Desserts

INDIAN FRUIT SALAD

Here’s one of the foods that takes me back to my childhood. Growing up, fruit salad was always this yummy and healthy mixture of milk and fruit that tastes decadent. Feel free to add all of your favorite fruits and dry fruits and moderate the sugar to your liking. Some like to add custard powder […]

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LEVAIN BAKERY

Tell me if this sounds familiar: walking past an iconic bakery and wistfully looking in because it didn’t carry any cookies that fit your dietary needs. Well, look no further as Levain Bakery perfected a vegan cookie earlier this year and I finally had a chance to try it. Actually, 3 of us split the

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MANGO STICKY RICE

my MANGO-nificent daughter made this healthy dessert for us over the summer. The key is to steam the rice without water and to use really ripe mangoes. My recipe uses less sugar than the traditional recipe but you won’t miss the sugar if the mangos are ripe. If mangos aren’t available, then feel free to

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ZUCCHINI BREAD

– this leprechaun approved zucchini bread is a fun way to incorporate a natural green color and some extra vitamins to St Patrick’s Day festivities. Here are a few tips to make the perfect zucchini bread each time:  – Do not overmix the batter  – Do not mix the batter too fast  – Resist the

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