We have planned many successful parties, and shared ideas about it. But this time we share our experiences and ideas of hosting a successful Iftar* party. Iftar parties are hosted in the month of Ramadan* to share food and … read more
Red salsa, Green salsa, Yellow salsa, Pink salsa, Orange salsa, Purple salsa, the many colors of salsa, hot, sweet, and hot,hot,hot….. There was a galore of salsas to taste and judge at the Faraday Kitchen Store’s Salsa contest. Faraday’s Kitchen Store is … read more
Tea cups have held many cups of tea or coffee or even a storm! Now you can recycle your old, stained or cracked tea cups or tea pots creatively too. Last spring I used my old, cracked or stained … read more
Everybody is talking about Celebrity Chefs, Kitchen Gods, writing about Evolution of Televisions Cooking Shows, or displaying pictoral history of food shows….. check out the links to see the phenomenal growth of food as entertainment! Here is the link to ‘Life’ magazines gallery of food … read more
Saturday June 12, Faraday’s Kitchen Store in Lakeway hosted celebrity television chef and cookbook author Sara Moulton’s book signing event. This was the only Texas appearance of the book tour for her new book, “Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners” The kitchen store … read more
Cilantro or Kothmir is a very popular herb used in both Indian and Mexican cuisine. Freshly chopped cilantro/coriander leaves are often used as garnishes and as an ingredient to add fresh flavor to any recipe. The leaves are best used … read more
There is great controversy now going on in the food industry of New York which has to be taken with a pinch of salt! Here it also means in the literary sense 😉 A new Bill has been introduced in the … read more
Today was a pleasant day with great weather and perfect to spend a Saturday afternoon strolling in downtown Austin, checking out the Texas Book Festival. http://www.texasbookfestival.org/2011_Festival_Details.php We heard a few readings and book discussions, saw many authors book signing, and of … read more
Yesterday I visited the Urban Roots Farm as the carpool mom who was picking up a bunch of kids from their field trip to the farm. Before this day I was oblivious of the great community service organizations like these do to … read more
The act of eating involves more than the sense of taste. We also use the senses of smell, touch, sight and hearing to judge and critic the food in our plate. Of course the sense of taste is the most important … read more