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Nothing gets me more excited as a mom, health coach and foodie than families eating together on the family table. In our household, it’s not always possible to achieve this, especially on weeknights, but when we do, i’m overcome by warmth, fuzziness, the occasional bout of frustration and mostly, love. Naturally, a dish that everyoneRead more

On a recent visit to Hong Kong, Grandma, aka ‘Nana’, whipped up her famous Shepherd’s Pie. Based on the reaction of toddler and his friends, I knew the world needed this recipe! Thanks to beautiful, talented, hilarious, full of life Nana and her guest post this week, we can now all enjoy this nutritious, heartRead more

Badbad whaaaa?! Alright, let me explain. Growing up in India, we ate a boatload of lentils and beans, also known as legumes. Our family occasionally ate meat and fish so we weren’t vegetarian (many Indian households are) but we relied heavily on legumes for protein and other nutrients. My favorite legume dish was ‘badbadi’ (pronounded bud-bud-ee). I just loved saying itRead more

There’s more to ensuring your kids and family get enough calcium than stocking up on milk! We show you how to grocery shop in a calcium conscious way within and beyond the dairy aisle – all in the buzzing metropolis that is Hong Kong. My top recommendations when it comes to calcium conscious grocery shopping:Read more

I am overjoyed to introduce our guest blogger this week – my true love, my best friend, my inspiration, my mom. Spice Grandma has influenced me in the kitchen and in life in countless ways. I will never be able to recreate her culinary delights entirely but thanks to her recipes and her patience with me on long-distanceRead more

My favorite part of each spice series is the guest post, and this one is no exception. This month’s Spice Mama, Shilpa Agashe, is a dear friend whom I went to school with in India since age 4! Shilpa is a creative, intelligent, life-loving, beautiful mother, inside and out. A a software engineer working in an investment bank inRead more

Move over pepper, there’s a new King in town. For centuries, the Spice Throne was held by pepper, revered as ‘black gold’ during the peak of the spice trade for its flavor and medicinal powers. Pepper is very beneficial for health but it’s no exaggeration to say that the most frantically and widely studied spice for its health and medicinal benefitsRead more

Guest post alert! This one comes from an all around fabulous mommy of two gorgeous girls, one of whom is just starting solids! Priya Giri Desai lives in Wellesley, MA and is a creative genius both inside and outside the kitchen. When not cooking up delicious dinners for the fam and contributing recipes to publicationsRead more

  At a recent dim sum lunch here in Hong Kong, my 2 year old son, to my surprise and delight, reached for the plate of garlicky spinach. So far, his dim sum proclivities had included all sorts of delicious steamed dumplings but he usually eyed the green veggies with suspicion.  I hadn’t pushed theRead more

 Apologies for the delayed post my dear readers. A root canal and a subsequent tooth abscess shut down operations in the Spice Spice Baby kitchen last week. I did learn that ground clove rubbed on the gums can truly help a toothache which was fascinating. But we’ll get into that in our clove chapter. ForRead more