T he last week, I have been desperately trying to stay off carbs in my diet. Not an easy feat for aluseddho-bhaat loving Bengalis. Bu...

M ung Bean is BIG in Ayurveda. As I read through I see whole green mung(moong) dal referred to having magical and powerful effects. It seem...

Y esterday I had two uninterrupted hours to myself, bang in the middle of the day, a rare opportunity on a week day. I could have taken a m...

P relude I am the kind of consumer who is pro organic because my primary concern is safety in food . Though due to cost and restricted avai...

A couple of days back I was driving to the mall with Big Sis S in the backseat. A lot of things were going through my mind including how be...

I am done with my challenge, it ended on Saturday. I had a glorious lunch to go to on Sunday so I ended it one day early, no harm done. ...

W hat are meal plans if not to be altered ? So after eating grilled and baked for two consecutive days my heart was craving something fiery...

My packed lunch today I had other posts in mind for this week, posts that have been sitting in my draft. But then something happened l...

W e are done with 7 days of Challenge , woo hoo. Am I glad or what. Saturday with all that fasting- shasting I was pretty crappy and so was ...

T oday is Day 4 of The 7 Day Challenge , it has been good so far. I am not missing my grains any more, I have become paranoid about going g...

Today was ok. I definitely craved all kinds of grains from Biryani to fish and rice but that was all in my mind. I sacrificed my mornin...

I will be on the 7 Day Challenge from tomorrow. The husband has kindly agreed to be with me "for better or for worse". I picked i...