Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry Muffins

I love ‘going down to the basics’ with everything I do in life. It makes any issue I face, a little less intimidating. It’s actually been drilled into my life ever since childhood. I remember gruelling lessons in math with my dad, where I’d earn 

Midnight Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Midnight Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Midnight Snacking. Who can resist the temptation? As a child and as an adult, my will power against midnight snacking, is zilch. Well, to be honest, once I discovered that even the great Nigella Lawson is lured by the riches of the fridge at night, 

Vazhapoo Vadai (Banana flowers fritters)

Vazhapoo Vadai (Banana flowers fritters)

  “I’m going to be half an hour early, do you think it would be rude if I ordered a cup of tea?” I asked in a panic, as the cab I was in navigated the evening school rush towards the Savera hotel where I 

Aloo Bun

Aloo Bun

  Y’all know how much I love buns, so every time I get to recreate one from my childhood, I get super excited! This one is what we call “Aloo bun” back home, which is essentially a potato stuffed bun. I used to survive on 

Let me tell you my Christmas story…

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 

Kara Boondhi

Kara Boondhi

  Happy Diwali everyone! I realise I’m a week late, but I hope everyone enjoyed the joy and light filled festivities. I love this time of the year. Back home, we always had a celebration. When we were kids, my dad would buy Nans and 

Spinach and Artichokes Stuffed Pretzel

Spinach and Artichokes Stuffed Pretzel

  The first winter I was here, I planned to go to NYC for  a weekend and the first thing someone told me when I told them about my plans, was to try soft pretzels. Naturally I thought this was weird advice, as there are 

Egg Puff

Egg Puff

  In India, bakeries are a dime a dozen. There is one on every street corner and they sell yummy baked goods at a very cheap price. Down south and especially in Chennai, my hometown, these bakeries are attached to a tea/coffee/fresh juice shop and