I love pastries. Anytime there is a box of pastries around, I end up eating nearly half of the box! I’m not exaggerating. This feat is typically accomplished in individual small bites. I break…
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I avoided making granola for years. I read countless recipes on blogs that extolled the virtues of homemade granola, but for some unknown reason, I just didn’t do it. I kept stubbornly buying granola…
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Yogurt is consumed all over India in a vast number of ways. On the savory end, it’s used in raitas, mixed with rice, or even as the base for a meat marinade. On the sweet…
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A few years ago, Srini and I were visiting my cousin and his family in Seattle. They were moving to a new neighborhood and we spent a sunny spring day wandering through it exploring the shops and…
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Many years ago, I made my first risotto. It was a delicious leek, cream, and parmesan risotto. The recipe called for “leeks, thinly sliced, white and pale green portions only.” I dutifully hacked off…
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Sometimes, the best way to get back into cooking and writing about cooking is to start at the beginning–with breakfast that is!When I was growing up, I went through a rather prolonged phase…
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One of my favorite traditions growing up was my family’s weekly weekend brunches. My dad would whip up whatever we felt like and we would sit around the table enjoying the food. We’d…
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My aunt, Estelle, lives in Delhi and is one of the best cooks I’ve ever met. Every time I go to Delhi I gain about 10 pounds just from eating her delicious food! She…
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This summer has been an excellent summer for peaches. In the beginning of July, I went to go visit some of my family in a small town in South Carolina. When I say…
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Mama Hathi, Papa Hathi, and I went to the Grand Canyon the summer before I started medical school. It was a marvelous trip. We were able to visit both the North and the South…