I am not a very organized person. There, I said it. I find it hard to create a time table, and stick to it. Or even create a menu and stick to it. I also love to cook and…
Some brain foods and Smoked salmon cream cheese ball
Kosha murgi – Chicken in a dry gravy
‘Kosha Murgi’ means chicken that has been slow cooked till the gravy has turned dry. We Bengalis call it ‘ga maakha’ , or gravy that just about coats the meat. It’s thick, rich and delicious. It uses little or no…
Mushroom and grape tomato bruschetta
I was at the coffee vending machine, filling my Styrofoam cup with aromatic coffee and a generous shot of half and half, when a gentleman right behind me exclaimed. ‘Did you take my cart?’ Startled, I looked back, just as…
My Valentine story
When my now teen son started kindergarten, his first Valentine day was a pizza party at school where I had decided to volunteer. The tiny tots made cute cards, and created even more clever craft projects. The other ones, that…
Scrumptious Bok Choy with spicy sesame dressing and a Thai Red Curry in a hurry
It’s all about roasting, grinding, making from scratch. That is how clever chefs are supposed to be, they never make anything that uses ready to pour and serve ingredients. Ever so often, I step into the kitchen, open…
Mustard Chicken from Ina Kitchen #InaFridays
Wednesday we had snow day, thanks to the 14th snowstorm of this winter that still has some distance to go. It royally messed up the week. Some of my friends felt it was Monday again, while I was totally zoned…