Yes, the name sounds a little ominous, I know. But give it a chance. Cauliflower has been proven time and again to be one of the most versatile ingredients in the world both in terms of cuisines and dishes – read: cauliflower pizza, cauliflower…
At the risk of sounding judgmental, I fail to understand why most people dislike vegetables - and this has absolutely nothing to do with the vegetarian-non-vegetarian debate! I have several pure-vegetarian friends who insist on removing the carrots and beans from a perfectly delicious…
Isn't it funny how when you are asked for a favourite memory, your mind tends to skip over the struggles and focus on the good stuff? Before I got married in 2012 was the period where I was struggling career wise as well as…
This post is about two of my favourite ingredients and two of my favourite Amchi dishes. I hope you tried the Saung and Talasani - trust me they are amazing! So, today, I am on to my fourth and fifth Amchi recipes - Bendi…
I never realised how much we food lovers in India take Indian food for granted. Most of us talk about eating authentic Italian, Japanese, Asian, American food, but rarely talk about authentic Indian dishes - me included. While we are all gaga over Indian…
Don't you love mushrooms? I love them. I love their earthiness, their squishy texture, the fact that they marry so beautifully with garlic and butter. You can make them a starter, top a bruschetta with them, use them in pastas, warm salads, with umpteen…
I was born and brought up as a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin. Sounds quite heavy duty, no? Otherwise called Bhanap, this small community is mainly concentrated in Karnataka and can trace its origins to Kashmir. Our cuisine, however, is anything but like that from Kashmir.…
So, I made Chicken Stroganoff this Sunday for brunch. It was beautiful and creamy. I wanted to cut through the creaminess of the dish. And what's better than a salad. But, I wanted something more sophisticated. So, I though of something rustic and fresh…
Okay, I couldn't wait to share this with all you readers out there! I had the most delicious lunch today - something that I have - as usual - been craving since I got some mushrooms home early this week. I picked up sage…
I haven't really been having a very good week - on the job front. But one of the highlights of my week was when a few friends came over for dinner. The day was quite hectic, and while I'd initially planned to start cooking…
The food world is filled with classic flavour combinations: apple-cinnamon, lamb-rosemary, garlic-almost anything, steak-onions, chocolate-hazelnut (read nutella), chicken-cherry tomatoes, tomato-basil-mozzarella and much more. Now, I love all these combinations, but then sometimes, the mind aspires for the unique; something you haven't tried before. So,…