I was reading this post on Slate about vanilla. I will take a serving of vanilla icecream over any other flavor any day. It is the simplicity of its flavor that makes it so elegant, I think. I have only used the vanilla extract as it is the more affordable option. My parents have [...]
Archive for August, 2005
16 Aug
Rasam ….how simple!
I know that S used to make a lot of rasam during his bachelor days, but my experience with rasam is very limited. I don’t remember my mother making a lot of rasam at home.Some of my good rasam memories are from when I visited my mom’s sister at Trivandrum and also at my [...]
5 Aug
An aphrodisiac menu
I was quite bored this morning and was just browsing through the TV channels when this show on food network attracted me and the show was on aphrodisiacs. The show was pretty good and as a result I decided to recreate some of the stuff at home.
So when S came back from work, we started [...]
5 Aug
The rest of the saga
This is what eventually became of the bittergourds.
The ones that are sliced are now basking in the sun and are now one-fourth of their previous size and we are still enjoying leftovers of the bittergourd and coconut combo.
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4 Aug
Bittergourd saga
So yesterday I was all ready to make some Goan fish curry when unexpectedly the front bell rang. It was one of S’s friend who kindly took it upon himself,(bless his heart) to bring us some bittergourd or ‘karela’ or ‘pavakka’, all the way from New Jersey. These gourds are grown locally in a farm [...]
1 Aug
Searching for inspiration
I am going to be off from work for the next 2 days and I feel inspired to cook but do not know what….I think I am going to hunt for some recipes in some blogs or I might turn to my minimalistic cookbook collection.
