What is Guacamole? It is dip, it is a condiment, it is a salad ingredient – it is a snack in itself! Seriously, I am obsessed with guacamole. In fact, I am obsessed with avocados. They are super healthy and can be eaten raw. Just peel …
From what I have understood about salsa is that it is a staple side dish that mommy prepared to add a little something extra to the dinner. I strongly feel that every food invention in the world is mostly based on a mother’s desperation to feed her child nutritious and yet delicious food!
I started my summer mango fiesta with this juicy crunchy mango salsa. All it really requires is flavorful mangoes. To compliment the yellow mangoes with some nice bright color and to add a crunch to their softness, I have used red bell pepper for the salsa.
Living in US and being a vegetarian at the same time was not always that easy. Initially I thought that my options to eat out were limited and thus I stuck to home-cooked meals for a while. But as I explored, I realized that there …
A couple of weekends ago we were in ‘desperate’ mood to eat Mexican. ‘Desperate’ because we were eating Indian for a while and needed a break. And we were in no mood for pasta either.
My toddler turned 3 in December. Of course it was time for her birthday celebration and of course that means birthday cake. Last year I ordered a Finding Nemo-themed fondant cake for her and it was beautiful. Not to mention, expensive as well. So this …
As we were packing our bags for Goa, a friend insisted that we bring her Bebinca from Goa as a souvenir. Bebinca? I asked. Haven’t heard that name ever. She explained that it is the most famous of Goan deserts.
Is it been ages since I wrote here! Yes I think! It is not that I haven’t been cooking. It has been a festive season here since past couple of months and I have been cooking a lot. A Lot. But wasn’t getting any time …
I love gnocchi because it is probably the only pasta that can be made at home, effortlessly. Especially if, just like me, you do not own a pasta machine. Being a mother to a toddler, I have come to appreciate gnocchi all the more. Gnocchi …
The weekdays pass away with all sorts of mundaneness. One of them being cooking the ordinary and quick-fix kind of food. But come Friday, I find myself enthusiastic. My Friday mornings are spent in planning what all will I cook through the weekend. My Friday …
I was mesmerized by the mushroom lasagna with tomato cream sauce I had at Barley & Grapes Cafe (Phoenix Marketcity, Bangalore, India) and was desperate to recreate it at home. Soul of lasagna is in its sauce. If I could make a perfect sauce, there’s no doubt about my lasagna being perfect. This led me to make the rich and velvety tomato cream sauce. Now was the time to use that sauce and make me some mushroom lasagna.