Thanks to all those who participated in the AFAM poll. Sorry dear Lychee haters, but the clear winner is this tropical beauty also known as Litchi. Well, the season is almost over; but sure you can find some canned ones or some Lychee Puree or some Lychee Drink. A variety of Lychee products are available [...]
A daiquiri [daiki'ɾi] by definition is a mixed drink made with rum and lime juice. This Cuban drink was invented in 1905 and is known as Earnest Hemingway’s favorite drink (Remember what his second favorite drink was?). These days the term daiquiri is being used for a variety of frozen mixed drinks with or without lime juice and [...]
I am ashamed to admit this, but when it comes to the myriad cuisines of India, I am more or less ignorant about most regional flavors other than a few. That is why I love the food event RCI – Regional Cuisines of India, brainchild of Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine. Even though I don’t participate every [...]
Oh, another childhood favorite – Nellikka or Amla or Indian Gooseberry. We used to have fresh gooseberries with all its bitterness, just to enjoy the sweet reward at the end; a drink of water after a bite of gooseberry, and voilà, the water tastes sweet! This was something magical for us kids. Coming to think of [...]
What makes a perfect couple? Together they bring out the best in each other… He is bitter and not so smooth when it comes to looks.. She is smelly and shrinking with age… But put them together, it is a match made in heaven… You suddenly start liking his bitterness, when it is perfectly paired [...]
A couple of months ago I picked up some (read, a lot) dates just because it was on sale! Normally this is okay, our fridge is usually empty save for a bunch of fruits, some dried out vegetables and some take-out food containers, usually way past the expiration dates. So cleaning out the fridge used [...]
Regular readers here will know that I am not a big vegetable fan. But now with my parents in town, every meal must accompany a veg dish, normally in the form of thorans (a stir fry with coconut and basic seasonings) or mezhukku purattis (a simple stir fry with seasonings). My mom goes nuts with [...]
We are back from our marathon sight seeing trip. Now I really need a vacation! It was scorching hot in San Diego and Disneyland, but that felt like North Pole after we got to Las Vegas – 115 degrees! Wow, it was unbearable, even for my parents. Who knew that coming from India, heat is ever going to [...]
Win $100 or a copy of the cookbook Flavours of the Spice Coast by Mrs.K.M. Mathew.
Ends Sept 12th 2010.
