Although I was off from work, I did not do anything all day. But by the time Satish had come home from work, I had found out a salad and sandwich recipe that I wanted to make and also made an ingredient list. I have developed a habit of cooking only after S gets home. [...]
Archive for March, 2005
29 Mar
Is the fish stinking?
Attention sushi and fish lovers! Someone send me an article from Slate today about the ‘real’ the health benefits of eating fish.After reading this article, I certainly couldnot let it go without posting about it in my blog. I have always considered fish a healthy option and when some one says that “well, that might [...]
25 Mar
Thoughts on biryani
Biryani was a big delicacy when growing up..reserved only for those special occasions like Easter or Christmas, this dish took hours of preparation. These days biryani is available almost everywhere and there are restaurants totally devoted to biryani.One such place is the Biryani Merchant in Banglore.
For me, biryani brings back mouthwatering memories of weddings and [...]
25 Mar
Good Friday
..Good Friday is here. Traditionally, we spend almost all day in church fasting, and when the services are over,there is kanji( rice with the broth in which it was cooked,)accompanied by few side dishes such as papad, lentils and a pickle. Usually the pickle is mango.
Since I had to be working, by the time I [...]
24 Mar
Eggplant lasagna
It has been some days since I have done any serious cooking. The last major dish I cooked was the eggplant lasagna. That was one delicious meal. I was looking for some vegetarian recipes as I had given up meat for lent(something I am used to from my syrian orthodox christian background).Me and S devoured [...]
20 Mar
Stainless steel….for the kitchen’s soul
OK..after months and months of deliberation I finally did it….I bought my first stainless cookware.I had put to work all the information I had researched on the net about finding the perfect stainless cookware….but they all come at such prices! I got mine from Bed Bath and Beyond and it is an Emeril cookware. Since [...]
18 Mar
Mastering the pound cake
When I got the call on Wednesday night to bring something in for St.Patricks’s day, I was lost! I did not want to buy anything from the store and there was no time to research recipes, and I definitely could not bring beer to work,especially with the inspection team that was in house. So, to [...]
14 Mar
Dining Indian Style
This weekend, thankfully we (me & S) were off from work. I spend the morning finishing my classwork and he had gone with a friend looking for a car. So, when we finally saw each other I was in the mood to cook something but he insisted we go out. I wanted Indian and he [...]
11 Mar
Asparagus Rolls
I had only read and seen pictures about this vegetable when I was in India…So it has been only about 2 years since I have tasted an asparagus and it was love at first bite. I have tried only the fresh asparagus but I have seen them frozen and canned. I try to stick with [...]
