Aaj meethe mein kya hai? (What’s for dessert today?) A sentence that I hear almost every single day and has never annoyed me. As much as my husband loves a dessert after dinner, I can’t deny I also crave for one. The only challenge is health and the calories we can pile on with everyday … More #Foodventures – Desserts complete a meal
This one question “what to cook” looms over many households. While some know what to do and maintain a weekly schedule, some like me take it on the go. Some have suggestions that are thrown around when the question is popped, some are just too lazy to respond. Some don’t want to repeat from yesterday and some … More #MicroblogMondays – What should I cook tonight?
The word chutney got introduced to the Oxford English Dictionary in the early 2000s but much before that, grandmothers knew how to make a meal better. They knew what to do when leftover food had to be given a new taste. The concept of sweet and spicy mango chutneys was introduced to me by my … More #Foodventures – Sweet and Spicy Mango Chutney
Some eat to live, some live to eat but we love to eat. I grew up with this thought about food. As long as we were grateful to have food on our plates and never wasted what was given to us, we were allowed to experiment with our food. While I loved fried fish and … More #Foodventures – Experiments With Food
I’ve a packed schedule today. Writing, reading, cleaning, sleeping, eating and cooking. In that order. A day off shouldn’t look like this. 😜 — Parul (@parul2411) January 25, 2016 I love taking off from work on the day that falls between a weekend and a declared off at work – a day like today when tomorrow … More #MicroblogMondays – When I took a day off
“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” – French proverb Stepping into the last month of the year and I feel the weather singing Christmas carols. When we were in school, winter vacations meant the time to celebrate Christmas and welcome New Year. Parties, get-togethers, variety of delicious cakes and good food represented this time … More Gratitude List – November 2015
Bangalore feeds its people well when it comes to traditional food. The darshinis, traditional restaurants or the many other eating joints serving authentic kannada food are all around. From the ones easy on the pocket to the ones that need you to shell out a few thousands for a meal for two – there is … More Food in Bangalore
When I was growing up, I was not very fond of Holi, the festival of colors. I found it too messy and being the one who would always stand still and let others apply color, I used to think what the point is? The colors, the chemicals, the enormous efforts involved in scrubbing the body … More Holi Hai!!
I heard this from my Papa when once I had to quote something about food at school and this line has stayed with me over decades.. “Some eat to live, some live to eat but I love to eat” My household is one of the many where the lady of the house rules over the kitchen. … More Lunchbox love..
Over the last week or so, I have been reading a lot of awesome posts by fellow bloggers on the New Year , what they are expecting from 2015 and related stuff. So, like last year, I too wanted to write about my resolutions for 2015. Even at work, when LP asked me what I have … More Goodbye 2014
happiness and food 