Beef Neck-Bone Stock

I love my cup of soup, especially in the winter (though officially winter is over, it is still cold as far as I am concerned). As a child I remember my mom making… Read More →

Garlic Stir-fried Mushrooms

We are the in weekend-refrigerator cleaning mode and I had a big box of mushrooms that we had bought from Costco. When not in the mood to make anything elaborate I always fall… Read More →

The Kitchen Garden

The nature of our visit to India did not give us the opportunity to spend time in Kerala. But when my Dad told me that my grandmother was not doing well, we took… Read More →

Mom’s Cooking – Condiments

Chutneys and condiments vie with fish as the main dishes of a meal at our (my parent’s) house. At any given point there would be at least two or three pickles, Inji curry… Read More →

Cookwares and Seasoning

I have slacked on cooking in the last two months because of my travel schedules and moving to a new place. But that did not stop me from picking up some good pots… Read More →

Portland’s Voodoo Doughnuts

It has been snowing since yesterday morning, and I think the snow would be a feet or so deep. Well…it does not matter if it is feet or two deep..the fact it is… Read More →

My India Trip – Spices

Spices are synonymous with Kerala. Every household with little bit of land will have some sort of spice cultivation – black pepper, ginger, turmeric, cardamom, nutmeg, etc. My family is no different. Earlier… Read More →

My India Trip – Local Cuisine

It’s been over two months since I posted anything on my blog, and I didn’t realize that time flew so fast. I did get couple of queries from my friends – “what happened?”,… Read More →

Mango Farina Bread

We have been going through our pantry to empty it out, and have been finding packets of dried beans, lentils, and cans of this and that. Among them was a can of mango… Read More →

Green Masala Cornish Hen

I touch the oven with the same trepidation as a cat would touch cold water. The first time I had to “operate” an oven I picked up the hot Pyrex pan without mittens,… Read More →

Roast Pumpkin Pancakes

I got up this morning not feeling very gung-ho and at the same time pretty hungry. I opened the fridge to make some eggs for breakfast and then I saw some of the… Read More →

Stir-fried Egg Ramen

I had my first stir-fried ramen when I was in eighth grade. I don’t remember who cooked it, but I do remember that it came topped with a sunny-side up egg and chunks… Read More →