About

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We cook to eat, and sometime to bring back memories of all those delicious meals from back home.

We cook to explore new cuisines.

We also cook because we discovered that it is so much fun to hang out in the kitchen with friends.

We cook because it is the perfect reason to open a bottle of wine.

We cook and he cleans.

31 responses to “About”

27 11 2006
tigerfish (19:39:53) :

I’m bookmarked your blog coz I love those beautiful flowers, plants, herbs and ingredients you posted.

You can visit my blog when you have the time and leave me comments.

30 11 2006
bloglily (12:45:13) :

Your blog (found via Shaheen’s) is absolutely stunning! Finding it has made my day (and it’s only 9:45 a.m.) Best, BL

6 12 2006
giniann (21:37:21) :

Thank you tigerfish for visiting.

Bloglily, thanks a lot :) Your nice words have made my day too :)

29 12 2006
Vino (10:09:39) :

I love your recipes and will be trying all of them even with my hectic schedule.
I will on pass some of my favourites.
Keep in touch

brgds/Vino

12 01 2007
jacob (09:33:39) :

hey Gini,
I am a big fan of your blog.

I am also an amatuer cook and watercolour artist.
I was wondering if it’s okay by you if I took one of your yummy recipes (i’m thinking the methi pomfret, maybe), tried it at home, made a watercolour sketch of it, and posted it on my blog (http://thepaintedchef.blogspot.com)?

Of course, I’d give you all due credit, and link you all the way.

Could you let me know if that’s alright by you? Please mail me at jacobjoji@hotmail.com.

Thanks,
Jacob

16 01 2007
Idichandy (11:51:01) :

Hey…hey…hey….

Real cool stuff….I guess the best part is that I’ve started feeling hungry already
(approximately 14 minutes after dinner)

That was inspiring..to say the least.

However I’d differ on the potato thoran part…the quintessential favourite is the potato mezhukupurati….different strokes for different folks I guess

Of course, everyone has got their favorite. Welcome to Salt and Pepper :)

26 01 2007
nidhi (12:31:52) :

wow! i am so not a blog person… guess i am still ancient in this blog world..somehow stumbled on ur blog and saw the palak paneer recipie.. sounds mouth watering :). i know what i am cooking for dinner tonite :)
i love cooking myself and the recipies on ur blog look really interesting. nice pics. very colorful and well lit.

a toast to bon appetite :)!

26 01 2007
InjiPennu (14:34:58) :

Hey, is that cutie pie you?? Very cute pic….

6 02 2007
giniann (11:00:39) :

Thanks Nidhi.

Inji, aren’t you nice to say that.

13 02 2007
Priscilla (08:58:12) :

Hi Gini -

Just wanted to bring one typo in your introduction -
You said : We to cook to explore new cuisines.

Maybe you can take off the ‘to’ before cook?

cheers
prisc

13 03 2007
Laxmi (11:53:08) :

Hi,

Am Laxmi, moderator of the Indusladies website. As there is no contact mail id, I am posting this message here in the general section.
http://www.IndusLadies.com is a global online community and discussion board for
Indian ladies. We currently have 4000+ members, 15,000 unique visitors per
day and 400,000 page views per month. We are interested in a link exchange
with your site. Contact me at laxmi.indus@gmail.com
Look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.

16 03 2007
Nasrani (02:15:13) :

Your dishes are a connoisseur’s delight.Look forward for Syrian recipes from you.

26 04 2007
Christina (04:55:02) :

we cook and he cleans….
i loved it!
cheers
christina!
:) I love it that way.

9 05 2007
Tina (09:48:29) :

Hi Gini,
Came to your blog when I was browsing a couple of blogs…
Well done esp with pixs.
Kottayam Fish Curry looks real nice..esp like the way it is back home.
Njoiii it…
Bon Appetite,
Tina

Thanks, Tina. Appreciate your nice words.

13 05 2007
Lata (00:59:23) :

hi. I’d like to get in touch with you regarding use of your articles and pics. pls do mail me. thanks and reg, lata

26 05 2007
Vidya (03:09:30) :

Hi Gini,
Amazing pictures, one would fall in love with the dishes looking at the pictures. I am going to try one of the dishes now. Especially the Mango Ginger Smoothie, since it is the mango season now. I came across a site, Koonji.com. It would be interesting for you to write one of your recipes in that site, with your wonderful pictures.


Thanks, Vidya for all the nice words. I hope you get to try some. And thanks for the suggestion.

7 06 2007
Rashmi (11:45:25) :

Hi

There is going to be a Blogcamp in India on 16th of June. Around 250 bloggers will be taking part in the event.

