Exploring Tastebuds

I am officially on a diet now. Its the most difficult thing for me to do because its summers, I have my vacations on and FOOD IS LOVE! Oh lord, how can one not eat burgers, pizzas, noodles, rice, potato, etc?? But I am pretty strong headed this time! Soooo.. I have planned on having nutritious, moderate on calorie intake and GOOD food. At first, you can't think of much when you use the two words ( nutritious and GOOD food) together. But I work on the basis of ingredients when I make food. Hence, when one thinks that way, pretty inventive ideas can come across your head. I made Hummus, Roti and Mango Lassi today.   Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated in the comments below. Recipe:-  Quick Hummus Ingredients: 1 bowl boiled chicken peas 1/4th cup water 2 cloves of garlic Salt and Black Pepper to taste 1-2 tbsp olive oil Juice of Half a Lemon (2-3tsp) Method: 1.Just Blend it all together until a nice paste is formed. Add water to get the right cons...

Well goodfood is one website which  I keep looking up for new and nice recipes. This time I was looking for something made with lemons. So I found this recipe of little lemon meringue pies which fascinated me due to the golden meringue peaks and the bright yellow lemon filling. I gathered all my ingredients , changed he proportions according to my availability of them and went on ahead baking it. They are refreshing and sweet with a lovely shortcrust pastry crust. A must try! Ingredients: 100 gms flour 100 gms butter A lightly whisked egg 30+112 + 50 gms sugar Zest of 3 lemons Juice of 2 lemons 4 whole eggs 2 eggs separated few drops of vanilla essence Method: 1. Make the shortcrust pastry by first making a sandy mixture with flour, 50 gms butter, 30gms sugar. Knead and get the dough together using half of the whisked egg. Plastic wrap  and chill in the fridge for 30 mins. 2. Preheat oven at 180C. Take the dough, roll it out and...