Healthy and nourishing food was the only alpha and omega of rural economy. —Mahatma Gandhi
roasted split desi chickpeas
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coming home & gujarati rice pudding
it hardly seems
a moment passed
before the coming home
to understand
beginnings
have no end
mung beans… two ways, many benefits
The first wealth is health. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
winter-inspired gift wrapping inspiration and year-end message
Being told you’re appreciated is one of the simplest and most uplifting things. —Sue Fitzmaurice
Hello my dear ones. This is my final post of 2017. The kitchen is busier than ever at the moment but no recipe this time, just some gift wrapping inspiration. Nothing complicated, as always, paper, ribbon, string and a touch of flora.
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chocolate almond truffles
If you liked my recent recipe for chocolate almond cookies, then you will surely like this one as well. It’s very similar; still easy and delicious, still vegan, almost refined sugar-free, but instead of baking and making cookies, we’re making truffles. Perfect for packaging up and giving away to someone special… just be sure to make some for yourself as well!
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the meaning of philotimo & melomakarona, traditional greek christmas cookies
Perhaps it may be time to define what philotimo means to every citizen of the world. —Manos Hatzimalonas
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vegan chocolate almond cookies
The last faded autumn leaflet hangs from a frozen branch, just a short fall from the tree to winter. ~ Terri Guillemets
In a wink of an eye, the last month of the year is here. At the beginning of the year, a year always seems like a long period of time but once December arrives, we can’t help but wonder where did the time go as we busy ourselves with the festivities of the season and the closing of yet another year.
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growing bean sprouts & an indian bean sprouts dry curry recipe
They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds. —Mexican Proverb
Growing up, there was no food that I didn’t like more than green mung bean curry. I won’t even mention, here on a food blog, what I thought it looked like. But, take those same mung beans and let them sprout and then make a curry, magically, the result would be my favourite food.
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easy whole wheat dinner rolls
Food is about family, food is about community, food is about identity. And we nourish all those things when we eat well. —Michael Pollan
nan khatai, the indian shortbread
In the midst of darkness, light persists. – Mahatma Gandhi
Growing up in Montréal, Diwali always lacked the fanfare of Diwali celebrations taking place in India or elsewhere around the world. But still, we celebrated by lighting small clay lamps around the house and, of course, with homemade sweets. Today’s recipe is for my not-so-sweet nan khatai. 
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