Have you ever made your own jam or jelly? It might sound a bit intimidating but making jams at home is super easy and healthy. Also it tastes more like the fruit it came from rather than tasting like sweet confectionery from grocery store. Usually all the jams we get in stores are loaded with sugars. You will be surprised to know that the ratio of fruit and sugar in any jam is 1:1. While canning any jam, sugar acts as a preservative and also lends the jelly like thick texture to the jam. Hence it becomes an absolute must have ingredient in canned jam. Continue reading “SPIKED BERRY HABANERO JAM”
Category: Dessert
STRAWBERRY BASIL NICE CREAM
Is there such a thing as too much ice cream??? Also does anyone want to take a moment to appreciate the person who discovered that blending frozen bananas along with different fruits creates this incredibly creamy and extremely healthy alternative to the regular ‘not so healthy’ ice cream? I know, I definitely do! So lets forget the sugary, dairy filled ice cream and jump on board the nice cream train. Continue reading “STRAWBERRY BASIL NICE CREAM”
LEMON CURD (SUGAR FREE, VEGAN, PALEO)
Lemon curd – the luscious, decadent, thick, creamy, lemony, tart and sweet preserve! Lemon curd is amazingly versatile. It can be used as a spread for pancakes and crepes, can be topped on a waffle, can be used as a dip for cookies, as a layer between cakes or as a filling in muffins or to make lemon pies or tarts. Continue reading “LEMON CURD (SUGAR FREE, VEGAN, PALEO)”
PIÑA COLADA NICE CREAM
And my nice cream obsession continues! In fact my obsession with this frozen treat has gone so far that I have started having a bowl of nice cream for breakfast too… (sigh). Well, whats the harm in it! After all, it’s a frozen version of smoothie.. no sugar.. no fats.. no calories.. just pure indulgence! Continue reading “PIÑA COLADA NICE CREAM”
BERRY NICE CREAM
If you haven’t heard the buzz about nice cream, then you are in for a treat! Well, who doesn’t like ice creams? It’s the perfect concoction of sugar, frozen water, fats and air that makes this creamy treat just irresistible. Continue reading “BERRY NICE CREAM”
BALSAMIC GRILLED STONE FRUITS
I love desserts. Well, who doesn’t? Pies, ice creams, cookies, cakes, biscuits, puddings, candies, tarts – you name it. And the one thing that makes a dessert better – stone fruits. Don’t worry, you know them. Stone fruits are those little summer fruits that have a stone or a pit (basically, a hard seed) in the middle. Plums, peaches, nectarines, lychees, cherries, apricots, etc. are all stone fruits. Continue reading “BALSAMIC GRILLED STONE FRUITS”