I hope you had a great holiday season and wonderful start into the New Year. Am starting the new year on a sweet note. Baked a batch of Apple cinnamon muffins that have stolen the hearts of my family members. The aroma of cinnamon and the flavor of apple and chocolate chips make the muffins a special, tasty, homemade treat.

During summer, most mid day meals are usually light and many a time, its salad and large glass of a summer cooler or buttermilk, especially during the month of May. Today, I prepared a colorful, crunchy salad and a mint flavored lemonade for our mid day meal.

Nehal’s done with his exams a week ago and is having his friends drop by. Yesterday, while they played, cycled and screamed their lungs off, I got myself to bake in the sultry weather, quickly took pictures of the final outcome before they barged in with hunger pangs.

Today’s ABC salad is visually vibrant, crunchy, with sweet and savory flavors. In other words, simply delicious. I particularly enjoyed the combination of apple, broccoli and walnuts. The slight crunch of broccoli, dressed in balsamic vinegar is remarkably good.

Today’s salad is a fusion of 3 P’s, peas, paneer and peanuts. An outcome of whatever was available at home and it turned out simply fabulous! Finished with a generous amount of coarsely pounded roasted peanuts, the 3 P salad is one of the best high raw food salad recipes I have ever made.