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Skinny Avocado Smoothie

June 2, 2014

I have been ill *sniffles*. In-fact I am still not well but I am getting better gradually. I was running a temperature and was coughing as loud as a godzilla (yes, they are LOUD), lots of sniffles and I couldn't eat anything. You could have shoved a plate of hot pipping cheese fries right in my face and that would have not tempted…

Dessert Quick and Easy

Two Ingredient Nutella Mousse

May 29, 2014

Bonjour Nutella lovers! This is your lucky day!!!! (four exclamation marks seems so less) So today we are doing an easy peasy two ingredient recipe!! This recipe is GOD sent because you can literally whip this up blind-folded!! Can you sense my excitement already?! With all these exclamation marks, if you still couldn't feel my excitement, I figure that you…

Breakfast Healthy Quick and Easy Soup/Salad Vegetarian

Corn and Avocado Salsa

May 26, 2014

Hello Skinny People on the blog! Hope everyone had a fulfilling weekend. So how does it feel when someone calls you skinny? I think in the past, it would have been quite offensive but thanks to those darn sized zero models, being skinny is considered cool now. It's the "in" thing and basically fashionable. I am pretty sure that zero sized models…

Meat Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

Easy Cottage Pie

May 22, 2014

Dear all, Kindly take note that Shepherd's pie is made with lamb, wherelse Cottage pie is made with beef. I find it disturbing when there is beef in my shepherd's pie and lamb in my cottage pie. I do consume both lamb and beef, but I NEED to know which one I am consuming. It irks me when I wanna buy…

How-To’s and Tips

Tips for Baking Cookies

May 20, 2014

During Eid, I always get a lot of guests asking me as to how I get the nice crunch on my cookies. There is always a debate going on in my mind as to what are the actual steps that I take to ensure that my cookies are crisp and remain crisp. This is the reason as to why I…

Meat Quick and Easy Soup/Salad

Delicious Skinny Chicken Stir Fry and Corn Salad

May 20, 2014

THIS IS A MUST TRY. THIS IS A MUST TRY. THIS IS A MUST TRY. Fullstop. I am confused. Confusion number one: I do not know as to what I should call this corny thing. I thought corn salsa would be a good idea, but then the instincts are saying, “does it even resemble a salsa?” I mean, where is the cilantro, onions etc? Salsa…

Others

The Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake

May 17, 2014

This is the second dessert post I am doing for this week (yikes) and it might be time to branch out! Anyways these wasn't something that I baked this week itself. #throwback. The calories have been burnt looooong way back. At least that is what I believe. I am going to be pretty busy this weekend. I would be making a…

How-To’s and Tips

20 Tips for Baking Better Cakes

May 15, 2014

I often get questions as to how I bake such soft cakes. I am basically self taught. I have either learned from the books or from some baking professionals on the web or television. As far as I can remember,I rarely had any problems with the texture of my cakes. I thought I would just share the basic steps that I practice…

Dessert Ramadan

No Bake Creme Brulee

May 14, 2014

If there is a competition between the celebrity chefs, I would be holding Nigella's banner in my right hand and Jamie Oliver's banner on the left. There are a few other chefs that I really like; Donna Hay, Anna Olsen and Rachel Allen but my favorite would always remain Nigella and Jamie O. I have tried more of Nigella's recipes…

Quick and Easy Ramadan Vegetarian

Roasted Garlic and Pumpkin Hummus

May 12, 2014

Just as how Maya Angelou had said "the beauty of a woman isn't in the figure that she carries or the clothes that she wears. The beauty must be seen from in her eyes, because that's the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. To all the beautiful mothers out there, a very happy Mother's Day to you. Despite…