I made this eons ago, but never posted the recipe as the picture didn’t look all that appetizing. Today while hunting through the drafts for my next post I realized that I only had chicken dishes in there. I am sure you guys have had a chicken overload by now, so I had to get [...]
Looks like I have been starting every other blog post with an apology. This time I have a genuine excuse for my tardiness. Over the past three months I have spent a good amount of time at the chiropractor’s office and with a physical therapist due to a constant pain in the neck. (And no, [...]
Phew! I got through the first two days of the second round of SBD Phase 1 successfully. Today was considerably better than yesterday both on energy level and on the cravings front. It is just going to get easier from here. I don’t think I’ll be able to post day-by-day menu and recap on the [...]
It’s been almost 5 months since I got off South Beach Diet. It was early March. I had reached my target weight; I was happy with the way I looked and the way my clothes fitted; I had learned all the basics of a good healthy diet which was sustainable; my body was well-conditioned to [...]
This one is a rather boring looking curry, but it was really tasty for a quick fix dish made with this and that from the pantry and refrigerator. I have never really combined chickpeas (garbanzo beans) with eggs before, I wasn’t planning on it this time either. As the chickpeas were simmering in the gravy [...]
Garlic spears are the flowery tops of the elephant garlic plant. Look how pretty they are! Raw spears have a really spicy garlic flavor, but it turns much milder once cooked. The more you cook the milder it gets! The texture is a little firmer than that of an asparagus, a little crunchy and [...]
Aval is the Malayalam name for flattened or beaten rice. Growing up, one of my favorite snacks used to be Aval Nanachathu (which translates to wet aval), which is just flattened rice mixed with grated coconut and jaggery or sugar. It is very easy to make, so it was a frequent tea time snack at [...]
I have wasted away another beautiful weekend doing absolutely nothing. I stayed in bed most of the past 48 hours, while everyone around me was doing something cool and exciting. Damn those social networking sites and the status updates! Reading about all the fabulous ways in which the others were spending their weekends made me [...]
I don’t have much to say today. I’ve been blogging daily for the past 5 days, which is a lot for someone who’s been doing just 4 posts per month since February. So I’ll just jump right into the day’s tally and the recipe. It was a really cheap day at $7.20, as the [...]
I am not exaggerating when I say that this is my new favorite dish! I have always liked chickpeas aka garbanzo beans aka Kabuli Chana, but the black chana which we call Kadala in Kerala has always been my favorite. I normally buy canned garbanzo beans only for quick fix dishes and for salads, but [...]
It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post. I’ve been doing so well this year, keeping up with my resolution of being a more active blogger and all. Like all new year resolutions, that one had a shelf life of exactly one month. On the same note, I couldn’t reply to many emails [...]
This is my last SBD weekly update post, till I get to my target weight. SBD has become a way of life for me, with occasional indulgences. In some ways I think I might be in Phase 3 already, but I still have 4.5lbs to lose, so I am officially sticking to Phase 2. Weight [...]
As I mentioned before, breakfast is my biggest challenge on South Beach Diet. I love eggs, but it gets boring really quick. I did try oatmeal, but I am not a fan. Thanks to everyone who offered different recipes suggestions with oatmeal, I still need to try those out. For now, I am alternating between [...]
It seems like we’ve been eating a lot of salmon lately. Well, why not? Salmon is a very healthy option for the South Beach diet. It is easy to prepare since there is literally no cleaning if you buy the filets. This fish is so versatile that I use it in breakfast, lunch and dinner [...]
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