It was whirlwind of activities, planning, packing, last minute cooking etc ever since Dear Husband planned a beach side vacation for the family 2 weeks ago. Everything fit right in, the hotel reservations, travel arrangements, time off from work, the temperature.  The vacation was just what the doctor had ordered ... Read More

One convenient reason why blogging makes it worthwhile for me is because I can refer to my own recipes online anytime for years to come. I know it sounds silly, but it is true.    A few days ago while contemplating what to make for dinner; it occurred to me that it ... Read More

HAPPY NEW YEAR Wishing you All a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. May this Year bring you Peace and Happiness. ... Read More

One of our favorite pastime is watching some old 80’s and 90’s Hindi, Kannada songs, or an old movie snippet on YouTube. Both me and Dear Husband are from Bangalore and we share similar backgrounds be it in terms of food, school, friends, movies, Bangalore city etc. Even though our ... Read More

Update: The idea of vada and Low-fat is so contradictory and froms a typical oxymoron. But to achieve this recipe I use the Appe (Konkani cooking word) Pan/ Skillet. This is also referred to as "Ponganalu/Paniyaram/Uniyappam". The pan/skillet is available here.  __________________________________________________________________________________ I was going through the food pictures I had taken ... Read More

So few days ago while cooking this refreshing dish, I was watching my toddler play with some of his toys few feet away from where I was standing. Sometime later he started chewing on one of his toy and I like any other dutiful mother asked him to stop. The ... Read More

Dhivya of “Culinary Baazar" has tagged me for this Meme. Thanks Dhivya. This is also my 50th post on this blog. I wanted to thank you all for the support, warm comments, acceptance and that is what keeps me going and makes me want to write more and cook  more J  Now ... Read More