Speaking of traditions...

Speaking of traditions...

All through my childhood and teens I wasted a lot of time and effort in pleasing people around me. Somehow it seemed important to keep everyone else happy even if it meant neglect of one’s own happiness. Part of this behaviour could be blamed on nature but lot of it was nurture. In the environment in which I grew up a girl was never allowed to forget that she would one day go into another house and it was very important to be accepted by everyone there by winning them over with one’s kindness, generosity, and willingness to sacrifice and put one’s...

War on wastage

War on wastage

The madmomma wrote a very thoughtful and useful post on avoiding food wastage and how we could each do our bit to fight the food crisis. Readers of her blog know how difficult it is to add something to...

Beef Stroganoff with Red Wine, Dijon & Dill

Beef Stroganoff with Red Wine, Dijon & Dill

My culinary friend Tara tinkered and toyed with this recipe until she came up with this gem. She couldn't stop raving about it to me. I told her I wasn't crazy about beef stroganoff...the only recipe...

Mom's Greek Ribs

Mom's Greek Ribs

This recipe comes from the original notebook...my Mom's...the one my recipe notebook is based on. These ribs bring back so many memories. Our mouths would water when we knew Mom was going to make these...

The extinction of good manners

The extinction of good manners

I frequent a departmental store which has one swinging door to enter and exit through – you know the type you push from either side to open? Around this store you have two five-star hospitals, three or four offices of MNCs, and one of the top management schools of the country. Why are these details important? So that you know the type of clients that visit this store.You’d expect a minimum level of courtesy, manners and sensitivity from such people? Wrong.Every time I go there people are walking in and out of the swinging doors never once holding...

King Palace

King Palace

5829 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95824. (916) 456-8888"Eenie, meenie, minie, moe..." There's something about dim sum that brings out the kid in me. Maybe its the dizzying array of delicious dishes to...

Meme: Table Talk

Meme: Table Talk

I am continuing this meme at the behest of Shefaly and really loved doing this one. Thank you Shefaly.What’s your favourite table?Actually it is not a table but the courtyard at my grandma’s place where about 15 of us sat down to eat together , laughing, bantering and sharing. It was not about the food at all which was mostly simple home - cooked stuff; but it was about the feeling of togetherness, belonging, love and security.Otherwise it would have to be the one at the Taj resort Laguna Maldives – for the food, the wine, the service, the ambience....

It's mother's day at every meal

It's mother's day at every meal

When I was growing up, meals at home entirely consisted of Tambrahm home food. For lunch (eaten around 9 a.mon working days and around 10 a.m on holidays) we had rice, sambar, vegetable and buttermilk; Dosas, idlis, upmas and adais were for evening tiffin and dinner menu was sambar or rasam with rice and curd rice. Variation was only in the vegetable and the type of Sambar. The menu varied on festival days with special dishes to mark the respective occasions. Chapatis were still not accepted as a substitute for rice and bread was only eaten if...

Coconut Lassi

Coconut Lassi

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराWhen I had read about this recipe I hadn't thought that it would turn out such wonderful and dellicious stuff.. You must try this :)Ingredients1/2 Coconut1 Cup Chakka8...