Delightful Healthy Recipes

It's early in the morning and everyone in the house has already taken a bath. A month long house-cleaning spree is over. You can still smell the new paint, and feel happy that all...

Though known as the 'festival of lights', Diwali is more synonymous with scrumptious sweets and delicacies like ladoos, halwas, mithai, cashews, almonds and so on, that seemingly...

The easier Atkins The Dukan Diet gained in prom nence when it was credite with Kate Middleton's svelt figure. The diet, launched i France and hailed as the “eas er Atkins”, promises...

Why the bunny is perfect for your tummy A minimalistic cooking style coupled with the copious use of fresh fish, lean meat, herbs, vegetables and olive oil has given Mediterranean...

Getting sticky with it The cinnamon bun is perfect for holiday baking but there are simpler variations that can be tried anytime It's an early holiday morning. Sleepy-eyed, you sneak...

Modaks can be given a twist by stuffing them with crushed sweetened sesame seeds or chocochips; fruit crisps can be made more appealing with icecream or custard, and carrot or...

Rum Rum is believed to have existed thousands of years prior in the form of brum, a drink made by the Malay people. In the 14th century. The development of the rum industry hosted...

Ireland: worth the weight On a recent trip to Ireland, Colleen Braganza discovers an artisanal food movement that serves up some outstanding though calorie-laden food So, you're...

Sip, don't shoot The idea of tequila shots used to intimidate me. Then, at a nightclub many years back, I downed six. Still standing, I realised tequila is a misunderstood drink....

Simply Spanish On Spain's National Day last week, tucked into a simple and naturally flavourful meal Spanish omelette At a buffet to mark the Spanish National Day at The Leela...

A toast to tapas A Spanish chef gives the lowdown on making these bite-sized starters The Festival of Spain instantaneously conjures up a messy image of red, tomato-pulp stained...

Beeting a new path Beetroot, botanically-known as Beta vulgaris, evolved from wild sea beet, which is a native of coastlines from India to Britain. Sea beet was first domesticated in...

A Gujarati Brahmin who experiments with crocodile meat He has an affinity for dal, roti and sabzi at home, but Sharman Joshi is up for all sorts of non-vegetarian food when he travels,...

How about golgappas stuffed with shrimp? Or a litchi phirni? Food writer Monica Bhide talks to about her love for playing around with Indian flavours Monica Bhide was among those...

Tomatoes Tomatoes are a rich source of phytonutrients; the most beneficial being lycopene. It lowers the risk of lipid peroxidation, wherein fat components in cell get damaged by...

EAT THIS It would be an understatement to say that the Nagas love meat. Sure, they love your regular (and boring) pork, beef and chicken, but they also have a weakness for snakes,...