Women Leading the Global Food Scene
Recipes and Recommendations from around the World
Nothing better than warm and cozy comfort food in the winter! Join us for another installment of Not Your Average Kitchen - The Winter Edition. Today’s woman dreamer, Renu Bhardwaj (@hey_renu) is a popular food blogger based in Glasgow Scotland. With over 22 thousand followers, her platform highlights her delicious vegan/vegetarian recipes and her passion for sustainability in the kitchen. Renu shares two must-try recipes for the cold weather, including a yummy tomato soup and her spicy masala roasties. Enjoy!
“Makan started because we were hungry for more. Specifically, more Malaysian food.” Join us for another installment of our global recipe series, Not Your Average Kitchen. Today’s women dreamers, Sue and Kate, co-founders of Makan Malaysia, bring mouth-watering, must try Malaysian recipes. Makan means 'eat' in Malay, and together they have set out to share Malaysia's history, art and culture through food! They also share two recipes (also vegetarian friendly) for a savory Sambalicious Curry, and a delicious Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng) Looking for some cooking inspiration this weekend, enjoy their story!
“Kashmiri cuisine has a wide range with certain qualities that set it apart from other cuisines of India. “ Today’s woman dreamer, Bela Kaul, brings you to the Kashmiri Kitchen. From Fried Sweet Bread (Roth) to delicious lotus roots, dum aloo (potatoes) and a mutton curry, Bela shares how she seeks to share her traditional recipes with the next generation and bring awareness of Kashmiri culture and heritage. To Bela, “success of a meal is in its appeal to eyes, nose and the tongue, meaning food should look great, its aroma should invigorate appetite and it should open up your taste buds.” Enjoy her story (and delicious recipes) in this edition of Not Your Average Kitchen.
“Cooking is a survival skill, everybody needs it!” We are excited to kick-off our global recipes series, Not your Average Kitchen. For this edition, we have Fusion Foods with three amazing chefs, Sandhya Nadkarni, Sihlpi Ranjan and Kiran Kewalramani From the air-fryer to sweet & savory, they bring three yummy recipes for all taste-buds to try this weekend. They share how they found their passions for cooking, and the stories and traditions behind their best recipes! Enjoy Not Your Average Kitchen, Fusion Foods Edition!
As we scroll through our social media feeds this holiday season, the beautiful food photos from our families, friends and favorite food bloggers always catch our eye. Looking to take the perfect photo of your holiday feast? We bring a popular London-based Food Blogger, Aniththa Ragunathan (@AniththaEats) to share her top tips for the holiday feast photo. Aniththa shares the exciting lifestyle of a food blogger, trends in the industry, and her favorite London Christmas traditions! A Must Read Piece for All Foodies!
One of the most popular quarantine past times has been cooking and baking. Families all over the world have tried new recipes and embarked on exciting food adventures, right from their own kitchens. As a global platform, we love to bring recipes from different countries. Today’s woman dreamer, Kesiana Nasto Gushi, born and raised in Albania, shares her family’s favorite traditional recipes, including a delicious baked okra and savory baked pie, known as Byrek. Looking for a culinary adventure at home this weekend? Enjoy her exciting recipes!
“The years flew by – school, college, grad school and it wasn’t until I was an actual adult that I began to cook with passion, hosting huge dinner parties for friends and family, creating gourmet dishes, all from scratch. People began suggesting that I cook professionally, and so I did just that.”Today’s woman dreamer, Shailini Sisodia’s has a true passion for cooking, and teaching her recipes to those around her. Shailini has taught multiple classes in the Boston area, including at the prestigious Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Kitchen and Boston Public Market, as well as with several cooking nonprofits. Looking to try something new this weekend? We bring you two of Shailini’s wonderful Nepali recipes. Enjoy her exciting story and delicious recipes!
Getting Ready for the Holidays? We kick off the season this weekend with Diwali. Though the festivities look a bit different this year, it is still the perfect time for food and family! Today’s woman dreamer, Sangeeta Pradhan, shares her healthy spin on traditional Diwali desserts, and how a strong passion for food sparked her wonderful journey as a dietician. A life-long passion for nutrition, Sangeeta shares her best diet secret. Celebrate Diwali with us, and enjoy Sangeeta’s story!
Simple, Savory and Healthy Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian Recipes from Lebanon with Hind Khodr.
Women who don’t leave out the Beverages and Desserts!
