The men today treated me to a fantastic lunch at one of Boston’s hole in the wall places that serves authentic Vietnamese food (that’s what their Menu says) that includes a to-die-for fire-pot. We have been there quite a…
“Wait wait, don’t start on the curry yet,” Mr L8H’s voice crackled over into my ears through bad cell phone reception. I paused at the process of washing the recently defrosted cornish hens in my basin. I planned to finish…
It’s spring!! The colors are finally showing up. While the past two days have been the kind that visit New England every time the flowers are in full bloom, with overcast skies blanketing a downpour that further chills an…
Few posts ago, I wrote about how to make ‘roti/chappati’ at home. I posted a picture of dal tadka there with a promise to come back with the recipe. Thing have been on the crazier side since. Not that…
Most of you who have been following my blog know that I don’t dig peanut butter. So when a friend approached me to review a jar of peanut butter, I was obviously a bit hesitant. Good thing is my older…
I remember hosting my first ever dinner party. I cooked for about 20 people. The food was sufficient for about about five at the most. It was the most embarrassing affair of my life. Back in the days when I…
The clouds of cold are finally lifting from the horizon, slowly, but surely. The residue is there, in form of ice on the ground that has now solidified into rocks, blanketing the green brown earth underneath. That Earth…
Ina Friday is back. First Friday of the month already, how time flies! This time, I wanted to try something I had never tried before. I settled for a very interesting dish that called for caviar. I…
Long time back, while growing up in India, I remember the shock in one of my friend’s face as a young adult when she found out that we ate fish and rice at home almost everyday. She belonged to a…
A few days ago I had posted about how we bought our first house and how ‘bathroom’ had been one of right on top of the list of my priorities before reality set in and we settled for more house…
Unlike the popular belief, Indians don’t eat naan at home (I actually had a lady enquire about that to me a while ago and I was surprised, to say the least, but I realized that probably is the most common…
Cilantro based recipes are quite common in India, but not many of them use the roots, which is primarily found in South Asian cuisine. Cilantro or coriander plant is one of those very few annual plants whose every part can…
I have had quite a few queries from my readers on pool installations since my post on Salt Water pools here. Now, we bought this house with the pool already installed, and I have personally never seen a pool installation…
When we landed in US, we were provided an apartment by my husband’s company that had a beautiful restroom, hereafter called ‘bathroom’. We were awed by it. There was triple – yes three – sinks, topped by mirrors that ran…
It’s the first Friday of the month again! At least, it was. Two days ago. Every month, the first Friday, a group of an awesome talented bloggers make a themed dish from the famed chef Ina Garten’s…