Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up – By Allen Klein I believe my life is a canvas and I […]
Raw jackfruit is known as Kathal in Bihar. Jack fruit trees are found in and around Bihar. It can be quite an intimidating vegetable owing to its complex process of cleaning and cutting. When cut it is extremely sticky and slimy.One needs keeps their hands smeared in oil to prevent it from being slipped. I […]
Dahi vada is a delicious savoury snack from India. It has fried lentil dumplings which are served with yoghurt and spices for a mouth-watering snack. There are many versions of this but I prefer the simple version from Bihar. This does require a bit of a preparation but there is no taste without labour. Dahi […]
This sumptuous desert is a staple during this colourful festival. It is a Bihari tradition to serve malpua on Holi. Though there are various version of it all over India but I am hooked to its taste. The way my friend’s mom use dot make it. Simple ingredients but a dessert fit for the royals […]
DMBLGiT Feb 2016 Winners Each DMBLGiT event has 6 total winners. One in each of these categories Edibility, Originality and Aesthetics – so that’s three. And three positions for overall winners. For the Feb event, we received many outstanding photographs. We changed the judging process and made all entries anonymous, so all judges (and the host) got […]
I am a human first and then a woman, this is what I tell myself everyday. My biggest strength is my inner strength. Every since I have picked up my camera I have seen a world with a different perspective. It is my third eye and lets me see things which I miss with my […]
Today we are cooking the stuffed aubergines. But before that lets talk about day dreams. For the past few weeks I am absolutely smitten by the movie Ratatouille. The fun for the cherub but the meaning for me as an adult. Sometimes the best things in life are the simplest. Humans (maybe rats too) are […]
There is a tiny little crack in my glass window and when the morning rays stream through the crack its spills on the floor a plethora of colours. My cherub screams a rainbow and I catalyse her excitement by saying look for the treasure my love! That little white light has so many colours and so many […]
Valentines day is here. I am sheepishly smitten by this too. Though I am yet to understand its essence on this day cause I painted my house red for the year not just for this day. Last week, I did the a Tomato & Beetroot soup which many believed was a V-day post but ironically […]
I feel extremely humbled to introduce Simi Jois from Turmeric n’ Spice blog at the common table. Her work reflects on the unforeseen ways in which the photographer makes visual connections with food. From a career in advertising she gradually transitioned into a food & landscape photographer. Her mother is a gifted artist and that resonates in her […]