Anecdote Shiv Talwar is a vegetarian who he eats clams. There was a time when he would devour Kavi aunty’s kofta curries and the boys, Arya and Krishan would watch with pride. Every reason to be proud, Kavi is an outstanding cook and dear dear Shiv is no ardent eater. She makes gorgeous desserts. Coconut […]
Anecdote Sharmita and I are actually quite poles apart. The main difference is that she is slim and trim, ahem, let’s not go that way about yours truly. We almost never agree on movies. We also most often disagree on food as we almost always like different restaurants. We dress quite differently, of course with […]
Anecdote While most of us women can boast of being artful dressers, I find this one friend of mine pulling it off superbly. What strikes me in her self-styling is her ability to be different and yet match perfectly with an occasion. Well, this is one of her least important skills as this woman boasts […]
Anecdote Shirin claims that we did not get on when we met. This is because I came across as disapproving of her from my working-mother stand point. The tables turned quickly when she deduced that I was a pushy-mother who made her two year old ill child celebrate a birthday party with two hundred odd […]
Quick breads are made using baking powder, baking soda, beaten eggs or other leavening agents instead of yeast. They are ‘quick’ because they do not need to be left in a warm environment for several hours to rise. As the name suggests quick breads are easy to prepare, but none the less delicious to eat. […]
Wassup Andheri is festival that celebrates the socio-cultural spirit of the liveliest city of India – Mumbai. It is packed with non-stop entertainment through different art forms like Painting, Photography, Theatre, Literature, Fashion, Culinary, Music and Dance, among others. The four days of “Wassup!” gave aspirants of every art form an opportunity to interact and […]
Frankly I don’t know how to introduce the “chutney” pronounced as ‘Chatni” to you. Eaten just before the dessert, this sweet concoction of semi pureed tomato cooked with dates and beaten mango sheets (Aam Papad) is pure ‘delish’. My recommendation is that you serve it with your main course as it will add a surprise […]
