Author: Nayna Kanabar
A vegetarian influencer that loves to travel and discover new places.
Desserts~Indian
East meets West -Ginger and Mango Jelly with Mango Shrikand (Indian yogurt dessert)
In the UK the yogurt council launched for the first time Yogurt week during May. This was to bring awareness to the public about the health benefits of yogurt. Yogurt is one of my favourite ingredients and I use it daily in a lot of my cooking. The yogurt council have announced a competition to create and […]
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Snacks
Veggie Rice Balls
In the UK the yogurt council launched for the first time Yogurt week during May. This was to bring awareness to the public about the health benefits of yogurt. Yogurt is one of my favourite ingredients and I use it daily in a lot of my cooking. The yogurt council have announced a competition to create and […]
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Curries
Spicy Cauliflower Couscous
Spicy cauliflower cooked in a blend of aromatic Indian spices. Don’t be fooled by the name, there is no couscous in the ingredient list and the this recipe has NO couscous in it, only the name indicates couscous as the cauliflower is grated to resemble couscous. Ingredients 480 g cauliflower florets 1 small white onion […]
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Competition Win / Press
A surprise win with Betta living.
Earlier this month I had read about Betta Living who are supporting National Vegetarian Week which is currently running from 19-25 May 2014. To celebrate National Vegetarian week Betta Living had launched a competition to show that vegetarian food can be tasty, healthy and can be fun to eat. Since I am a vegetarian cooking and eating […]
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Arts and Crafts
DIY wooden boards
Food Props
Aged Wooden Boards -DIY backgrounds for food pictures
If you have been following my blog you will be aware that I have been collecting old scrap wood to create a collection of backgrounds for my food photos. In my last post I shared how I used pva glue and acrylic paint to create some cracked finished wood boards.In this post I am going […]
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Snacks
Spicy Cauliflower Tempura. #Betta Recipe
National Vegetarian Week is running from 19-25 May 2014. To celebrate National Vegetarian week Betta Living are launching a competition to show that vegetarian food is more than just tofu, nut roasts and quorn dishes. I am entering this recipe into the Betta Living Vegetarian Recipe competition to show that the humble cauliflower can be transformed […]
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Curries
Cauliflower and Peas Curry
Healthy and delicious Cauliflower and peas curry cooked in aromatic spices. Ingredients: 400 g cauliflower florets 100 g frozen peas 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chilli powder 1 teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon cumin powder ½ teaspoon coriander powder ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons passata (sieved tomatoes) 1 teaspoon MDH […]
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Arts and Crafts
DIY wooden boards
Food Props
Cracked finished wooden boards-DIY backgrounds for food pictures
I have recently started to put together a collection of wooden boards and textured finished cards to use as backgrounds for food photos. Often you see beautiful food photos taken on rustic aged wooden tables, boards and they look really great.I googled and watched you tube videos on how to create different finishes. With some […]
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Event Roundup
Taste of Tropics Event Roundup
Thankyou to everyone who took part in this event and sent some lovely recipes, here is the wonderful round up of the recipes. An InLinkz Link-up
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5-2 Diet
Salad
Sprouted Mung Bean Salad ~ 5.-2 diet
Protein packed Mung bean salad perfect for lunch side dish. . 1 bowl of sprouted mung Beans approx (250 g) (For instructions on how to sprout the mung beans click here) 1 small red onion finely sliced 1 small tomato finely diced 1 green chilli finely chopped 2 inch piece of cucumber finely diced 1 […]
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