Make Your Evening Snack a Lip-Smacking Affair

No matter how much you love your job, office can be highly tiring at times. Long meetings, pitches, boss’ ranting, client screaming – everything seems to take a toll. And after the backlash of a long day, comes the evening when you don’t feel like going out, meeting someone or even be around any human for long. At this time your kitchen and the ingredients available become your BFF! Here are a few things you can make at home to unwind the long day, happily!

1.       Sandwiches or Subs – This is certainly one the best options and is quite filling too. Plus you have the independence to own the dish in a unique way! You can either prepare a healthy sub or sandwich using fresh veggies, jalapenos or olives, or a sinfully delicious one with chicken tikka or aloo and pea patty, veggies, with cheese slices and sauce.

2.       Caramel Popcorn – Tune in your favourite sitcom or switch on a movie, pull up a blanket and munch on caramel popcorn or salted popcorn. You can easily make them at home, or buy them from a supermarket chain.

3.       Salad – For all those who keep a tab on their diet, salads is the perfect choice. Toss your favourite veggies with croutons and choicest dressings such as southwest, barbecue or honey mustard salad dressing, healthy snack it ready!

4.       Bun Omelette – A rather buttery, more of a guilty pleasure snack, this is another lip-smacking pick. Bun omelette on the side of filtered coffee is two worlds meeting together to give you the best of a dining experience. You can also spread some jam in the middle, and VOILA!

5.       Pizzas – Pizzas are the answer to everything, who cares what the question is! An Italian beauty in its true form, pizzas with shredded mozzarella, capsicums, onions, baby corn, olives and pizza sauce in India are pure love! It is definitely the best way to unwind a long day.

Cook and have delicious treats on New Year’s Eve

New Year’s just around the corner and everyone’s in full power decked up to celebrate the New Year in full zest with their loved ones.  Many of us indulge in festive sit down luncheons at home or splurge on lavish meals at the fully lit restaurants around the city.

No matter how creative all restaurants get with their menu, they are extremely crowded at the time of New Year’s Eve. So the better option is to organize a grand feast at home and have a gala party time!

Keep away from the boring dishes and spruce up some delectable NYE exclusive treats for all. We narrowed down our favourites. They are simple and nice. And will be devoured by all. Let us take a look and find out-

1.The good old chicken: The trick to have chicken is to marinate it for good 3 hours before finally baking/ frying/ roasting. What you include in your marinating batter makes the difference to the taste pallate. Don’t forget to mix in copious amounts of condiments in the batter like olive oil mayonnaise, recipe of which can be found on the internet. Season it with good herbs and pepper. Have cheese toasted bread on the sides.

2.Fried stuff: Fried stuff will always be a game up! None says no to it at the time of New Year Evening fiesta. Keep diversity of options to for everyone to gorge on. fry some spicy onion rings that tastes best with sweet chilli sauce, chicken wings, nachos with cheesy dips, kababs and margherita pizzas; to name a few.

New Year is all about new beginnings and expanding our knowledge. Cook your meals differently this year, sit down with very good, luscious and fizzy wines like chardonnay around the table and bid adieu to 2016 in style. Have a fabulous year ahead! 

5 Snacks You Can Eat While Commuting

Every day we strive hard to keep ourselves out there in the market, to save our jobs and to pay the bills. In this fast paced life, we have kept ourselves updated with every single detail on one hand, but on the other hand we have compromised on essentials. Eating breakfast is very important and yet we do not find time to sit down properly and enjoy a meal to the fullest.

To every black cloud there is a silver lining! So what is we cannot sit and eat on some days? Here are 5 items you can eat on the go –

1.Wraps or Rolls – One of the most convenient items to be consumed while travelling. Roll up a chapatti or bread with choicest fillings such as cheese, Greek feta, peri peri hummus, iceberg lettuce, chicken, low fat mayo, peppers, potatoes, onions and top it over with Thousand Island dressing India. Make it a tightly rolled wrap so that fillings do not fall out of them.

