Lock, stock and a shepherd’s pie

My weekend was cold in more ways than one. Not only has the weather moved back into coolness but I was also working up a blizzard of all kinds of notes and books for my exam (the result of which, in case any of you are wondering, is known only to God and a few [...]

Dog day afternoon

- This post isn’t strictly about food, barely rubbing shoulders with it as this happened in the process of its procurement. The accompanying sketch is what Amey doodled, all the while laughing uproariously, when I told him about it. Though this happened a while ago, I think the dog here is wayyy cuter than the [...]

Spice 101 – Variety

If television and eating out is any indication, there’s a trend I’ve noticed here in the US. Whole spices are not really appreciated in food. I have watched enough British cooks and chefs to realize that they have no problem bunging in whole spices. The Spanish and Italians don’t seem to mind it either. I’m [...]

Scorcher!

Boy, today was h-o-t! Yesterday was bad enough but this morning was unbelievable. April’s not even over yet and we’ve already had a record high of 92°F. To many of you it may seem that I’m overstating this, since you may live in much hotter places. Heck, I’ve lived in much hotter places. Bombay is [...]

Yellow and green

The need to be different and unique; I went through it too. That was before the time I realised I am different and unique, as are we all. No wait, come back…I wasn’t beginning to preach. This point will become a character sketch, you’ll see. Anyway getting back to the need to be different; I [...]

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