Season’s special : Java apples / Rose apples?

With the onset of summer, more and more summer fruits have started coming into the market may it be watermelons, wild berries, ice apples/ tadgolas or beautiful java apples. Even though some of these fruits have been around for a long yet some don’t know about these delicious fruits. So here I am sharing with you one such summer fruit-java apple.

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A fun trip to Mahabaleshwar

‘Traveling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”- Ibn Battuta

Last-minute plans always mean fun, chaos, adjustments, and adventures. So last year around this time we had one such impromptu trip to Mahabaleshwar.

We took the late-night bus to our destination and somehow managed to get a booking at a hotel called Treetop. Little did we know that our hotel was in the middle of nowhere, I mean somewhat in between Wai and Mahabaleshwar city with barely any means of travel unless you have your vehicle or like travelling by the local transport.

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Food Wastage

Food Wastage and Smart ways to avoid it.

Food wastage/loss occurs at various stages of the food supply chain. Although we may not be able to completely stop food wastage or loss, we can definitely play our part in preventing food wastage at the household and individual level.

As per the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, One-third of the food produced for consumption is lost or wasted globally which is around 1.3 million tons of food. It also states that HUNGER is one of the biggest challenges in development.

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Egg Bites: Protein-packed, delicious snacks

My latest obsession is trying out the different recipes on my cast iron paniyaram pan. The paniyaram pan also known as appe pan, is mainly used to make paniyaram/appe.

One of the easiest and quickest recipes you can make on a paniyaram pan is Egg bites. A dash of protein from eggs and complex carbs from oats, makes for a quick snack or breakfast option.

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Food for trekkers: A ready reckoner for making the journey easy and memorable.

“Travel teaches as much as a teacher.” ― Amit Kalantri

Treks and travel teach you many important lessons, may it be life lessons, survival lessons, relations, or even food. One of them is, when you go on treks, make sure you eat right.

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