“When I searched on Amazon, I didn’t think see any Indian cookbooks that were truly beginner level. I decided to create my book for lovers of Indian food who are beginners and would therefore need a truly beginner level cookbook. My main goal is to reduce the overwhelm and her mission is to lower the barriers to cooking Indian food at home. “ Today’s woman dreamer, Mish Sen is the creator of popular Instagram food blog, Eats with Mish, and the author of Indian Kitchen Secrets: 52 Easy-to-Make Indian Recipes for Beginners. In this installment of Not Your Average Kitchen, she shares the inspiration behind her platform, reflects on writing her first book, and shares a must-try mango lassi recipe. Enjoy her story!
“I never felt like doing anything else, I just wanted to become into a professional pastry chef, and so I did.” Have you ever watched The Great British Bake-Off? With a life-long passion for baking, today‘s woman dreamer, Leyre Pedrazuela, is a Spanish pastry chef with over 13 years of experience, and a former contestant on Bake-Off: The Professionals. Leyre shares her exciting journey as a contestant, advice for beginner bakers, and her next big dream!
“I look for the story the whiskey has to tell. That first sip is always the strongest and I take my time with that whiskey letting it breathe.” Meet today’s woman dreamer, Rachna Hukmani, the First South Asian Woman to Found a Whiskey Company. Known for the immersive, multisensory, Whiskey In the Dark® experience, Rachna brings her passion and creativity to all things whiskey: tastings, pairings, and the interesting world of whiskey investing. She shares her dynamic and inspiring journey and advice for young female entrepreneurs.
Simple, Summer Sweets, Cocktails & Mock-tails for the Perfect Summer Weekend.
Hear from our Women Bloggers and Influencers
“When I searched on Amazon, I didn’t think see any Indian cookbooks that were truly beginner level. I decided to create my book for lovers of Indian food who are beginners and would therefore need a truly beginner level cookbook. My main goal is to reduce the overwhelm and her mission is to lower the barriers to cooking Indian food at home. “ Today’s woman dreamer, Mish Sen is the creator of popular Instagram food blog, Eats with Mish, and the author of Indian Kitchen Secrets: 52 Easy-to-Make Indian Recipes for Beginners. In this installment of Not Your Average Kitchen, she shares the inspiration behind her platform, reflects on writing her first book, and shares a must-try mango lassi recipe. Enjoy her story!
Nothing better than warm and cozy comfort food in the winter! Join us for another installment of Not Your Average Kitchen - The Winter Edition. Today’s woman dreamer, Renu Bhardwaj (@hey_renu) is a popular food blogger based in Glasgow Scotland. With over 22 thousand followers, her platform highlights her delicious vegan/vegetarian recipes and her passion for sustainability in the kitchen. Renu shares two must-try recipes for the cold weather, including a yummy tomato soup and her spicy masala roasties. Enjoy!
“Makan started because we were hungry for more. Specifically, more Malaysian food.” Join us for another installment of our global recipe series, Not Your Average Kitchen. Today’s women dreamers, Sue and Kate, co-founders of Makan Malaysia, bring mouth-watering, must try Malaysian recipes. Makan means 'eat' in Malay, and together they have set out to share Malaysia's history, art and culture through food! They also share two recipes (also vegetarian friendly) for a savory Sambalicious Curry, and a delicious Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng) Looking for some cooking inspiration this weekend, enjoy their story!
Ready to start dining out again in Boston as the Covid restrictions wind down? Today’s woman dreamer, Brittany DiCapua is the founder of Boston Food Journal, a popular Boston food blog with almost 50 thousand followers. As restaurants are opening up and summer around the corner, Brittany shares her top 3 favorite vegetarian friendly Boston restaurants, a must-try dessert spot, and what she thinks makes the Boston food scene special. Enjoy her story below!
Food as a Lifestyle - Vegan, Vegetarianism, Ayurvedic, Allergies and more
“The thali is being replaced by instant take-aways. The fast lifestyle, the boom in the food processing industry has disabled people and made them nutritionally lazy.” Today’s woman dreamer, Bhavna Patel, returns to Women Who Win, to share her recent journey in studying nutrition and in educating her audience on healthy eating and lifestyle. With her creative spin on traditional and fusion Indian dishes, she has built an audience of millions of viewers around the world across social media with her simple, fun, and eclectic recipes. She also shares her must-try poha recipe, and her key kitchen essentials. Enjoy!
