Blueberry Tea Cake

Blueberry Tea CakeI know, I know! You must be thinking “Another baked treat Nidhi! Seriously? ” And I wouldn’t blame you if you thought that ways. I have myself thought that these past few weeks. But I can promise you I am not on a baking spree of any sorts. In fact, far from it. While I am trying to settle down into the new place and putting away the ever-present boxes to make some space in my kitchen, I am also adjusting to my son starting elementary school since last week. It’s been quite a week, I must say. Long and stressful! And cooking as usual took second priority :(. [Read on…]

Lemon Ricotta Blueberry Pancakes

Lemon Ricotta Blueberry Pancakes

As a mother of two kids, it gives me nightmares to think that my older one will be going to school next year. Every few days, I hear some heartbreaking and scary incident in school which makes me want to homeschool my child. Now, I know that we need more strict gun control in this country but my biggest problem is with the schools themselves. I come from a very small town (Jodhpur) in India and even there, my school gates would close when the school started and remain closed during school hours. [Read on…]

Acai Bowl

Acai BowlIf Gods ate breakfast, ever wondered what would that be? Well, am pretty sure, it would be something similar to Acai (Ah-sigh-EE)Bowl. Acai berries have been termed as the super food for quite some time but I couldn’t get my hands on them as they are not available easily. But then I read about acai purée and acai concentrates being available in specialty food stores and it was like I had found a treasure!

Few months back, while going through some food magazine, I came across acai bowls. [Read on…]