Coriander Chutney
When I was a kid, every summer vacation, my mom and I would decide on which one of my parents siblings I wanted to visit and plan our trips. I loved visiting my relatives! The train ride, meeting new people on the journey, eating …
Author: Priyanka Sivaramakrishnan
Carrot Cake
I love making birthday cake for friends, because each time is a challenge. I try to bake something different and tune it to match the person. Like for Ni, who is not a big fan of cakes, I made creamy caramel custard, just like …
Mysore pak
The strongest memory I have of my grandmother is that of her standing in the kitchen of our Cuddapah house in Andhra Pradesh. I was about seven years old and had gone to their house for summer holidays. My cousins had not arrived yet …
Decadent Chocolate Cake
This is the best chocolate cake ever. Like absolutely ever. Just look at it!! Even the picture makes me wanna swipe some frosting and lick it off my fingers. This cake is soft, airy, moist, and covered in decadent chocolate, with just a hint …
Let me tell you my Christmas story…
Two years in and I think I finally did Christmas right. How was y’all’s Christmas? Mine was simply about food, friends, and the snow. Here in Etna, we were fortunate not just to have a white Christmas, but for the snow earlier in the …
Chicken Dum Biryani
Oh boy, do I have a good recipe for you! After Thanksgiving dinner, I was craving Indian food, something with a lot of heat. So on my next visit to the local co-op, I decided to pick up chicken. There are so many wonderful …
Mushroom Stuffed Tortellini
Recently, I got into a phase of listening to old Hindi songs and started missing my mother. One of my cherished memories is of her in the kitchen of our old house, singing along to some Kishore Kumar song and swaying as she made …
French Silk Pie
Recently, amidst my frustrations from job searching and onset existential crisis, I received an email that threw out all my anxiety in seconds and made me feel like a million bucks. It was someone at the library who had tasted my salted caramel cupcakes …
Layered Parotta
When I think of one city that I want to settle in, I think of my Madras. I know a lot of my present companions/roommates/friends won’t agree with me and in fact, I know that they would take the time to argue with me …