The Pink Café

Parfait pronounced as "Parfae" in French means Perfect, and there is no doubt how this dish got that name. It is a perfect blend of its ingredients which touches all senses of your taste buds, sweet, sour, crunchy, crispy, nutty... And good thing is we can have it guilt free if made with right ingredients and proposition. Parfait is such a flexible dish where you can master the ingredients yourself and you won't go wrong about it. Its easy and a fulfilling dessert which everyone would love and you can save your efforts for your other courses in meal, if this is planned for dessert :) Traditionally Parfait is made with a custard cream as per wiki, but all the later ones and YouTube videos shows the Greek Yogurt, fruity layers, the healthy one. To make it more healthy, I added honey as substitute to sugar. So you guys know, weekends are my time to pamper myself, and while pampering I don't want myself to go overboard and over do and put on my pounds. Parfait save...

Soya halwa or Soyabean halwa, the name itself sounds so healthy and of course whoever would like to have a healthy version of halwa can give a try to this great dessert. I came across this guy very accidently, and if you guys remember my earlier post on Soya milk, this is where the secret talked about in that post getting uncovered. So anyone have any hunch? Ok let me reveal the truth. It was when I was about to throw away the remains of soya milk preparation, I noticed that what I am going to throw away isn't a waste, but having as much as nutrients in soya bean. What if I can preserve it for something, or is there any way I can make a recipe out of it. If you see recently I am doing lots of research on North Indian halwas. So when I say North Indian , it is very much different from Kerala style. What I feel is North Indian halwas are easy to make and doesn't have to be so much conscious about the 2 thread consistency and all, which we have to be very much careful in...

This weekend as most of the times, the mood was set on to "cooking healthy at home" and if you would have read my last post you would know there is a long list coming your way. So I thought, why not start with the dessert in the spread, keeping in mind all my friends having a sweet tooth 😃 I am a big fan of fruit flavored yogurt, coz I think its a healthy substitute for your ice cream cravings. So my weekly shopping cart would have a couple of yogurt added on every time. I love Epigamia and Danone flavors, which I feel is healthier than the other brands available in market. The rich smooth creamy texture of Greek yogurt with the fruit flavors and sometimes lucky to bite the fruit bits inside is a heavenly feeling. I can see the question mark on your faces, "Did we think this much while eating a yogurt". It is my way of enjoying things, I go to the intricacies to see the worth of a product, and since food is my passion, you can see such detailing about food in f...