This
week is a flurry of excitements, beautiful inspirations, new beginnings, a
delicious toast to celebrate friendship, and a peek behind the screen.
My
very first guest post, featuring two recipes to enjoy outdoors during the warmer spring days,
is published at this utterly beautiful and inspiring space, Flavour Fiesta (FF). Also fun was to
share the moment, answering a few questions with the gorgeous author, Divya.
Divya
Yadava is the talent behind Flavour Fiesta. Food
engineer by education, now living in Toronto, she began her career as a
business analyst. Soon she quit her job to follow her heart and pursue her
true passion. Result? Flavour Fiesta and her stunning e-magazines, promoting
healthy eating habits for a happier and healthier life.
I’ve always been a very visual person, and
when I first discovered FF, I was utterly impressed. I love Divya’s simple but
beautiful styling, gorgeous sunlight photographs, friendly, inviting voice.
While I can never resist the beauty of her space, it is her magazines I've
quite fallen in love with, I confess. Her latest spring magazine is simply stunning, don’t miss
it!
I couldn’t be happier when we finally
connected, and she asked me to write a guest post for her incredible
blog.
I aimed for something
beautiful and healthy, something that would fit into her charming space without
askew.
It’s
the time of the year that inspires us to put on our strappy sandals and crisp
white dresses, make merry in the blooming outdoor gardens, and dash off to the
seaside, dreamily slipping by the hours in the lull of golden sand and crashing
waves—bliss. And most of all, it’s the time for lovely get-togethers with a few close
friends, enjoying a tasty bite, as glasses are filled and refilled, to share
the moment, before this beautiful season slips through our fingers.
I’m
excited to share two of my simple, but favorite recipes, influenced by my
Indian roots. Curried chickpeas salad is a delicious twist on one of the most
popular North Indian dishes, chana masala. And the cold beverage is a delightful thirst
quencher with tropical ingredients like pineapple and passion fruit, commonly found
in the backyard gardens of our homes in Kerala.
passion fruit ice |
The salad is an awesome mix of nutritious,
delicious, and satisfying; it’s quick and simple too. And there’s so much to
love about the drink—sunny yellow color, tropical flavors, heady
scent—everything screams sunshine and beauty. Bonus? It’s vegan, gluten-free
and dairy free too—sure-fire winner!
Serve them on their own, or together, for a small
gathering, goes down well for any occasion.
Hungry for more? Check out the recipes,
pictures and interview at Flavour Fiesta,
and don't forget to soak in the beauty of Divya's utterly gorgeous and inspiring site!
I love the imagery that you created. I am sold. beautiful pics and great recipe. Congrats on the guest post. I love Divya's work and I think her e mag is top notch.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anu, you words mean a lot to me, xo. And yes, Divya's magazine is a killer!
DeleteSo refreshing and cool drink !!!
ReplyDeleteoh yes, it's totally refreshing :)
DeleteIam totally impressed with ur pictures.cant take off my eyes from it.loving it.
ReplyDeleteAw thank you Savitha! Long time, hope you are doing wonderfully!
DeleteDivine pictures.. I am dumbstuck!
ReplyDeleteServe It - Pressure Cooked/Slow Cooked
Aw, you are a sweetheart! Thank you Krithi!
DeleteWonderful clicks.
ReplyDeleteBella y exquisita bebida refrescante y su ensalada muy saludable,maravilloasa imágenes,felicitaciones,abrazos hugs,hugs.
ReplyDeleteWow, what pictures dear, falling in love with them..
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your guest post with Flavour Fiesta, Oh yeah! I just love her site and when I saw her magazine, I was speechless, it was so amazing. Your recipes and photographs will fit perfectly in her site, they are gorgeous as usual :)
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Divya and Flavor Fiesta is amazing! And thanks for the kind words Ayeesha!
DeleteThanks for introducing the beautiful Flavour Fiesta ........absolutely gorgeous. The pineapple passion chiller looks so colorful and refreshing. Luv the chick peas too ...
