- 12 Strawberries
- 2 Lemons
- 100 ml sparkling water
- 1 tablespoon stevia sugar
- 1 cup icecubes
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Strawberry Lemonade

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Monday, 18 May 2015
White Chocolate Chip Orange Cookies ~Secret recipe challenge 18th May 2015
This is my assignment with the Secret Recipe Club.The aim of the club is that you are allocated a blog from which you have to select a recipe and try it and blog about it. For the month of May my assigned blog was The pajama chef written by Sarah who is a librarian and has a passion for baking. She claims that she would happily wear pajamas 24/7 I guess that's got something to do why the blog is called The Pajama Chef.
I was browsing through the recipes and immediately fell in love with the Chocolate Chip Orange cookies. The only changes I made were that I used white chocolate chips instead of brown as I accidently picked up the wrong ones whilst shopping. The cookies turned out delicious and I am going to make them again very soon.My work colleagues said three dozen were not enough when I took them to work!!!!
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla essence
- 2 teaspoons Orange Juice
- 1 tablespoon Orange zest
- 3 1/4 cup Plain Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 2 cups White chocolate chips

A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.
National Vegetarian week and giveaway for Optimum 600 Juicer
Monday kick starts National Vegetarian Week, its a week where people are encouraged to try and incorporate a vegetarian diet in their meal plan be it for a day two days or the week. I have been a vegetarian all my life and I find that vegetarian diet gives me a healthy lifestyle, its good for skin, hair and nails and enables me to have healthy cholesterol levels and a healthy heart too.
If you too want a try a diet change, this blog has many varieties of vegetarian recipes from Indian to international dishes. Why not try and have a vegetarian day, do check out the wide variety of mouth water dishes in this blog and test the benefits of a vegetarian diet.
To get some inspiration and recipe idea for vegetarian dishes around the world check out some wonderful recipes by clicking on the links below:
Chinese Cuisine
Caribbean Cuisine
French Cuisine
Greek Cuisine
German Cuisine
Goan Cuisine
Gujarati Cuisine
Indo- Chinese Cuisine
Italian Cuisine
Kenyan Cuisine
Lebanese Cuisine
Malaysian Cuisine
Morroccan Cuisine
Mexican Cuisine
Nepalese Cuisine
Singapore Cuisine
Tunisian Cuisine
Even if you are not totally vegetarian , it is a good lifestyle change to incorporate 5 fruits and vegetables into your daily diet, whether it be cooked form, raw, in salads, smoothies or juices.
Carrot, Ginger and Plum Juice
Kale, Kiwi and Orange Juice
Plum Beetroot and Apple Juice


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A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Carrot,Ginger and Plum juice
- 2 large carrots
- 1 Braeburn Apple
- 1 inch piece of fresh ginger root
- 8 Red plums

A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.
Saturday, 9 May 2015
Mixed Tarka Dhal with Kale
- 1 cup Chickpea Dhal
- 1/4 up Moong Dhal without husk
- 1/4 cup Split pidgeon peas Dhal
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon Garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon Fresh green chilli paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon Chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Fresh coriander leaves
- large handful Kale
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 600ml Water
- 1 Medium tomato
- 5-6 slices Toasted Coconut

A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Freezing Vegetables and Dr.Oetker Ristorante "Freshness Frozen" campaign
Being a vegetarian, incorporating fresh fruit and vegetables in my family's diet is of paramount importance to me. I prefer to use fresh herbs, fresh fruits and vegetables in all my recipes when ever possible. On occasions, I find that some ingredients are seasonal or I only want a little quantity of it in my recipe and it can be expensive buying a different set of ingredients for every meal.
To make sure that I always have the freshest ingredients in my recipes and to avoid waste, I have started to freeze my herbs, vegetables and fruits so that they are readily available in my kitchen all the year around.
Most foods can be frozen, the benefits of freezing food is that you can retain their nutritional value, colour and flavour. Freezing vegetables that are in season is also a good way to budget, you can often buy them in bulk at a nominal cost from markets especially if you shop at the end of closing time and the produce is reduced for quick sale.
Vegetables frozen straight after picking will have all their nutrients locked in immediately so that you benefit from them more compared to other forms of food preservation.
I am very keen on freezing in my kitchen so when I read about the Dr.Oetker Ristorante "Freshness Frozen" campaign I was totally mesmerized.
The picture above is a pizzeria made from four tonnes of ice opened, for one day only, outside London Liverpool Street railway station, to promote the nation’s favorite thin and crispy frozen pizza brand. It was crafted from 34 huge blocks of ice and using 3,400 litres of water.Can you just imagine what a spectacular sight this must have been?
This magic was created by Ice experts from Glacial Art Ice Sculptors, who spent a month making the ice cubes and then spent all night setting up the pizzeria in time for surprising the morning commuters. Each block of ice contained the essential ingredients of classic pizzas suspended within its frozen walls, which passers-by could watch in awe .

