I have been wanting to post this for a week now, but life keeps getting in the way. Not in a bad way though, j

I abhor lizards. They give me creeps. I am not afraid of them. Just find them yucky enough that I can pick one

"Wait wait, don't start on the curry yet," Mr L8H's voice crackled over into my ears through bad cell phone re

  It's spring!! The colors are finally showing up. While the past two days have been the kind that visit

  Few posts ago, I wrote about how to make 'roti/chappati' at home. I posted a picture of dal tadka there

Most of you who have been following my blog know that I don't dig peanut butter. So when a friend approached m

    The clouds of cold are finally lifting from the horizon, slowly, but surely. The residue is ther

Potato pancakes with caviar

Long time back, while growing up in India, I remember the shock in one of my friend's face as a young adult wh

Cilantro based recipes are quite common in India, but not many of them use the roots, which is primarily found

When we landed in US, we were provided an apartment by my husband's company that had a beautiful restroom, her

  It's the first Friday of the month again! At least, it was. Two days ago.     Every month, th

I had posted a picture on my FB page of my younger son having a sleepover birthday party a few years ago. Alon

  I am not a very organized person. There, I said it. I find it hard to create a time table, and stick to

'Kosha Murgi' means chicken that has been slow cooked till the gravy has turned dry. We Bengalis call it 'ga m

I was at the coffee vending machine, filling my Styrofoam cup with aromatic coffee and a generous shot of half

    It's all about roasting, grinding, making from scratch. That is how clever chefs are supposed to

Wednesday we had snow day, thanks to the 14th snowstorm of this winter that still has some distance to go. It

How many times has it happened to you that you have suddenly lost motivation to do things that matter to you t

  It was gone. In space of ten minutes. I cooked the pudding, with love, and a lot of sugar. It was sunn

  A little while ago, when my parents were visiting, I had a get together at my home back in California w

  Yesterday, I found my older one listening to a really screechy, bad parody of Psy's song 'Gangnam style

There is an air of celebration to 2014. I don't know why I feel that way. The world still looks like it has go

Scrambled chicken burrito or sandwich is a regular in my kitchen. I make this often. The recipe came from a de

  As winter sets in, having a plate full of aromatic dumplings straight from the steamer tastes like heav

  As the winter sets in, the spirits become crabby. Then Thanksgiving arrives, and reminds me of so many

Did I tell you guys that I was in the middle of arranging for a community event to celebrate Diwali? It was a

  My younger son, all of 10, was very upset one day. He has recently made friends with a brother-sister d

My friend Tuti-Fruity got herself in a bind once. The evening was balmy and the garbage bag stank as she heave

There are times when I miss California terribly. However, I must admit it is beautiful out here in East Coast.

Its been a bit crazy lately, and I apologize for not being as active as I would want to be. It's the festival

  In October 1992, a train bombing by a militant group in eastern India shook the core of the massive Ind

Meadows flashed by. Green, brown, yellow, blue flashes of colors that blurred into one giant blur of landscape

Middle eastern cuisine introduced itself to me about nine years ago. A chance visit to a small joint in Washin

Let me confess, I am not an 'eating greens' person. Rarely would anyone find me munching on greens, no matter