White Chocolate and Nuts Burfi
White chocolate and nuts burfi is an easy and quick Indian flavored dessert.
Chicken Shawarma with Serrano-Garlic Yogurt Sauce
I’m a big fan of authentic chicken shawarma — a classic middle eastern style street food. Traditionally, to make shawarma, meat is cut into thin slices, stacked, and roasted on a slowly-turning vertical rotisserie. But, at home, in the absence of a vertical rotisserie, I use skewers and the grill. This recipe is very quick…
Apple Cider Mezcalita
Here’s a fall twist to the refreshing summer margaritas! I made it with spiced cider from Trader Joe’s and Del Maguey Vida Mezcal. On the rim I added just a hint of habanero pepper powder to the cinnamon sugar for some added kick to the otherwise smooth and sweet cocktail. It’s a hit in my home!
Fat-free Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
These dinner rolls are inspired from this Pumpkin Yeast Bread recipe from King Arthur Baking. I substitute fat free cottage cheese for the oil, add in some potato flakes and use only egg whites instead of whole eggs. The result is a set of extremely soft, delicious, fat free dinner rolls that are worthy of any Thanksgiving…
Fat-free Grilled Chicken TikTok Pasta
This recipe was inspired when the world was going crazy for the Baked Feta Pasta on Tik Tok. With a block of feta cheese in it, it surely was not something I was going to try to make. But the summer of 2021 has been exceptionally generous when it comes to tomatoes in our garden. So,…
The Nargis
This is a gin and orange juice cocktail, named after my friend who is very picky with her drinks. On her recent visit to Albuquerque, I got a chance to experiment with her to find the right mix of ingredients to curate a drink that she can enjoy anytime. After much trial and error, we…
Watermelon Basil Feta Salad with Honey Lemon Drizzle
This is such a refreshing, flavor packed yet simple salad for those warm summer days!
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Candied Lemon Glaze
This recipe is inspired from a recipe I found at Amy’s Healthy Baking. While her recipe is fabulous as it is, I do not care for Stevia, so made this with sucralose and erythritol. I also wanted to make the cake lower in fat by eliminating the already small amount of butter in her recipe. So,…
Fat-free Date and Semolina Banana Muffins
These fat free muffins made with semolina and whole wheat flour are perfect for a high fiber mid-day snack.
Grilled Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce
Summer in our house means a lot of hot peppers to harvest. I do not like most hot sauces sold on the market because of their sharp vinegar flavor. So I decided to make my own with the bounty of habaneros we got from our garden.