This is what they say on their blog: “The way unconferences work is that, you don’t have an agenda, rather we will put up a white board, where participants will themselves add the topics they are interested to speak upon. Depending upon the number of speakers we will go for multiple threads. There will be some intense discussions, we will have a lot of fun and yes there will be blogging, video blogging, photo blogging, podcasting … everything under the blogger sun.”

The registrations have started. We are planning to have 250 participants from all over the country. There are some people taking part virtually, using youtube, slideshare, skype etc. if you are interested please add your name to the wiki.

Check the:
wiki: http://barcamp.org/BlogCampPune
official blog: http://www.blogcamppune.blogspot.com

rashmi

7 06 2007
henry (13:46:04) :

Hi Foodie,

Biggestmenu.com is where you meet friends and showcase all your food / knowledge of food.

* Show / Talk about Food
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* Meet Friends
* Drive Traffic to your blog
* Make $
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cheers, henry (founder)

22 06 2007
Maggie (11:20:33) :

Your blog is a work of art! Gorgeous pictures and I love how your write. Thanks for letting us share. I am better at gardening, but need some help and inspiration with cooking. I can’t wait to try your recipes!

22 06 2007
giniann (11:42:48) :

Thanks, Maggie. Being a good gardener is such an accomplishment. I am a newbie at gardening. Hope to see you around.

24 07 2007
jzaik (05:55:11) :

can I make a request.

Can you guys make kappa (yucca root). And a dry chicken/beef fry for a side.

Looking forward

25 07 2007
Mona (13:13:36) :

Hi Gini, Looooooooved ur blog. Its v gud. Have added you in my blogroll, and will keep droping by often.

25 07 2007
indiancookerypodcast (20:20:59) :

Interesting Blog.
Nice look and feel
Keep up the Good work, I do have a video podcast on Indian Food.
http://indiancookerypodcast.wordpress.com

21 08 2007
Priya (01:59:23) :

Hi!!! though i have been cooking for a long time..its only now that i have started to pen down my recepies..read ur blog..it is really nice…

P.S: have blogrolled u…

8 11 2007
Archana (02:55:05) :

Wow, I randomly came across your site today, and I just love the recipes that you’ve posted! The one with gulukand sounds especially mouthwatering. :) The pictures are amazing, too! Being an amateur cook myself, I’m definitely going to try at least one of your recipes.

P.S. I lived in Singapore for 10 years, and I totally agree - the Asian food there is just divine. :)

9 11 2007
James Kinloch (08:20:57) :

Hi there!

Great Blog! I work for a free recipe sharing website called MyDish and am looking to build links to the site. I’d love to get a link in your blogroll / links section, or talk about any advertising opportunities you might have. Check out the site and let me know what you think!

http://www.mydish.co.uk

Hope to hear from you soon!

James

16 02 2008
alvin (05:27:12) :

nice nice nice blog.is a great blog

18 02 2008
Daniel (04:23:47) :

Dear Sir,My name is Daniel and I work for Recipe3k website. I am looking for potential link partners. Our site offers a free collection of the best recipes online.I have seen you allready have in your site information and links regarding the food and recipes, for instance in this page: I would like to place a link to your website in our links page, and if you could please add a link to our website in your page. For your convinience here it is the code neededa href=”http://www.recipe3k.com”>A Collection of the Best Recipes OnlinePlease send me information about your site as you would want it to appear in our links page.Thank you for your time,Daniel########################daniel@recipe3k.com326 East 48th Street, New York, NY 100

2 03 2008
Gina V. (21:28:29) :

Dear Gini,

I’d love to get in contact with you. I’m a grad student at Quinnipiac and am working on a story about food blogs. I heard you were in CT—is that true? Would you be willing to trade emails or talk with me about your work? My deadline is approaching fast, so if you have time to respond to me soon that would be much appreciated.

Thanks so much for any assistance, Gina V.

4 03 2008
bibomedia (06:38:55) :

:)

18 03 2008
Stephanie (20:41:07) :

Dear Gini:

I recently came across your blog and love the recipes you’ve posted! I work at Ethnic Kitchens Inc. and Haldiram’s USA Inc., a wholesaler and distributor of various Indian food products. We do, however try to cater to the general public as well, especially with our Haldiram’s products, through our websites. I would love to send you some free samples for you to use in your future recipes. Hope to hear from you soon!

Kind regards,

Stephanie Nguyen
Ethnic Kitchens
http://www.ethnickitchens.com
http://www.haldiramusa.com

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