When I picked this book, my agenda was to broaden my repertoire of working with the kind of vegetables which I don’t make often into my recipes. “Eating from Ground up” is exactly what I expected and more. It celebrates … read more
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one hasn’t dined well” –Virginia Woolf The book –How to Set A Table, starts with this quote and I agree totally – Good food eaten in the company of family and … read more
I have been fascinated often with greens or vegetables which I typically don’t cook, and at times chatted up conversations with other shoppers buying unfamiliar vegetables at the grocery store, wanting to know how they cook those vegetables! Now … read more
This is literally a vibrant recipe book with many pictures of colorful spices and Indian foods. The recipes of vegetarian dishes like Dosa/Lentil Crepe, Chitranna/Lemon Peanut Rice, and Dal/Lentil Soup from south India, particularly of a city called Bangalore make … read more
London, is a city with great history and cultural legacy which has been influenced by British Empires’ global spread of colonial regimes. London is hence an international city and it’s reflected in its food ethos. In my travels to London, … read more
Just like the author of this book, who grew up in the culture of coconuts in Madagascar, I too growing up in India, had the luxury of enjoying plenty of coconuts in our food cycle besides having couple of … read more
The origins of the breads may be from all over the world but the language of food is the same and the taste delicious. With recipes of breads from all over the world, ‘The Hot Bread Kitchen Cookbook’ connects us … read more
My Mother often says, once you know the basics of cooking, you can develop so many recipes building on the basics. Hence I agree with Mark Bittman 100% when he says “if you can cook 10 recipes, you can … read more
The first time I had to cook some vegan recipes at home was when my husband’s boss, a vegan, was coming home for dinner many years ago. Then, vegan cuisine was in its dawn and not many recipes or recipe … read more