Archive for July, 2006

Recreating a nostalgic meal

An eggplant flower
I am the youngest of the two girls in my family. Being the youngest hard its perks, but it was unimaginable horror at some times. I was expected to go along with my elder sister to all her visits to her friend’s houses as an escort. If there was some grocery item missing [...]

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A terrible event..

The bombings in Bombay have dampened the spirits of Indians everywhere. Hope the people raise their voices prompting the government into action.

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Learning Kerala food- Kaalan.

I have never had a curry made out of ripe plantains. When I saw a recipe using ripe bananas, I was skeptical and almost repulsed at the idea. But when I finally mustered courage to make it, Satish had already eaten the one ripe plantain that we had as his breakfast. So the recipe [...]

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