THE BED By Roy This was where I was laid by my mum, Sweet nothings whispered and a faint hum, Huddled in the blanket in the winter sun, Thousands of pillow fights for some fun, There […]
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A win-win situation | Blog Achievements
Caution: This may be kind-of a boastful post but when sometimes you’ve got to endorse wins in life. Question 1 : Do you like praise ? Answer 1 : Yes, I do but only when its genuine.Praise is an act of admiration and approval. It inspires good work and expressing genuine gratitude credits someone’s work. […]
Flamenco Seville | Singing Soul of Andalusian Gypsy
He silently sat on a black chair and his eyes closed as if in deep meditation. He steals a furtive glance of his partner on the flamenco guitar who would remain a silent observer while his first rendition is a palo seco. The voice is deep and engrossed and its thunders through the silent corridor. I am an ignorant […]
Bengal | Tender Coconut Prawn Curry
Bengal, the fertile land stretching from the foothills of himalayas to the sunder bans of bay of bengal. The land where Goddess Durga resides one of the most vibrant and effervescent eastern states of India. I couldn’t encompass its beauty in my writing. The famous british east india company helms from this province and you […]
Butch Visit | Kashmiri Rogan Josh Pot Pies
Au..waah…uh… (This is me yawning) Its Sunday time and its only 5 in the morning. Then why the hell am I up ? Once a month dad would go fetch the best mutton for us for our sunday feast. It was customary to visit the butcher in the morning to get the best and the […]
Jazzy Jaggery| Date Molasses Cake
This was the first bribe of the day. I have successfully smuggled coconut crepe (pura pitha) from the kitchen to storage cum bedroom room (Aatu ghara). Where on a old wooden bed lay my grandfather reading some books. The room was extremely tiny and clad in teakwood. The ceiling and the floor were lined with wooden panels. It was like […]
London Foodies Meet 2015 | M.O.M
Finally I sit down the note down the Minutes of the Meeting for the London Foodies Meet 2015 (LFM). I am sincerely thankful to Nisha Thomas for introducing me to this group of exuberant foodies from the London Food circuit. My otherwise mundane life suddenly got a facelift with so many beautiful talented ladies. All […]
Works.Eats.Feeds | Working Women’s Pasta
HK: Do you get a chance to grab a breakfast? WW1: I need to rush to catch the first tube as I have a meeting lined up. I mostly miss my breakfast. WW2: Oh mornings are such hardwork? I need drop my kid at school. I need to see off my hubby while I check on my […]
Too many fish in the sea | Grilled Ras-Al-Hanout Spiced Prawns
I am on the other side of the phone and hear the almost screeching voice of my sister. I am hardly able to gather from her enthusiasm what is the all the ho-hum about. She is at my uncle’s place which is right beside the river side. It a arable three-storied bungalow overlooking the grand […]
Iterations to convincing |Simple Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Rice Noodle Soup)
It’s weekend and my dad is enjoying his third dose of news. As a child I wondered if watching the news was being adult. I am an adult now (biologically yes :-)) but still a long way from watching the news as a routine medicine. I like my news read from crisp paper or news websites of […]