thoughts on food and culture (mostly)
This is an easy to source sandwich inspired by Bon Appetit's Roasted Eggplant and Pickled beet sandwich, which has a nice salty, creamy flavour and crunch from the beets! I substituted almost every ingredient from the original recipe, but the end product is still something I would proudly serve my picky vegetarian friends. Biting into... Continue Reading →
A refreshing yet hearty breakfast or mess-free lunch option ideal for picnics or tiffins! This sandwich comes from one of M's life hacks: everything tastes better in a sandwich form with a special sauce and grilled bread!This June, I want to try some of the Bon Appétit magazine's recipes, and they have a wonderful listicle... Continue Reading →
An underrated pleasure has to be homemade mango jam generously slathered on a piece of hot, thick multigrain toast! This is unexpected, since I've always disliked commercial jam (for its jellied texture and artificial sweetness) and preserves (no thanx). Continuing my #MangoMission, I decided to make a mango jam out of the rather soft and... Continue Reading →
This healthy chicken curry recipe uses mango, yogurt, onion and garam masala to create a creamy, tangy yet light chicken curry. I love making Indian chicken curries - they use a few common ingredients and spices in different proportions to produce a variety of flavourful dishes, are not labour intensive, can be made easily for... Continue Reading →
When life hands you half-ripe mangoes, make mango-chilli chutney! This recipe hack inspired by 'chunda', uses a food processor and requires only a couple of ingredients to make a full jar of delicious sweet and tangy chutney within 10 minutes, start to finish! Last weekend, I had the good fortune to come by several raw... Continue Reading →
In this post, you learn how to make chicken momos from scratch and and more than you ever wanted to (but need to) know about dumpling dough.Hello hello. Like most youngsters my age, I am fairly obsessed with momos, the Indian/Tibetan/Nepali version of dumplings. Every once in a while, I have an urge to devour... Continue Reading →
Yes, this could be titled "How to make Vanilla Extract at home" and you could read a list of instructions that's 5 points or less. But I really feel like I need to present a case for it first. Vanilla extract is a really, really handy item to have in your pantry. You don't necessarily... Continue Reading →
This may seem like an odd first post, but hopefully you'll see how it is a fitting tribute. Food is my love language. Not cooking per se, but the sharing of deliciousness and how one might experience those moments is something I enjoy. It all started with cheesecake when I was 14. The one family outing... Continue Reading →
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