“I often like to say, Ayurveda is the complete user manual of the game of life, where all guidelines and resources to live a wholesome life reaching one’s full potentials, can be found” In honor of Ayurveda Day 2021 (coming this Tuesday, 11/2), today’s woman dreamer, Pratibha Shah, an internationally renowned expert in the field shares how she discovered her passion for Ayurveda, one of the world's oldest holistic (“whole-body”) healing systems. A vast and exciting field, Pratibha shares how she is bringing ayurvedic practice outside of India, and her perspectives on how we can incorporate Ayurveda into our daily lives, particularly in food, sleep, and our discipline. A must-read piece for Ayurveda Day 2021!
“Always use authentic ingredients of any cuisine…use the best products from the best brands” In another installment of “Not Your Average Kitchen”, today’s woman dreamer, Asha Khatau, one of the world’s top chefs known for her use of authentic ingredients, and talent for making recipes vegetarian friendly without compromising on flavor. A well-known figure of gourmet vegetarian cooking, she is the author of multiple cookbooks and founder of Epicure cooking classes. She shares her top tips to beginner chefs, how she built her cooking empire, and one of her favorite recipes (Roti Canai and Malay Curry) Enjoy her story!
“My obsession with eating right and working right continued… I would keep paper cuttings of any and every article that was published on health, nutrition and exercise.” For this week’s Women’s Health Wednesday, today’s woman dreamer, founder of SelfCare, Suman Agarwal, shares essentials of nutrition including the most important vitamins, nutraceuticals, and diabetes/insulin. A family-run business, Suman shares her exciting journey in creating Selfcare and how she treats her clients all over the world.
Looking for the perfect summer recipe this weekend? Today’s woman dreamer, Arielle Cole, a Florida-based gluten free food blogger shares her delicious cheesecake apple recipe. With over 25k recipes and a challenging personal journey with Celiac’s Disease, Arielle, shares how she dreams to be a voice of the gluten free community! Enjoy her story (and recipe)!
“But I love bread, pizza, and beer…” For this week’s Women’s Health Wednesday, today’s woman dreamer, Dr Arshiya Seth, shares her expertise on gluten free and Celiac’s disease, as May is Celiac Awareness Month. Celiac disease is one of the most underdiagnosed medical conditions. From proper testing to adjusting life style habits and how to talk to your doctor, Dr. Seth shares addresses our burning questions about the condition. Inspired by her newborn’s struggle with dairy allergy, Dr. Seth seeks to learn more and empathize with those struggling from Celiac’s. An informative piece, enjoy her article below!
“I never felt like doing anything else, I just wanted to become into a professional pastry chef, and so I did.” Have you ever watched The Great British Bake-Off? With a life-long passion for baking, today‘s woman dreamer, Leyre Pedrazuela, is a Spanish pastry chef with over 13 years of experience, and a former contestant on Bake-Off: The Professionals. Leyre shares her exciting journey as a contestant, advice for beginner bakers, and her next big dream!
Have you ever dreamed of running a marathon? Can you be a runner or an athlete as a vegetarian? Today’s woman dreamer, Ami Ambani, of Mumbai, has run marathons all over the world, as a vegetarian. Marathon runners have to follow a disciplined and healthy diet, and as many of the meal plans are protein-heavy, it is a true challenge for vegetarians. Whether its running or other athletic pursuits, Ami shares her essential guide on what to eat before, during, and after exercise for all vegetarians!
Emotional Eating. Most of us do it. As a culture, we all suffer from some level emotional eating, whether it be stress eating or comfort. Today’s woman dreamer, Tara Whitney, author of Hungry: Trust Your Body and Free Your Mind around Food, shares her expert tips on how to fight emotional eating urges in your daily life. She sheds light on crucial issues: body acceptance, shame, signs and symptoms, how to find other ways to process emotions, and how we can soothe ourselves without food. An informative and relatable take, enjoy Tara’s story below!
“Happy thoughts, Positive vibes, and Eating right” is my mantra. I believe in focusing on good karma and eliminating the junk in all forms, thoughts, vibes and food. If you’re happy from within, you glow naturally.” Today’s woman dreamer, Jasmine Soni, is a former model, a realtor and a mother. She shares her essentials for creating a clean and healthy lifestyle in 2021. From building healthy habits into your daily routine, to applying age-old traditions, Jasmine shares her personal health journey for skincare, weight management, exercise, a positive mindset, diet secrets, and her sample meal plan for success! Jasmine’s Tips are Perfect for Crafting Those New Years Resolutions! Enjoy her story, and have a wonderful New Years Day!
Let’s talk All Things Allergies. Today’s woman dreamer, Dr. Aleena Banerji is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, Clinical Director, Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Director of the Drug Allergy Program. She shares her personal story and why she chose to pursue allergy medicine, as well as her expertise and perspective on the most common allergy questions, including desensitization, the exponential rise in food and nut allergies, allergy testing, and common symptoms and conditions to look out for. Thank you Dr. Banerji for this valuable insight!
