Notting Hill Carnival the mecca for people like me immersed in Caribbean air.This is Europe’s biggest street festival. Notting hill carnival is held every August bank holiday weekend.The streets of west london are transformed into a Caribbean themed festival,awash with colourful floats,steel pan music,brightly costumed dancers and plenty of amazing Caribbean food.So am i […]
When the stork visited my mother she was cooking and in a hurry she forgot to carry the silver spoon but rather dropped the silver knife.No really I mean it literally….I don’t know since when but definitely from early childhood I have been agile with the knife.It was a default that each Sunday meal will […]
Did you believe a complicated and ornate dish name was more intricate to cook..well i always thought so until I was in college….For example Tiramisu,Pavlova,Baklava and my dear Panna cotta which is the Hero of my recipe today…or is she a heroine ! In a À la carte menu I choose the dish with the […]
I know the title is a bit weird..but this is seriously something i have been contemplating for quite sometime now.I have a growing toddler and feeding pattern is not a cake walk for sure.The junk food never raises an eyebrow…its the healthy food which makes their eyes pop and mouth shut.Without delving into the current […]
Have you ever seen a mother bird tirelessly gather food for her new born babies.The most ethereal sight is when she kisses the food into their beaks and ensures she cares for their every need.In short this is the gist of parenthood. Coming back to my anecdote when i used to live in an old […]
How many of us dread visiting the dentist?I think the answer would be ‘Yes’ for each and every soul who visits the blog.Some have bad breath,some have plaque,some have stained enamel,some have wisdom tooth and a few unfortunate others have cavity.Yeah yeah not one but four.Yes these are the confessions of a chocoholic toddler who was […]
Come spring and there’s something in the air.Also along with the fresh breeze it is also the time to buy new books and stationery.But what i don’t get nostalgic often for is English literature.Despite the fact that i studied english all through school,college and my engineering degree,my recollection of English literature is of how much […]
“[first lines] Popeye: [singing] I’m Popeye the sailor man. / I’m Popeye the sailor man. / I’m off on a trip / On me sturdy old ship. / I’m Popeye the sailor man.” With the advent of cartoon network ‘Popeye’ was the first cartoon to light up the mornings of so many of us.Popeye is […]
You can’t buy happiness but you can buy an ice cream , it’s very much the same thing.The dictionary explains softie as a “ soft-hearted, weak, or sentimental person” well that very much is a metaphor for the softy ice cream which has a soft melt in mouth texture and yes the cake cone is weak […]
This is definitely not a food story but a journey to discover the passion behind the world’s finest whiskies.With nearly 200 years of whisky history Scotland is the worlds biggest selling malts in the world with a long history of innovation. The ancient term uisge beatha, which is Gaelic for the Latin aqua vitae or […]