And so does my whole family. Even my staunch non-vegetarian better-half. Spicy ‘chickpeas in curry’, hummus, chickpea ‘vegan’ burgers – name it. Even chickpea salad. Especially chickpea salad. And guess where I got the inspiration for it? Of all the places in the world, my office cafeteria! I will repeat. Office cafeteria. For those who [...]
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As a child, I used run away from carrots. Or anything healthy, for that matter. Chocolates, candies, fried food was devoured off the face of earth in a second, but something like a salad? No siree! Well I know how wrong I was then. Something healthy need not mean boring or tasteless. In fact, many [...]
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As if a 5 day week isn’t long enough. Coming Saturday is a working day. A Saturday. Work on a Saturday. Office on a Saturday. I almost wept with grief when I got the email. My weekend siesta, weekend drive, weekend ‘date’ with M… Oh well. After a totally crazy day at work, after re-doing the project plan [...]
Filed under: An Evening Out, Chicken, Food, I bake now!, Recipe | Tagged: bake, chicken, chicken pie, crust, double crust pie, Food, pie, pie crust, savory pie | 25 Comments »
Its late at night and you are up watching that football match. Suddenly you hear a low growl… Hold on folks: before you break into a cold sweat anticipating a nightmarish encounter, let me complete what I was trying to actually put across. Suddenly, you hear a low insistent growl from deep within you. Rather, [...]
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Mangoes beautiful mangoes… Mangoes sweet mangoes… Mangoes lovely-scented mangoes… Tra la la la la… OK, I know, I can get really sentimental about mangoes. What doesn’t help is the fact that they are available only for some months a year. What also doesn’t help is the fact that during this limited time, even though you [...]
Filed under: Food, Recipe, Seasons | Tagged: dessert, Food, fruit, mango, parfait, quick meals, sweet, yogurt | 14 Comments »
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