A Beginners’ Guide to Olive Oil: Grades, How to Store and Health Benefits Manisha Sharma September 1, 2012 Cooking & How To http://youtu.be/wlk9WJeklFc?&rel=0&hl=en&fs=1 With our growing exposure to international cuisine, several Indians today are familiar with olive oil and have tasted it. We even see it on our supermarket shelves...
Chicken Soup for the Soul to Finally Aim for the Stomach with Launch of Noodle Soup Uttarika Kumaran August 29, 2012 Food & Health News It’s as if the marketing division at Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing suddenly ran out of ideas. Or they ordered in during a brainstorming meet and stopped mid-slurp to exclaim – ‘Hey, we forgot about chick...
A Foolproof Recipe for Homemade Mayo in 20 Minutes! Manisha Sharma August 28, 2012 Cooking & How To Commercially prepared mayonnaise might be one of your favourite condiments, but have you ever thought of making your own mayonnaise or mayo? Mayonnaise is very easy to make and the best thing about homemade ...
The Right Carbs can Help you Lose Weight Manisha Sharma August 27, 2012 Nutrition & Fitness Root vegetables like potatoes, sweet potatoes, yam are a healthy choice when not cooked in too much salt or fat. The popularity of diets such as Atkins and South Beach has certainly made carbohydra...
Fight Flab by Understanding Lean Muscle Mass Manisha Sharma August 23, 2012 Nutrition & Fitness As unfortunate as it is, once you’ve crossed your 30s, your body starts to show your age. Specifically in the build-up of flab, especially on your arms and around your waist. And you think to yourself – I’m goi...
Review: Mother Dairy’s Mishti Doi – Authentic Flavour minus the Traditional Clay Pots! Uttarika Kumaran August 22, 2012 Food Products & Beverages Mishti doi. This sweet yogurt or doi is one of those Bengali desserts that if you have tasted even once, you won’t forget – whether you like it or not. But if you do like it and have been wondering where to get...
Boost your Metabolism to Lose Weight Manisha Sharma August 21, 2012 Nutrition & Fitness Articles and videos pertaining to weight-loss and diets often refer to dieting methods, low-calorie foods and exercise regimens. But no one really talks about metabolism, metabolic rates and their connection with losing weight or at least to keeping it in check. Metabolism refers to the physical and chemical processes that happen naturally in our bodies in order to sustain life like breathing, tissue repair, digestion, the beating of the heart, thinking, laughing or really any sort of activity.
7 Smart Ways to Fight Afternoon Hunger Pangs and Snack Healthy! Manisha Sharma August 17, 2012 Nutrition & Fitness If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you must be familiar with those extremely sharp hunger pangs that hit you around 4.30pm – 5pm. And there’s always some junk food stored away in your kitchen cupboard or temptingly displayed in your office pantry that is sure to throw your diet off track. So here’s what happens – you stuff your face, wait for the guilt to surface, promise yourself tomorrow is the new first day of your diet plan and then repeat the cycle the next afternoon!
Food Trivia: Anzac Oatmeal Cookies – Australia’s Pride in WWI and now Serving India’s Jawans Uttarika Kumaran July 19, 2012 Food Products & Beverages 2 A few of us here at Real Reviews simply love our food. We also love food stories – you know, stories about how certain dishes or ingredients came into being, their evolution and why they became popular or faded into anonymity. So when one of us brought a packet of Anzac Oatmeal Cookies to our weekly meeting recently, it wasn’t long before we turned to Google to find out more about it.
Meet Manisha Sharma: Passionate Cook, Nutritionist and Fitness Freak Manisha Sharma July 17, 2012 Cooking & How To It’s so great to be here on Real Reviews and connect with food lovers out there who not only enjoy good food but also cooking it. This is my first time on a public platform where I am sharing my love for food. Until now, cooking has been a very intimate thing for me – it’s been a way to say ‘I love you’, to uncross a crossed sibling, to share myself with my friends and others, to simply say without saying. But to be here and share my recipes and thoughts on food is going to be an exciting journey that I can’t wait to begin. I’m a greedy sort and the more people I can share my love with, the better it is! If you haven’t guessed it yet, I truly believe that if there is one ingredient you can’t do without in the kitchen, it’s LOVE. So you’ll see it mentioned often in my recipes. This love doesn’t necessarily have to be love for a particular person. It could be reliving an old fond memory. It could even be just a longing for love which, when expressed through food, touches the hearts of those who eat it. It’s the best feeling in the world. Trust me on this! Perhaps as an extension of this personal philosophy, I’ve always had a special fondness for desserts from all parts of the world. But as I got around to making them, I would always get stuck because I couldn’t find many of the ingredients in India. Over the years, I’ve managed to find great substitutes that are easily available in India and which retain the original taste and texture of the dish. So get set to learn how to make Mediterranean kanafe, traditional English scones, patesis de nata from Portugal, Italian tiramisu and all your favourite types of cheesecake. You will also learn how to bake breads, yeast cakes, cookies and pies. Don’t be scared. I’ll show you how easy it is! Just one warning though – be prepared to have your house bursting with friends every day who’ll refuse to leave until you feed them something! One last thing – to cook good food, you have to feel good about yourself. So settle down to read my posts when you have some time to spare. By the window as the rain pours down, with a cup of coffee in your hand and a smile on your face. And remember to take that same energy with you into the kitchen when you try out my recipes. And please let me know how well you did and all the praise you got!