For simple reasons as “grab & go snack”, banana is that one fruit that I feel the need to always have at home. But my house has also witnessed plenty of bananas going stale. Unhappy with that fact, and also because of coming across this quote “If you don’t like where you are, move! You…
I have a long list of recipes that I want to share with you all on the blog. The wontons in chilli oil, was one menu almost towards the top of that list. But I had to patiently experiment over and over to get that perfect flavour (if not 100% but something very close) of…
Summer time calls for recipes that keep you and your family hydrated and especially, one that is light on the tummy – unless you have plenty of time for a siesta. As a mother of three, I know sleep is one of those things we as parents miss the most. That’s why I am bringing…
The very amazing thing about food is that it allows you (your taste buds basically) to travel to any country you like! Today, in this post, let’s escape to Italy… Mamma Mia!! Italy spoils you with its choices. I have often heard my vegetarian friends complain about food when they travel but never about Italian…
My younger brother was hooked on spinach when he was a little boy, thanks to Popeye the sailor man and his habit of guzzling down tins and tins of spinach to upsize his muscles. It was not only him who doubled his intake of vegetables but there were as many as 20% increases in the…
Indian cheese also known as cottage cheese or paneer is an essential ingredient in many Indian homes. Although it is not very difficult to make, it does take a lot of time, so buying is a good option. Even when abroad, every Little India holds a fresh produce shop that will most definitely sell paneer…
“Poo Phad Phong Curry” When I was a little girl, my family moved away from Thailand. I remember my mom often mentioning how much she missed the stir-fry crab curry and she tried to replicate the flavours using all sorts of other kind of meat. You see, when we moved to India in 1997, seafood…
I read somewhere long ago, that a bowl of soup is a wonderful vehicle for vegetables. Have a look at the picture, wouldn’t you agree? Soup, whether it’s just like this one or of a single vegetable roasted and pureed; is an easy meal to put up to sustain the entire family, in one go…
Drum roll please … for the very orange, the very buttery – Butttttterr Chickennnn!!!! This is that one Indian curry you don’t grow out of. You loved it when you were little and you love it still. If you were like me, you would want to pass that love on to your little ones as…
In this post I bring to you a healthy, light and spicy-licious Thai green papaya salad or Somtam!! A lot is known to the world about this famous Thai salad especially the fact that Thai salads are “hot”. It’s true when they say, “The more the hotness, the better it tastes”. But the fact remains…