2.Bun Omlette or Bun Maska – Fry a bun in butter and cut into two halves. Spruce it up with jam, extra butter or an omelette – whatever delights your taste buds. Let the two worlds mingle into one in your mouth.

3.Calzone Pockets – Who hates Pizzas? We love eating it at any point and hour in life, but eating them while commuting is a big no. so how about trying their covered substitute? Doughy on outside, with cheesy, tangy fillings on inside, calzone is definitely your commute buddy.

4.Parathas – Because there can be no dish as filling as this one. Considered as our national breakfast, especially in the Northern states it is undoubtedly the best breakfast option. Stuff them up with potatoes, onion, cauliflower, peas or cottage cheese with pickle or chutneys smeared all over and roll them tightly.

5.Sandwiches – Yet again a simple, filling and a delightful option for the taste buds. You can make it as healthy or cheesy you want – choice is all yours. Fill up the sandwich with freshly cut veggies, salt and pepper with mint mayonnaise sauce. Recipe would be readily available on internet.

Breakfast ideas for those busy mornings

Weekdays’ morning hours are usually busy for all of us. Every task is managed in a jiffy. In the midst of cleaning the house and getting ready, there’s another task to be looked up to- to prepare a breakfast!
While most of us have kept maids to help us run errands, we possibly can’t depend on them to cook us food also, right? But we have jotted down our list of breakfast options that anyone can make quickly and can eat it even on the go, without any hassle. Take a look what’s it-

•The classic Veggie toast: A really healthy option for the ones who are diet conscious. Here’s the typical sandwich recipe- Take slices of the whole wheat or honey oat bread. Toast it brown, just the way you like it! Spread some Olive oil mayonnaise recipe on each slice, plentiful amount of ricotta cheese. Sprinkle salt and freshly grind pepper for taste. On the other side, take a pan and sauté some fresh veggies very mildly. Cut the vegetables and place them in whichever way on the bread. Your hearty sandwich toast is ready. It is conventional, classic and full of nutrients; enjoy while it lasts!

•Quinoa with fruits: Raw fruits become very monotonous every day! Sprucing it up with a scoop of quinoa can really fill all healthy goodness in your mouth! Take a cup of fruits and toss the quinoa into it! Spice it up with adding a sweet lime plus honey dressing! Voila, your quinoa fruit salad is ready! With freshness, healthiness and taste on point; relish it!

•Leftover salad: Salads are a perfect option to go to when nothing’s there in the kitchen and resource store! Prepare a salad of vegetables, and left over chicken chunks of last night. Dab a little Caesar dressing recipe over it for a delectable taste!

Put An End To Midnight Cravings With These Easy Recipes

There are multiple benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle. This includes eating right and following a regular fitness regime and adequate sleep. A healthy diet does not mean you should starve yourself; on the contrary this would work to your disadvantage in the long run. Eating healthy food increases productivity of your body, it makes you lively and active, it regulates your weight and strengthens your immunity. Healthy eating does not have to be boring and bland, here are a few quick recipes to help you make your diet healthy and yet delicious.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich – Marinate some boneless chicken breast in salt, pepper, garlic and chili powder. Grill the chicken and let it cool. Take 2 slices of toasted bread and spread some barbecue sauce on it. Cut up some salad leaves (lettuce, rocket etc.), some avocado and some tomatoes and onions. Place all of this on the bread and you have a wholesome, tasty meal. You can have this with a side of fresh fruits.

Pizza bagel – If you love pizza, but are watching your weight, don’t worry. There is always a healthier option. Marinara sauce recipe is easily available online and also in bottles. Apply this on a gluten free bagel, put some cheese and vegetables or meats of your choice and bake it in the oven for a few minutes, till the cheese is golden. This is a healthy and delicious option.

Fish Tacos – Choose whole-wheat taco shells for this recipe. Cut up some crunchy lettuce, tomatoes, onion and some salsa sauce. Use white fish like cod or catfish and cook it in a non-stick pan. Put this together and this makes another healthy and easy dish.

