They saw each other from a distance, walking a gentle walk on the terrace of their own homes. Their eyes met and that was all it took to ignite a lifelong passion. It all started one monsoon evening, in a small city called Chandigarh, in India. There were two of them. One was young, restless and ready to take on the world. The other was gentle, kind and had seen the world. And they met on that fine monsoon evening. It is because of their meeting, my dears, that you are getting to read this story and have …
Homemade Yogurt & Kesar Pista Shrikhand – with the Daring Cooks!
Yogurt making was something I started doing when I was ten. I am not kidding. While we cleaned up the kitchen after dinner, my Grandmom would put the leftover milk from the day to heat gently. And then it was my job to check the temperature and add the starter, and let the yogurt do its thing. There was however only one problem. There was no recipe to follow. It was not 1 tsp to a cup of milk or anything like that. I was supposed to guess the quantity of milk and adjust the amount of starter accordingly. …
Watermelon Mojito – Ina Garten Friday
“Write drunk; edit sober.” ― said Ernest Hemingway, the man associated with the creation of Mojito. According to Hemingway & Bailey’s Bartending Guide, the mojito was invented at La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba. At the La Floridita, one of the watering holes he used to frequent in Cuba , hangs Hemingway’s signed quote: “My mojito in the Bodeguita del Medio and my daiquiri in the Floridita” So I took his advice and made this watermelon Mojito by Ina Garten. Drank it and then wrote the blog post. I have no idea where that blog post is. I know I …
Baked Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold. ~Judith Olney I had never thought I would make doughnuts at home. Really! The thought never crossed my mind. I was content with letting the kid enjoy it from Krispie Kreme. So this month’s project with Aparna’s “We Knead to Bake” made me dish out secrets about myself. 1. I had never eaten a doughnut before. 2. I had never eaten a doughnut before so I did not know what texture, thickness etc I should be looking for. 3. …
Chicken Pot Pie – Ina Fridays
“When you have come to the edge of all the light you have And step into the darkness of the unknown Believe that one of the two will happen to you Either you’ll find something solid to stand on Or you’ll be taught how to fly!” – Richard Bach This post for Ina Friday’s is long over due. I have been meaning to post this on the blog for quite a while but life happened in the meantime and this just got shelved. It’s been happening a lot to me lately. Despite my best intentions I just don’t know where …
Bialy – Bialystok Kucken # Project We Knead to Bake – 5
Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world. Susan Libberman ,New Traditions Until I got down to baking this month’s bread, Bialy to me, was the mighty Bagel’s fancy cousin – stuffed with toppings and looking all pretty. It’s only when I started to read more on the bread & the history of Bialystok Kucken, that I started to admire and respect the human spirit and family traditions with a much greater zeal than I already did. To be able to recreate a home …