The Spice is Right

You know it is the end of winter when you see produce like this at the market! But what to do with these tomatoes for a weekday meal? Someth...

Wonderful Sumi tagged me for this Food Bloggers Around the world meme. Just for that, Sumi, I have decided to emerge out of my blogging sabb...

Gujarati food is another unique cooking style in India. Majority of Gujaratis are vegetarians and their cuisine comprises of the simplest of...

For this week's ARF event, I prepared a one-dish-meal rich in not one, not two but THREE ingredients from the top 10 Antioxidant foods -...

Presented below is an editorial by Chandan Mitra , verbatum from The Pioneer . Then I shall present my 'thoughts' on it :) Tyranno...

How many times have we heard that India is a land of diverse culture? Experiencing diversity can be a very enjoyable experience, but learnin...

After my earlier post on the 'non'-Grape nuts ceareal, several bloggers kindly shared serving suggestions for this whole-grain pack...

Here is another in the series of using up stuff in my pantry to whip up balanced meals. A few thoughtful opening and closing of pantry and r...

This being Oscar season and all, I thought I would hand out of couple of awards of my own. First up, is the category of the Most Misleading ...

Another week gone by and it's Sweetnicks' ARF/5-a-day Tuesday again! This event has truly changed the way I approach my Monday nigh...

How Far Can I Push The Pantry... This is the question I have been asking myself. It has been almost four weeks since a visit to the grocery ...

It's Sweetnick's ARF/5-a-day time again! And, one the home front, this is our fourth week running without a trip to the grocery stor...

When I saw a recipe for this faux kheema on Bilbocancook's Smorgasbord , I mentally bookmarked it. Who wouldn't want to stretch thei...

Jowar aka sorghum is a gluten free, wheat free whole grain. I was blissfully unaware of the existence of this grain until MIL came into the ...

Using a variety of veggies and antioxidant rich food is a challenge for me on week nights. But cooking and blogging about them later is a gr...

Breakfast is a tricky time of day. When I'm rushing out the door, I want to be able to eat something that is super-quick and dirties the...

Even though I have acquired tastes for different types of cuisines and love food in general, I enjoy South Indian food in my own way. Infact...

Asparagus is one of those 'rich' vegetables that tastes simply great just steamed and topped with melted butter. It has traditionall...

Growing up in North India, the fresh vegetable choices in the winter were reduced to mostly cauliflower, peas and the 'ever-blossoming...

Hope everybody is relaxing and enjoying the holidays. I know I am! After a long time, I spent my afternoons in the kitchen, whipping up stuf...