The past couple of months have felt like a whirlwind. I started a new job. My husband, Arjun, started a new job. The kids went back to school and are actually at the same school for first time which is pretty exciting. It feels like quite an intense period of change and my mind has…
Well folks, my Whole30 ended earlier this week. This was the first time in my life I have embarked on any sort of elimination diet and, honestly, it surprised me. The health benefits were great and the effect on my cooking even more profound. If I’m being perfectly honest, my cooking and eating were in…
I have already come clean about my cookbook hoarding tendencies so it will come as no surprise that all my gift recommendations are cookbooks. For the novice or experienced home cook that likes to dabble in Indian flavors, I think a well versed cookbook can help expand your repertoire and raise your understanding of the…
Once a year, when my parents are visiting us during the summer typically, my husband Arjun and I escape the kids and take a couple of days off of parenting. I love my kids but one of the hardest parts about being a parent is you really never get a day off. And date nights…
August was an absolute blur. Work was a bit nutty for me. My son was out of school and going to a different camp every week. And my parents came to visit and we went on a short vacation to Lake Tahoe with them. Arjun and I also got the chance to escape by ourselves…
Guys, apologies for the long gap in posting! I just started a new job, we are in the middle of summer craziness with the kids and July has just run away from me. To be perfectly transparent I think I’m going to be posting every other week until things calm down a bit. But if…
I am far from a perfect mother. I lose my patience too quickly, sometimes I yell, and my house is never clean enough. But my kids will eat just about anything. This is my one triumph, the place where I feel that my good enough is actually really good enough. I get asked all the…
Indian food is very complex and interesting which is why I (and I’m guessing maybe you) like to eat it so much. However, that means when you step in the kitchen to prepare it you need a bevy of spices. I know it can be frustrating to embark on cooking a new cuisine only to…
When I cook, it generally serves as an escape from my everyday life even though it is totally a mundane task. This is especially true of Indian food because it usually takes me back to my childhood or to a dish I loved while on vacation in India. This is also why I cook foods from…
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…