On days that M is working away from home all I manage is to cook for little S and finish off what he  does not and eat some left overs or ma...

The typical Indian dinner table is incomplete without it's usual set of pickles and  chutneys. At my Mother's, we have a  s...

Hello All! It's been a while since I posted anything. I was in a semi-comatose state.. kinda. The new year did not start off as well as...

When it comes down to the absolute basics, there is nothing like Daal - Chawal (rice) and the glow of comfort it spreads. On many evenings...

"And what are you making for dessert?" I asked "Sweet curd" she said. "Adding yogurt culture to sweet milk ?"...

Ooooh ! the evenings are cold! At least for me. And what better reason to make some *hot* rasam and sip and imagine a howling wind and ratt...

As a child, whenever we went to a restaurant for dinner, we ordered the same thing, every time, Aloo Palak, Chana Masala. My parents are EXT...

Lisa groaned inwardly as the waiter set down my order on the table. As soon as he went she said, "please, promise me you will behave...

My Mother cooks with toor / arhar , mostly. I have wonderful memories of Mom ladling hot ' amti ' , mixing it with steaming rice a...

What happens when you move (temporarily) to another city in another state? What happens when you initially plan on staying 3 weeks and that ...

A lot of new couples and families have recently come to our city, some have moved into my apartment complex and I've had a good time ...

An oft heard statement in a Marathi household is, " pithla bhaat karte, lavkar hoeel" ( I will make pithla and rice, that is qui...