'“Food as Medicine”.. Today’s woman dreamer, Sneh Jaisingh, has a passion for helping people build a their dream healthy lifestyle. Looking at food as medicine, Sneh is the founder of NutriAge, an online nutrition platform providing consultations, blog posts, nutrition calculators and more. Her fascination for food and nutrition stems from childhood, watching her mom put together different treatments in her kitchen pantry. Sneh shares her simple and effective guide to clean living for all age groups, from her perspective as a nutritionist and certified Lifestyle Coach. She also shares secrets to living and eating clean during Covid-19, her thoughts on the everchanging fitness trends, and her next big dream.
Let’s talk Business (and food!)
“Mom, I don’t have any of your recipes for when I go away on my own. I am going to miss your cooking and our family dinners probably most of all.” The format of a “cookbook” took shape in my head over the next few weeks” Today’s woman dreamer, Amy Matuza, is the author of Food for Thought: Twenty Minute Recipes from Mom. Based in Andover Massachusetts, She is quite the multi-faceted woman, with experience as a concert pianist, lawyer, strategic business consultant, and Mount Kilimanjaro summiter and more. In this interview, she shares how her children inspired the book, and two of the must-try recipes [including a vegetarian Chili with cornbread] Enjoy!
“I want to make Monsoon Kitchens the favorite Indian food brand for America.” Meet today’s woman dreamer, Swati Elavia, founder of Monsoon Kitchens, a top Indian frozen food brand sold across supermarkets. With over 14 years in the food industry, Swati learned the art of the food business through her work as a research nutritionist at General Mills and studying Food science at UNC. Swati shares how she built her food empire!
“Over the past four years, we have collected and donated over 15,000 snacks that would have otherwise ended up in landfills.” today’s women dreamers, two high school students, Sia and Simi Gandhi, are on a mission to address the growing issue of food waste and provide snacks to communities in need across the globe. Inspired by an eye-opening trip to Kenya where they saw food inequity first-hand, the sisters launched their nonprofit, “Give Back with a Snack” They share their vision for future young leaders and their top tips to other young, budding social entrepreneurs looking to start their own initiatives. With a motivation to be the woman leaders of tomorrow, they state, “To us, women empowerment is taking it in our own hands to accomplish our dreams. Women empowerment is not waiting for someone else to give us an okay, but to fearlessly do what we are passionate about.” Enjoy their stories below!
“I had gone vegan to help the animals. At some point, I realized that what I craved most of all was a classic New York deli sandwich – so I wound up creating Unreal Corn’d Beef. I thought it was just going to be a recipe I’d share on my blog until enough people started telling me, “Try to make this into a business!” And it became a thing!” Inspired by 100 years of New York Deli history, today’s woman dreamer, Mrs. Jenny Goldfarb, is the Founder of Unreal Deli, Home of the World’s First Plant-Based Deli Meat. From successfully pitching on Shark Tank, bringing on Mark Cuban as an investor, to how she balances being a mom entrepreneur, Jenny shares her journey as a female founder! Enjoy her story below!
“I look for the story the whiskey has to tell. That first sip is always the strongest and I take my time with that whiskey letting it breathe.” Meet today’s woman dreamer, Rachna Hukmani, the First South Asian Woman to Found a Whiskey Company. Known for the immersive, multisensory, Whiskey In the Dark® experience, Rachna brings her passion and creativity to all things whiskey: tastings, pairings, and the interesting world of whiskey investing. She shares her dynamic and inspiring journey and advice for young female entrepreneurs.
Have you watched one of Bhavna’s Kitchen & Living cooking videos? With her creative spin on traditional and fusion Indian dishes, she has built an audience of millions of viewers around the world across social media with her simple, fun, and eclectic recipes. Today’s woman dreamer, Bhavna Patel, shares her she built her digital Indian Cooking empire, what inspired her to post her cooking videos on Youtube, and the challenges she and her family faced along the way upon immigrating to the U.S.
Dine-in became take-out. The dining industry changed overnight during Covid-19. Today’s women dreamers, Indu Kaur and Kiran Wadhwa, share their story of running top New York Indian restaurants during this time, and their journeys as women in the restaurant industry. Check out their story below!
Give your immune system a boost with these plant-based recipes that are packed with vitamins and nutrients to help you stay healthy and happy with homemade juices, hummus, and an amazing coconut curry.