When it talks about being comfortable in your own skin it means that you should be able to carry off the assets you have (do not count them as liabilities ever). But it makes an even bigger difference when the skin glows which actually makes […]

My friend Sudeep moved to LA a decade ago and has not stopped raving about the delicious food he eats there most explicitly the bacon,Egg and Cheese Sandwich,the fried Chicken and Waffles(for which he says he can take multiple births) and his recent craze – […]

“The quintessential human psyche has a tendency to reminisce about halcyon days!But we must remind ourselves daily that our potential is still inchoate,and our best days are still ahead of us”, writes Jeff Davis and this is absolutely true about majority of us. In my […]

This time I am bringing out a recipe which is a favourite for me on Christmas especially at dinner when we have friends and family members over a lavishly set table. The recipe servings here are for 2 people but if you need to make […]

I love Pineapple and you all must have known this by now as i have Pineapple Kesari, Pineapple Angoori Rasmalai and Pineapple Jamun on the blog. I find the fruit irresistible and wish to experiment more with it. The juice,the sweet fruit and the unfailing […]

Chai or the mandatory evening concoction which is drunk in almost every North Indian home after 4.00pm everyday (and at various other times as wanted by the avid tea drinker) is more than life for those who love it. It is a style statement,a way […]

While travelling North to Central India by trains normally they cross 3 – 4 States depending on the route and the preference of travel.People like me love to stay inside the trains,looking out at the scenery and also checking out the various wares peddled by […]

An auspicious 9 days are observed in India twice a year,one being in September/October and the other in March/April depending on the days the Lunar Calendar shows the time of arrival of the auspicious days.  The Goddess Kali/Durga is worshipped in this time and mostly […]

Our ancestors cooked their meals in simple ways from the simple ingredients available and lead simple lives which were devoid of any artificialities which we have so much in our lives! It was a win-win situation where the food cooked was delicious beyond words,was finished […]

Kidney beans are a favourite in almost every country and in India are made as the quintessential Rajma (my soul food) with rice or paratha or as kebabs. One fine day (explicitly to say last Tuesday) my neighbour came to say that her gas range […]