Fish weeknight :

Fading Away..

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I would love to think that we have months and months of this beautiful summer left, but even as I go through sorting out things for tomorrow, Deepta starts second grade, I can officially tell that summer is kind of on it's way out. There are[...]

A book and a Idea

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Like most people who enjoy cooking, I too consider reading cookbooks, equivalent to entertainment - especially the chatty talkative one. I like well written food memoirs , and just anything that meshes text with recipes. However, ever so often[...]

No Fuss Shrimp...

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This week I ended up inadvertently changing the entire look of my blog. I often keep playing with buttons on the dashboard. This week when I logged on, the dashboard said something like, template designer. So I clicked on a button or two and[...]

Crab & Corn Chowder

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Is there anything as comforting as a big bowl of nourishing soup after a long day? Not in my book! I like to make a giant pot of soup every week throughout the fall and winter. In addition to making a delicious dinner, there are always plenty[...]

Hint of mint salmon

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Boy last night was I exhausted. I was up way way too late on Saturday, just doing this and that and the next day I had promised the kids I would take them to the zoo. Come 7:30am, I was buddled in bed - just way way to early for me on a[...]

Blogathon - Day Two

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I was out pretty late last night, unusual for a weeknight, that too a Monday and I am just so tired today, I am glad we have this blogathon going on, because it is motivating to post this entry rather than loosing it in the shuffle. Something that[...]

Trying Spain - Tapas

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I could truly truly, use a vacation! I realize that every working mother, ok every mother feels that way, particularly at this late hour when you truly wonder where the day disappeared. I have tried to call my mother several times this evening and[...]

Saucy Shrimp Vindaloo

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Last week in class, I had a spice lover , I mean a serious about my chilies kind of guy. So at his request I wanted to scope out a spicy recipe. When you tend to think spice in Indian food, what comes to my mind actually is the thought of[...]

Saucy Shrimp Vindaloo

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Last week in class, I had a spice lover , I mean a serious about my chilies kind of guy. So at his request I wanted to scope out a spicy recipe. When you tend to think spice in Indian food, what comes to my mind actually is the thought of[...]

Food and Our Household

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Food is so essential to the fabric of our household, you can actually tell by what we are eating, what the well being of our household is like. When things are even keel , the meals are flavorful, generally healthy and something most[...]