Crunchy salads can be made delicious and filling. Chop up some salad leaves, onions, tomatoes and avocado. Add some chicken or turkey to it and mix in some low fat dressings. You can even spice it up with some sweet chili sauce. There are many great sweet chili sauce recipes online.

There are many other options for healthy food – salads and soups that you can spice up with low fat dressings. Start your healthy lifestyle today. Veeba has some great sauces and dressings to spice up meals. 

5 Ways to Put Barbecue Sauce to Its Best Use!

Barbecue Sauce – the name itself instils the flavour of tanginess coupled with smoky hues. With winters approaching, a lot of you might be planning to throw a rooftop bonfire party with barbecue grills, fairy lights and a bunch of close friends but how about giving it a twist this time by preparing regular delights with barbecue sauce. Here are some dishes that can make you the chef of your fun group:-

1.Barbecue Chicken Burritos – Take some chunks of chicken and pour some barbecue sauce over it, saute with your choice of fresh vegetables and shredded cheddar cheese. Put the filling within tortillas and bam! You’ve gotten yourself a party.

2.Barbecue Pasta Salad – Though pasta is everyone’s favourite, but accept it or not everyone is bored of the same Alfredo and Arrabiata sauce pasta. Give it a new tinge with barbecue sauce recipe and toss boiled penne or fusilli and lettuce, onion, tomato and your choice of meat with the sauce.

3.Nachos – Nachos has always been everyone’s favourite snack. This time, replace the salsa dip and rather throw in diced onion, tomatoes and chillies with cheese and serve barbecue sauce as the dip.
4.Barbecue Meatballs – The most innovative way to liven up your party is by serving plates of meatballs lathered in barbecue sauce, along with soggy fries or mashed potatoes.
5.Barbecue Chicken Wings – Yes there is nothing innovative about this, but classics are irreplaceable. Serve chicken wings with sticky & fiery barbecue sauce, and serve with sour cream and side of celery sticks.

With these dishes, your party will definitely become a hit. Also, if you have friends coming over who tolerate no non-sense against their strict diet regime then you can try the fusion of barbecue sauce and best thousand island dressing with veggies and meat chunks and prepare sandwiches or salad. 

Watching That Weight? Here Are Some Recipes To Make Life Better

People are always in a hurry and hardly get time to grab a bite and fast food cannot be a regular alternative. Skipping meals or eating wrong is unfortunately not an uncommon occurrence in today’s world. Working hours are unreal in some sectors, leading to many diseases and deficiencies amongst people. However, there are solutions to improve the issue.

Flavourful food makes everyone happy. It is now very easy to make food taste good by adding different sauces and dressings to it. Some popular ones are – thousand island, mayonnaise, mustard, chili garlic, sweet onion etc. In fact the recipe for sweet onion salad dressing online. You can make these small efforts to make your eating habits better. There are very healthy options available in the market that are both delicious and easy to make – quinoa, wild rice, pasta made out of chickpeas etc. All you have to do is add some condiment to make it more attractive for you to relish. Skipping meals should not be an option and everyone should have a minimum of 3 meals during the day and as time is of essence, you can make certain foods that are easy to eat on the go.

Food in India has become very Westernised from burgers, to pizzas, to pasta and so on. Veeba is one of the leading brands selling delicious dressing and sauces; some of the best pizza and pasta sauces in India. Since there is such a wide variety of sauces, you are not confined to one type of food, you have multiple options. Items that fill up your stomach for a longer period should be your main priority such as – a sandwich or a salad with lots of vegetables, cold cuts and a few sauces. This will see you through for a few hours and is also a very healthy option as oppose to fast food. As said by Mark Twain “ Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like.” Good food always makes a person happy and you can always deal with situations better on a full stomach. So next time you think of skipping a meal, don’t, because meals are one of the best parts of the day.