The designs in the ice were made using real peppers, chilli, salami, ham, pepperoni and various herbs, which were all placed individually in the water by hand and held in place until the ice began to freeze. Sadly I missed seeing this amazing creation but below you can see a video of exactly how it was put together and how it looked when completed.
I also freeze homemade soups, vegetable stocks, chutneys and many emergency meals such as pasta bakes, stews and pre boiled pulses which makes preparing dinner after a long day at work easy and simple
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Frozen fresh fruits are perfect for making icecreams and smoothies.I freeze over ripe bananas, mixed berries, mangoes and freshly grated coconut.In the summer when tomatoes are available in abundance, I wash the overripe tomatoes and puree them for freezing which are perfect for making soup, pasta sauces or adding to stews and curries.
The freezer is also handy for those moments when my family want a quick sweet treat or I have a surprise visitor for coffee, I always have some frozen cookie dough that can be made into delicious cookies in a short space of time, providing the perfect indulgent treat.

A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Pistachio and Rose Biscuits~ sugar free
Pistachio and rose a match made in heaven. These delicious biscuits are not only pretty to look at they are totally sugar free. The sugar added to them is the Natvia sugar which is plant based and made from the stevia plant. Its 100 % natural with no artificial colours or flavorings, its low in carbs, tooth friendly and fructose free too with no bitter after taste.
- 480g / 16oz Plain flour
- 240g / 8oz Salted butter at room temperature
- 240g / 8oz Natvia natural sugar
- 90g / 3oz Pistachio
- 1 level teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
- 60 ml Milk For the icing:
- 2-3 drops Pink food colouring
- 90g /3 oz Natvia Icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon Rose Essence
- 1 -2 teaspoons water( as required)
I was sent samples on the Natvia sugars to try , all the views and opinions in this post are my own. I found that the baking sugar was really good and worked well in the recipe, however the icing sugar formed a very grainy icing and it was difficult to pipe with it so I don't think it would be suitable for a big icing project although it was ok for small cookies and icing cupcakes. We also tried the sugar in tea, coffee and cereal, the sugars tasted fine and we did not get any after tastes so they are a perfect substitution for recipes that require sugar.We will definitely make the change to this healthy sugar.
I also made a peach Frappe and used natvia sugar to sweeten it you can see the recipe here.

A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.
Round Up ~Lets Cook for Easter
Thankyou to everyone who participated in this event and sent in all the lovely entries.
Here is the round up:

A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.
Friday, 1 May 2015
Kachumber- Gujarati Salad
In all Gujarati households there is always some form of condiment or salad that accompanies the main meal. Kachumber is a simple salad made with shredded cabbage, tomatoes, coriander and green chillies tossed in lemon juice, salt and a pinch of chilli powder.
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- 120g / 4oz Green Cabbage
- 10 Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Green Chilli
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1 sprig Fresh Coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon Chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt

A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.
Announcing event Lets Cook with Peas
For the month of May , I am going to run the event using the humble veg peas. Inviting all foodies to create vegetarian (eggs allowed) recipes with peas and link them here.
To Participate:
1.Prepare a dish vegetarian dish (eggs allowed) please link your dish using the linky below by entering your Dish Name and Post URL
2.Please link this event announcement with your entry, this is mandatory.
3.Use of logo is not mandatory but it helps to spread the word if you can post it..
4. Multiple entries are allowed, archived are only allowed if reposted and updated with this event link.
4. In the event of problem using linky you can email me the entry at simplysensationalfood@gmail.com
Please use this format
Your Name:
Recipe Name
Recipe URL
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A food fanatic with a passion for creating , cooking and sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds. A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated.