamy as mashed potatoes. You wouldn’t believe me until you try it for yourself. Both cauliflower and bottle gourd are good choices when you are on a low carb diet. Note that they are pretty low in protein too, so try to pair it with a good source of protein.
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January 17th, 2012 Madhuram Posted in Apple, Carrot, Gluten Free, Lemon, Low Carb Soups, One-Dish Recipes, Onion, Soup Recipes, Vegan Soups | 3 Comments »
About two months back I borrowed the book Family vegetarian Cooking by Good Housekeeping, from the library. The book is filled with amazing vegetarian recipes. I would say that the soups, stews and chillis section alone is worth the price of the entire book. I’m trying one recipe after the other from that book and so keep renewing it every 3 weeks. Thanks goodness we have the online renewal facility! Actually I have exhausted the maximum number of renewals and have to return the book pretty soon. I think I have to borrow it once again to try the rest of the recipes. So do borrow the book when you get a chance.
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January 11th, 2012 Madhuram Posted in Almond Milk, Banana, Cooking For Kids, Gluten Free, Lettuce, Milk, One-Dish Recipes, Rice Milk, Smoothie Recipes, Spinach, Vegan Breakfast | 4 Comments »
How many of you feel that you don’t have enough time to prepare a healthy breakfast? Are you bored of having the same old cereal, bread toast and orange juice in the morning? Wish you could makeover your breakfast routine? Then the answer is green smoothies! I know what you are thinking. “Oh! green smoothies, that’s not my kind of thing. It’s not for normal people. I’m not such a raw food junkie”. I too was very hesitant at first but after trying few recipes, I have really started liking the concept. To me the key is “taste”. As odd as it may sound to blend a few greens and fruits together to make a supposedly healthy concoction, once you like the taste, it doesn’t feel weird anymore. You will start wondering how come you missed such an amazing, interesting, tasty and easy way to consume greens all these days. Not only that you will start trying recipe after recipe and each time you will be surprised how good it is.
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