SimplyVeggies

It's getting hotter here, day-by-day... Cool drink, sounds so therapeutic... And what is better than a seasonal fruit in a drink... It's very difficult to make my little one eat strawberry. Somehow, She manages to eat 1. So, I found out this way of feeding her strawberries. Best Part, of this drink is, she is getting her daily intake of fruits. Drinking it, doesn’t take time. So, it’s working out fine for us as a breakfast. A healthier version, with no added sugar and preservatives. Today, I will be sharing with you, a simple but healthy smoothie, which also keeps you fill for longer time. So, here is my recipe, with no added sugar.The sweetness in fruits, are sufficient to make the smoothie sweet and delicious. Ingredients you will need for 3 glasses- Strawberry – ½ cup Yogurt- 1cup Banana – 2 Honey – 2 tbsp (Optional- I didn’t add in my smoothie) Cinnamon Powder – ¼ tsp Directions you need to follow- Put everything in a blender toge...

Traditional foods are always close to my heart. I grew up, eating these yummy treats. But, those days (about 20 years back), all ingredients were not easily available. So, we use to get it only on Specific festivals. My mom has to do the preparation and get the ingredients from a week before. Traditionally these crepes, are fried. They too taste yum... But, these days, my inner self-don't allow me to eat fried food anymore. So, I found out a way, to enjoy these delicious crepes, without a guilt. #BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here . Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page . We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com . Thi...

It feels good to know, your friends are waiting for your posts. They keep on checking, and one fine day they will ask you, what happened why you are not posting these days... I was looking for your recent work... Well, well.. Here, I am.. Posting again with my Bundt Bakers group...  This Bundt, was created for necessity, but now became my favorite... Couple of things to note is... One you can never taste the tomato in the cake, because of overpowering taste of Cocoa. And 2nd, kid will never get to know, that their are something healthy hidden inside... It becomes a everyday struggle, when kids start picking veggies from their food. Mine hates tomatoes... If it is blended well in the curry, then that's fine.. otherwise she will pick those mini pieces from her food... I still don't understand, how she is able to see those mini pieces.. As a mom, we all try to give our kids enough nutrition.. sometimes, it works out, and sometimes we need to work harder, to give those l...

I like eating Arbi/Taro Root, but don't want to do the preparation, as if you start peeling Arbi bare hands, the itching will start, at all the places where ever it's juice touched you. So, to avoid that scenario, I boil Arbi, so that outer layer comes out without any effort. Few days back, when my mom was telling me about her lunch and Sukhi Arbi, I told her my problem of itching. She gave me a wonderful trick to avoid the itching, which you get after peeling Arbi. Apply few drops of Mustard Oil, all over your hand, and then peel Arbi, No itching will happen. It's that easy.  Being a working mom, I am always in a hurry. So, these curries comes as a rescue in dinner time.. I tried it, worked great. And made this awesome stir fry. Simple meal, in a simple way. Sometimes, this simple food, looks like a blessing. So, here is my way of making Dry taro or Sukhi Arbi, whatever you want to call- Ingredients you need- Arbi (Small Taro Root)-250 gms Onions-...

Well, I am back, after a long break. Wanted to come back earlier, but somehow wasn't able to accommodate writing in my schedule. Writing is something which, makes me refreshed, and I can share my experience with my friends. Somehow, I feel there is always something to talk about, something to tell, something to share. And this time, I have lot to share. In past few months, lot of things changed, for me. I started working full time. So, my daily schedule completely changed.  Like cooking and writing, designing is my passion too. my passion led me too, an architecture school, and it became my carrier. I always feel, one should select a carrier, which they love, then only they can give their full input. Happy from my work, but to make myself completely satisfied, I need to pull some time from here and their and keep on blogging. I moved to another house. So, demanding job, demanding family, cooking, cleaning, setting up the new house and my determination to find out ti...

Life suddenly seems to got busy for me. I do took out time to cook, and bake. But, most of the time, I forgot to click the picture of these delicious dishes. And then 1 day, I realized my readers are getting compromised because of my schedule. So, I  decided to bake an easy and special cake for my readers. And came around this event of Bundt Bakers. The theme this month, is Hot Chocolate. Well, chocolate is my all time favorite. I even carry, few chocolate in my lunch bag. When,I do not get time to eat lunch, and I am hungry, Chocolate works as a great energy booster for me. This month's theme is Hot Chocolate, and is hosted by a wonderful cook and a baker, Tara, who also runs a blog, " Noshing with the Noland ." Check out some delicious recipe here by her. #BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving Bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all of our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest Board . W...

I wanted to bake a flavored bread loaf from a long time..... When, I say long time, it really means a very long time... Well, I had this desire from around a year.. But, somehow I was never able to do it... When I learnt this month's theme is whole grain, I knew what I am going to bake, as I have already baked it in my mind, lot of times.... I actually wanted to make Quinoa bread.... Right from starting everything was working perfectly fine... But, don't know where did I went wrong.. After coming out of Oven, the bread went down from the center... It was also tasting as it is half cooked, but I did bake it for 40-45 minutes, and the bread was brown in color, when I took it out from Oven... I need to again bake the same bread, and see what actually made my bread to sink in center.. So, I decided to shift for another plan, and bake bread with another Whole grain- Oats.... This one worked out perfect.... I didn't refer any recipe for this one, just worked on my instinct...