ReplyDeleteFlavour Fiesta is a beautiful space with great content, you'll fall in love! And yea, these are two of my favorite recipes :)
Deleteawesome flavor fiesta....yummy
ReplyDeleteHeading over to DIvya's space right away... Photos are so bright and colorful!
ReplyDeleteYummy..Nashira you are awesome... love it..
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are amazing. I love your pineapple passion chiller - I'm so thirsty! Teh curried chickpeas salad looks delicious too, Nashira! I enjoyed reading your answers to the interview. :-)
ReplyDeleteSweet of you to say so, Nami! I really enjoyed working on this post with Divya :)
DeleteBeautiful pics , the chick peas salad is tempting me
ReplyDeleteFab pics ...looks so gud
ReplyDeleteI love a delish & healthy recipe! And as always, your photo is amazing!
ReplyDeleteJeez is this heaven on earth??!!
ReplyDelete..then you must be the angel!!
DeleteExcellent clicks, pineapple passion chiller n chickpeas salad looks so delicious.
ReplyDeleteOmg, mindblowing chiller, wat an exotic combo..Seriously loving that salad..
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Nashi for writing a lovely guest post for my site! I had a blast working with ya!
ReplyDeleteThe pleasure is mine Divya!
DeleteJust read your interview with Divya. It was very enjoyable. Love, love your plating, presentation and photographs. The chickpeas salad would be a major hit at my place.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your lovely encouragement, you are so sweet! Please do try the chickpeas, it's one of my family favorites :)
Deleteyum yum, wat a super tempting salad recipe.
ReplyDeletenice pics dear.
maha
love the blend of colors in this post and those pineapple are cut so cute .. like puzzle blocks!
ReplyDeleteA refeshing drink and mouthwatering dish! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
i love the channa salad, and that colour u got on the chiller, amazing!
ReplyDeletewow what pictures. I ma dumb. This is amazing. Thanks for the lovely post.
ReplyDeleteHi Nash!
ReplyDeleteSorry I was a bit away the past days from the web. I had tried to comment a few times here on your earlier post but blogger has been playing wierd recently or my internet connection (lets blame reliance).
Anyway...
Love the idea of pineapple and passion fruit chiller and what u did with the pineapple chunks is a huge eye catcher. The curried Chickpeas salad is another killer dish, which I ll make one of these days. Its so hot here! I need light foods.
Wish you a happy Easter nashira! =)
I love how you used the vibrant colors..Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJust came over from Divya's where I was happy to see you featured! It's nice to learn more about you.
ReplyDeleteThese look very very delicious and the clicks are a feast to the eyes. I loved the different shapes of pineapples.
ReplyDeleteBoth looks lovely! Awesome clicks as always!
ReplyDeletethat chiller looks and sounds awesome! if you havent already, I would love to read your write up a how to on how to capture these backlit beautiful pictures! :)
ReplyDeleteThis chiller seems to be awesome for summer! I'm thirsty just looking at it
ReplyDeleteYummy...this looks soooooooo good..;)
ReplyDeleteTasty Appetite
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ReplyDeleteLook this up. This site itself is very good for those seriously interested in photography. Hmmmm I guess it's time you pushed hubb for an SLR hehe!
WOW! I am impressed!! Your pictures are taken so beautifully and love the chiller. So good for our hot weather here :)
ReplyDeleteEverything looks absolutely beautiful! I love it :)
ReplyDeletedelicious looking drink and salad
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, Nash!! My stomach is growling. Oh so loudly.
ReplyDeleteOff to check out the post at lovely Divya's blog :)
Wow...Wonderful picture!!Interesting recipe here :)
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Everything looks so beautiful...springy & summery. Would love to try passion fruit sometime..never had it!
ReplyDeleteMhh, really guest post worthy! I just wish the weather and temperatures would allow me to eat outside comfortably without a big jacket. :(
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