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 – […]

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 […]

There are a few things in this world which are as easy as peeling a Banana, and one of them is making a Smoothie – and that too a delightful one. In this month’s Recipe Swap Challenge I was paired with Renu Agarwal Dongre who […]

Ice Tea has been one of the coolest inventions (pun intended) till date in the beverage section of human sampling!Believe me what started off as a live,leafy bush was dried and made into one beverage which took half the world by storm!The other half was […]

I had posted the recipe for the Madurai favourite – Jigarthanda last year where I used Badam Pisin as one of the main ingredients!Just to remind,Badam Pisin is a gum obtained from the bark of the Almond Tree.It is hard and raw but when soaked […]

In the blazing Indian summer we put the mandatory tea and coffee aside and opt for coolers to soothe our minds and kick our stresses away!I am a person who cannot stand excess heat!I will revel in winters but unfortunately summers are not my cup […]

I am a coffee addict and I cannot imagine life without this quintessential beverage!This drink has supported me,consoled me,congratulated me,lifted my spirits and has become a part of my existence!A cup of this exhilarates me and kicks starts my schedule.I strictly have only one cup […]

Yogurt or let us call it by the Indian terminology – Curd is one by product of milk which has been prescribed in Ayurveda for centuries!And because it is mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic texts,we can safely infer that it was used millions of years ago,especially […]

With the frosty January on the calendar the mind stops to ponder on the climatic conditions everywhere in the world!At some places it is as hot as a furnace while some parts of the world are experiencing “one of the coldest winters” with unbelievable snowfall […]