Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Baking, Sweets & Desserts, Recipes, tagged birthday, chai, chocolate, dessert, Indian, PostAWeek2013, Shrikhand on April 12, 2013 | 3 Comments »
Chocolate Shrikhand with Cranberries – a decadent treat!
Can I just say, sheer decadence can be captured in a cup of Shrikhand, a Gujarati dessert of strained yogurt spiced with cardamom and other Chai spices. A spoonful of this heavenly dessert can always put me in a good mood.
Just give me a reason and I will make this dessert in a moment’s notice!
Presentation is pretty in a glass dessert bowl or cup.
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Baking, Sweets & Desserts, tagged chai, eggless, pineapple upside down cake, PostAWeek2013, recipe on April 1, 2013 | 6 Comments »
Chai Spiced Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Breakfast, tagged Breakfast, chai, Ghandi quote, PostAWeek2013, quinoa on January 18, 2013 | 2 Comments »
It is too often we easily slip into routines. Eat the same thing everyday without thinking, or do the same thing day-in-day-out just like being on a treadmill.
Arvinda’s Chai Spice Breakfast Quinoa
Mine is oatmeal for breakfast everyday. For many years Monday through Sunday I have the same morning oatmeal ritual, more or less, give or take.
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Beverages, Recipes, tagged antidepressant, chai, dark chocolate, drinking chocolate, mayan, PostAWeek2013, spicy on January 9, 2013 | 5 Comments »
I hope you don’t get me wrong advocating this Spicy Chai Drinking Chocolate beverage so early into the New Year. The Mayans may not have predicted the end of the world correctly, but they did know a thing or two about chocolate!
The Mayans were the first true chocolate aficionados embracing chocolate for its restorative and mood-enhancing properties.
A little dark chocolate shouldn’t upset anyone’s new year’s health regimens.
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Baking, Sweets & Desserts, Holidays, Recipes, tagged Canadian Living, chai, cookie, Diwali significance, Nan Katai, Nan Khatai, PostAWeek2012, recipe, saffron, shakarpara, spiced on November 14, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Diwali, India’s Festival of Lights is not complete without an indulgence of delicious foods!
Nan Katai (Khatai) is Indian shortbread. This recipe uses Arvinda’s Chai Masala for an aromatic accent.
Recently, I had a conversation with Nadine Sharon Anglin for Canadian Living about Diwali foods.
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Baking, Sweets & Desserts, Gluten-Free, tagged banana, bread, cake, chai, chocolate, Flour Power, garage, Gluten-Free, OilSeedWorks, PostAWeek2012, recipe on November 4, 2012 | 5 Comments »
High Protein & Fibre Chai Chocolate Banana Bread (recipe adapted from Flour Power http://www.oilseedworks.com)
As soon as we close October with Hallowe’en, exactly the following day retailers gear up for the holidays bombarding us with jingles, decor and everything red, white and green! I read Shopper’s Drug Mart nixed their Christmas music after customer complaints of being too early! It does seem a little early, doesn’t it?
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Breakfast, tagged apple, Arvinda's, chai, ginger, oatmeal, PostAWeek2012, recipe on October 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Chai Spiced Ginger Apple Oatmeal
My mornings are not complete without a bowl of steamy hot oatmeal, spiced with cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger–spices commonly found in Masala Chai. Arvinda’s Chai Masala is the perfect complement to oatmeal which can handle these aromatic and warming spices.
I can’t imagine a cold breakfast in the winter months!
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Baking, Sweets & Desserts, tagged cake, carrot, chai, cream cheese, dessert, frosting, Indian, PostAWeek2012, recipe, sweet potato on October 8, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Sweet Potato & Carrot Chai Spiced Halwa Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Years ago at the Harborside Organic Farmers’ Market we used to visit Round Plains Plantation for their organic sweet potatoes. Not only would I pick up a couple of delicious sweet potatoes, I would also sample some of their sweet potato baked goodies at the same time.
This reminded me I could use sweet potatoes in my baking when thinking of trying a new fall sweet recipe this weekend.
Posted in Arvinda's Chai Masala, Beverages, Turmeric, tagged avocado, Brian Douglas, chai, kale, post-recovery, PostAWeek2012, power, smoothie, Sweatshop Union, turmeric, workout on August 8, 2012 | 13 Comments »
This turmeric shake is a powerhouse and perfect as a post workout recovery drink (or should I say meal!).
The last while, evenings and mornings I was hanging out at a really cool place to work out called Sweatshop Union. Initially I must admit, the name itself intimidated me (to death!) and I didn’t think I had the juice in me to keep up with the workouts.
Posted in Baking, Sweets & Desserts, Recipes, Vegetarian, tagged birthday, chai, dessert, Indian, masala, PostAWeek2012, recipe, Shrikhand, Sweet on April 7, 2012 | 11 Comments »
Greek yogurt makes this one of the easiest Indian desserts to prepare. I love it!
Greek yogurt has made life so easy! It’s my perfect little secret for making Creamy Chai Spiced Shrikhand–my one and only favourite Indian dessert which I make only once every year…on my birthday!
