Some things are so simple that they fall off the radar. I have wanted to blog about this cold Spanish soup for years. But it always gets swept under the rug because ‘ Oh gazpacho! I can do that any time’. The scorching sun is really making me miserable this year. Actually, it does that…
Paneer 65 Recipe – Simple Indian Appetizer
The ‘65’ dish has always eluded me. Hyderabadis are crazy about it. I have many a friend from the Charminar city who has waxed on and on about Chicken 65. But whenever I have seen it served, it has always been suspiciously red, either with color or chili. Since I do not care for them,…
The BIG SALAD – Summer time is salad time!
If you are a fan of Elaine Benis and Seinfeld, you obviously remember the ‘big salad’ episode. Could anyone but Julia Dreyfus have carried it off? I have been eating a salad almost every day for years. It is one of the things I miss most about my desk job – heading to the cafeteria…
GenX Nano Easy Shift– Starter Car with Bells and Whistles [Preview]
I have blogged on several different topics since I started covering Lifestyle on the blog here a few months ago. I am finally writing about cars! Cars are close to my heart, and I was fortunate to be invited for an exclusive preview event for the Tata GenX Nano Easy Shift. The famous Tata hospitality…
Tap Tap Tap – The New World Order
‘OMG, I have a major crisis’, my friend screamed as she rushed into my home. ‘I accidentally stepped on my phone, and it won’t be replaced for a week. I can’t access a single mobile app. How will I survive?’ she moaned as I tried to calm her down. It’s true. Smart phones are an…
Why You’ll Never Succeed at Food Photography
I generally believe in ‘never say never’, but I am not convinced that I will ever be able to take fancy food photos. Mostly because I eat the stuff before I can take a good photo!! And then there is the tiny insignificant detail of not knowing how to take good food photos! Why am…
Giveaway: Win Vikas Khanna’s My Great India Cookbook
**This giveaway is now closed. Results will be declared later this week. Want to win a hardcover copy of Vikas Khanna’s My Great India Cookbook? All you have to do is enter this giveaway, follow the rules and you might just be the lucky winner. I am hosting this giveaway ‘Just Because’, to say thank…
Prem’s Pune – Al Fresco Lunch
Prem’s in Koregaon Park has been a popular place for decades. It is your friendly neighborhood restaurant, tucked away from the traffic and bustle of the now busy North Main Road. With a leafy canopy of old trees, surrounded by apartment buildings, you can get a detached feeling and forget you are in a city…
Oven Baked Fries – Baked Curry Seasoned Fries
Baked Fries? Are you cringing at the concept? Well, if you love eating food fried in lard and dunked in salt, maybe you are. But if you are even a teeny bit health conscious, I am sure the concept of baked fries has sparked your interest. So OK, let me be the first to admit…
These Bakeries in Pune are Special
The word bakery has taken on so many dimensions. When we were kids, a bakery was the place where you got bread, and maybe a cake when it was your birthday. And that was it! As the foodie revolution overtakes India, bakeries in Pune are getting fancier. They are selling more and more stuff like…