So, my sister was in town last weekend visiting from the Big Apple. I had grand plans to try my hand at a Bengali shrimp coconut milk curry (chingri maachher malaikari) that I have been trying to get right for YEARS! Seriously, Arjun’s grandmother made the most fabulous version of this dish that I’ve been trying…
First off, Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were filled with great food and good cheer. We got back from Kolkata last week and are finally back in the groove. As far as India trips go this was a pretty tough one. But I took two kids under 5 halfway around the world –…
In just over a week, on the 26th of December, we are leaving for Kolkata. Part of me feels slightly insane for attempting this trip with a four year old and one year old in tow. The flights alone are a killer. Fifteen hours direct to Dubai, and almost eight hour layover and then another…