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…
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!
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…
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,…
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…
This is such a refreshing, flavor packed yet simple salad for those warm summer days!
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,…
These fat free muffins made with semolina and whole wheat flour are perfect for a high fiber mid-day snack.
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.
Pork carnitas are the perfect filling for those taco night cravings. I use my Grilled Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce as base in this recipe but the recipe is pretty flexible and you can substitute it with any hot sauce of your choice for a delicious outcome. Of course, pork is a relatively higher fat meat compared to…