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2016-03-19 18:53
I was in hibernation as the wind turned cold and the days got short, making each day a mad dash from one warm place to another. Packed, moved, unpacked yet again and in between all this my p… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
There is no fun in blogging anymore. Once upon a time, there were few blogs and there were few bloggers and being food crazy was frowned upon. Hence there was this thrill in writing lustily… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The dog days of summer.. long hot days, humid days, a handful of thundershowers.. well.. any day a better summer than last year's wet, unseasonably cold summer.Someone left a comme… Read More
2011-11-11 13:39
It's Fall outside my window, yellowed leaves falling constantly, spreading a golden carpet in the woods behind, denuding the trees one leaf at a time. A burst of color everywhere, but this t… Read More
2011-11-04 16:18
Left to myself, I would never have learnt cooking beyond variations of Ramen noodles or as it is called in India..Maggi. A scrambled egg, some spinach, some kimchi, a lot o… Read More
2011-09-24 12:27
Some curries are traditional... plenty of coriander, plenty of coconut milk, a whiff of spices, an amalgamation of masalas...They taste the best with the salty coastal air, the rush and the… Read More
2011-08-07 12:51
Ramazan has already started ... It's a time to focus, to exercise self-discipline, fast, along with being religious and praying and contemplate. Ramazan is not about the food.. lets not make… Read More
2011-07-27 21:17
This is a story I have angling to tell for a long time. The main characters are Aleesa and Haleem..kind of like Heer Ranjha, right? It could also be delusions brought on by the heighte… Read More
2011-07-27 21:17
Posting here after a while since I couldn't think anything to write about and didn't feel like cooking too. My stories of our culture and home food fueled this blog and when my mind was preo… Read More
2011-06-27 11:27
Idiappam or rice noodles with a potato stew is the perfect light breakfast for a summer weekend, especially if the idiappam is already made. This white stew or ishtoo as we call it, is made… Read More
2011-06-19 11:01
Fastest recipe ever..Broccoli is a vegetable I started enjoying after coming here..but now have it in the fridge almost always. It doesn't take well to being over cooked or being smoth… Read More
2011-05-16 18:13
The dough has to soak in the oil for at least 3-4 hours to loosen the dough.The dough is stretched to become paper thin ..should be almost see thru like a tissue.Gather up the sheet, l… Read More
2011-03-28 02:33
Do you have those days when you suddenly crave an ada or a pacha aracha sambhar or a kallumakai nirachathu, a particular payasam..... you haven't made it in a while and you can't… Read More
2011-03-18 13:38
How do you like your cup of tea or coffee.. with sugar or without?....and what do you like with it? something sweet or something spicy? Do you have it watching TV or with a book ? Or in the… Read More
2011-03-16 02:58
A whole lot of prayers and wishes going towards Japan and its catastrophe. As heartrending the earthquake's visuals are, the radiation's aftermath will be worse. Hope they contr… Read More
2011-03-02 22:36
It's funny how our family dinners now are getting dictated by my kids more and more. Growing up here, they are more attuned to the western recipes and prefer that to most of the recipes I lo… Read More
2011-02-02 00:15
Another snow day, another winter storm warning for travelers... snow, freezing rain, sleet, ice, in any combination you like.. its a winter chaat buffet. The snow days are great, beautiful i… Read More
2011-01-14 14:46
The weather outside is frightful, but i feel so delightful....:))Ah... one of the comforts of the winter is the warm kitchen.. the same kitchen that used to swelter me in the summer is now a… Read More
2011-01-14 14:46
Back from a trip to my hometown, a short and hectic but immensely memorable trip. Got stuffed with a lot of good food, all home made and yummy, just in time to make the Ramazan fast a necess… Read More
2011-01-14 14:46
My coconut macaroons fetish is set in all things coconut.. coconut burfi, ada filled with coconut, plantains filled with coconut, flattened rice or aval mixed with coconut, ari undas, coconu… Read More
2011-01-14 14:45
Ah! A new year is already here.. where did the year go? In the Malayalam new year, which begins with Vishu, the big deal is Vishu kani... the auspicious first thing that you see w… Read More
2011-01-14 14:44
Calicut Crabs washed and ready to go.Crabs simmering in the spices.The Final Product..A mass of legs and hands..Back after a hiatus, and as usual there is a writer's block, staring into a em… Read More
2010-12-02 15:39
2010-06-29 02:47
The winner is here .. someone has a hit a lottery.. well.. not the mega one but still $100 is worth smiling about.Now that the winner is being announced, I know most of you are going to go b… Read More
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