Speak up!

Speak up!

One advantage I had with my French teachers was that many of them were closer to my age and we developed a bond as friends outside the teacher -student equation. One of my teachers used to come from a residential school outside the city and I used to pick her up halfway and the drive to and from the Alliance Francaise used to give us a lot of time to discuss issues as parents and she also brought in her perspective as a teacher. Once we were discussing child abuse and I spoke about it as if it was a western problem and we in India, of course had...

Art of eating

Art of eating

In the past week many of us wrote about the kind of things we are judgemental about which also included what we cannot stand, what makes us avoid people,what grosses us out, what we positively detest in people. It is funny how a lot of us cannot stand something and yet there is a large chunk of humanity that continues to do that very thing blissfully unaware or insensitively insistent.Not much one can do- especially if one is married to a card carrying member of the opposite camp.Well, you can blog about it and take comfort in the fact that you...

10 million murders unpunished

10 million murders unpunished

10,000,000 female infants killed in the past 20 years in India. There are states like Haryana where there are just 760 females for every 1000 males.Causes: sex selective abortion, female infanticide.Why is there a preference for a male child?1. You need a son to carry your family name , to ensure continuity of your family line.What family name and lineage are we talking about when one is struggling to provide two square meals for everyone in the family? The only things that are being continued are more misery, poverty and perhaps some genetic disorders.2....

Judgementally yours

Judgementally yours

I get very worked up when someone makes a comment like "just the kind of thing THESE PEOPLE do". "These people?" What do you mean?How many of "those people" do you actually know who are like THAT? and what about the kind of things YOU PEOPLE do? I argue endlessly and I pride myself on my acceptance of people as they are for what they are. I consider myself non judgemental and as someone who defends the right of everyone to be the way they want to live their lives.And then The Madmomma decides to expose me by asking me to list what I am judgemental...

Note

Note

Ajoy has left for US today for couple of months.. So the main person to taste and certify my recipes isn't here.. Apart from that Ma and baba (in laws) are also here.. So not cooking anything :) Just enjoying food by ma :)Result is experiments are stalled for some time.. So I might not be able to contribute much here but will try and posting stuff atleast once in 2 weeks...

Muttor Bhaji and Samosa

Muttor Bhaji and Samosa

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराMom use to cook muttor samosa quite often and that was, is and will always be one of the best snacks item by her :) Everytime she prepared it my help/contribution :D...

Mochii Yogurt

Mochii Yogurt

1530 16th St, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 441-2601Saturday night while hustling over to Nishiki to meet some friends, I noticed a convergence of folk across the street at the now defunct Fuel location....

Corn Pattice

Corn Pattice

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराThis one is my mom's recipe.. It turns out amazing and kind of easy to cook compared to the way it tastes.. I don't remember exact recipe that my mom uses because when...

A cupful of heaven

A cupful of heaven

I am looked upon like a bit of a stranger when I visit my relatives and it is coffee time. While their tastebuds are getting ready for a treat alerted by the smell of fresh decoction dripping down the...

Corn And Mango Chaat

Corn And Mango Chaat

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराThis one is my own creation :) I just love raw mango with red chilli powder and salt.. Also I like corn chat with chilli powder, salt and lemon juice.. So I decided...

Pudina Paratha

Pudina Paratha

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराLast sunday when I prepared cutlet I decided to try out pudina chutney.. I asked ajoy if he can get pudina.. And when I just needed around 3-4 spoons of pudina he came...

Roxy Restaurant & Bar

Roxy Restaurant & Bar

2381 Fair Oaks Blvd,Sacramento, CA 95825,(916) 489-2000My friend J. and I for years indulged in girls night out dinners where we went all out-- a bottle of wine, apps, main courses and of course desserts accompanied by a strong cup of coffee. For awhile these gluttonous feasts took a back seat to a hectic work schedule (me) and back-to-back pregnancies (for her). This Tuesday, we decided to resurrect our dinner night and chose to venture out to Roxy, the sister restaurant to downtown's hip Lucca.Although located outside of the grid, in a strip...

Dim-er Dhoka

Dim-er Dhoka

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराThis is one bengali recipe I learned while I was surfing.. I tuned it to my taste.. Dim in bengali means Egg.. Dhoka is Dhokala :) so its gravy of Egg Dhokala :) Egg...