Dixie Crossroads is a seafood restaurant in Titusville, Florida, that we ventured into after reading rave reviews about it on the web. Located about 15 miles from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, this place offers old world charm and a…
Before I start, let me remind you of my anniversary contest going on – do enter to win cash prizes. Contest is open to everyone around the world. To win $100 (Rs 5000 appx), make a new post and for…
About a decade ago, I used to follow an Indian television soap opera called ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi’ ( translated – There is no one like Jassi). It was a remake of the famous Colombian serial Yo Soy Betty, la fea. JJKN,…
When Shama Nagarajan, our SNC Challenge 6 host for Northern team from Easy2cook recipes, posted ‘Karupatti Appam’ as our challenge for the month of April, one look at the ingredients and I knew I was in trouble. I did not…
Early last year, I assured my younger son Imp Jr, that he could have a Pool Party for his birthday. It would have to be in June, three months after his actual birthday, because it would be too cold…
Have you had a chance to visit Nazneet at Coffee and Crumphets? You haven’t? Oh dear! You have NO idea how much you are missing out on. Nazneen makes cooking at home look glamorous, and yet so at home.…
Winter holidays as a child meant visits to the extended family and a never-ending brouhaha with cousins and their friends, who of course would also become our friends by default for that short duration. It also meant…
Hello everybody! I am happy and of coursed honoured as well to guest post here today while Minnie is spending some well deserved time with her family! Minnie had asked me a while back if I could share…
Maureen from Orgasmic Chef is on my blog today, guest posting for me. I cannot begin to tell you how honored I feel. Maureen was one of the earliest food bloggers who showed me what food blogging should be…
Do you have sweet cravings for no reason? It’s been bothering me for a while. More so when I browse through these fabulous blogs that post one fascinating sweet after the other. Most of those recipes are often beyond me…
Today is very special. X-tra ordinarily special. Why? There are three reasons for it. Make it four. a) I married my soul mate today 14 years ago. b) It is 4th Dec in US, so tomorrow is 5th Dec.…
My trip to India is underway, and while I put my hair down, paint Kolkata red, and have a blast, I hate to think you all are missing out on my treatise on wisdom 😀 NOT. OK, so maybe nothing…
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! To celebrate Thanksgiving, I decided to make some different sort of cookies, that would blend the old world American dessert with old world Indian flavors.
Have you ever heard of Diwali? We Indians kind of go bonkers over this festival. You can call it our Christmas. We clean houses, paint them new, dress them with beautiful lights. We pray to Goddess ‘Lakshmi’ for prosperity and…
“Sandy’ badgered us for 14 hours straight. However, the actual wind gusts and incessant rains didn’t really bother us as much as I had thought it would. It was like any other normal storm, only that it lasted for…