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Category Archives: Tips to make daily food healthy

What is Isabgol or Psyllium Husk?

January 2, 2015by apsara 9 Comments

I had heard of the health benefits of isabgol or psyllium husks before but it was when I found them at Trader Joe’s, that I actually looked into it and […]

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Easy Homemade Almond milk with Omega juicer

December 15, 2014by apsara 12 Comments

Yay! I have been able to make creamy almond milk in just 20 minutes- no blending, no messy straining with cheesecloth overnight, and no nut-milk maker. Just used my Omega […]

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Juicing, Tips to make daily food healthy

Homemade clarified butter (ghee)

November 7, 2014by apsara 18 Comments

Angie @ the Novice Gardener, this is for you! At last week’s Fiesta Friday party, she brought up this topic of making ghee. I thought I would post this basic […]

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Did you know there are 2 types of Coconut Oil? (The Oil dilemma- part 2)

September 27, 2014by apsara 9 Comments

In my post “The Oil Dilemma“, I had concluded that the best oil for high temperature necessitated by Indian cooking is organic canola oil. Because it is non-GMO, has a […]

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Dulse sea weed flakes- a natural source of iodide

September 4, 2014by apsara 7 Comments

Have you heard of dulse? It is a sea vegetable just like kelp and nori- rich in iodine. I found these flakes in a health store. It looks like chili […]

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Healthier shortening

July 10, 2014by apsara 3 Comments

Here’s a review of Spectrum brand organic shortening, that can be used in place of regular shortening. Crisco, the widely used vegetable shortening may claim that it has 0% trans […]

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Easy-peasy spinach roti and some useful tips

July 7, 2014by apsara 32 Comments

Being a south-Indian, it took me a while to learn the art of making good rotis. I once had a Gujarati roommate and her mom used to make these awesome […]

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Main course, Tips to make daily food healthy

8 steps to make the daily salad on a budget

March 17, 2014by apsara 9 Comments

A couple of friends requested me to post ingredients of the salad I make on weekday mornings. No fancy dressing, just whole ingredients that I buy once a week within […]

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Appetizer, sprouting, Tips to make daily food healthy

the oil dilemma

February 13, 2014by apsara 16 Comments

I have been pondering over this question: what is the best oil to use for various cooking purposes? Oils contain fat, which is either saturated or unsaturated. Saturated fats are […]

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Nutritional Yeast- a storehouse of B vitamins

February 5, 2014by apsara 4 Comments

Did you know about nutritional yeast? It is a great source of B vitamins especially B-12 which is hard to get for those on a vegetarian or vegan diet. It […]

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