Cheese is a much loved ingredient that has found myriad applications in dishes and the best part is that it always adds its own distinctive flavour. Cheese is one ingredient that is hard to ignore. With its unique taste profile, the ingredient is all about adding a dash of taste to the dishes it is… Read More Cheese Recipes
Part of the Nilgiris Biosphere, Coonoor is a quiet town that retains its hill charm unlike its neighbour Ooty and is yet to get caught in the commercial rat race. With its quaint charm Coonoor is a town that is always a personal favourite. Located close to Ooty about half hour by road, I always… Read More Coonoor Travelogue
Looking for a quick snack and pizza on your mind? Well, the cup pizza is your answer, move over mug cake! Ingredients 2 tbsp flour – can use whole wheat or refined flour 1 tbsp oil 1 tbsp milk ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda 2 tbsp pizza sauce 2 tbsp vegetables for… Read More Pizza in a Cup
The French Connection The cuisine of Pondicherry merges French and Indian sensibilities to create a unique one-of-its-kind Franco-Tamil food that has influences of Dutch, Vietnamese and Portuguese and Bengal that makes this a plate to relish. One destination that I can visit anytime is Pondicherry. Over the years I have come to realise that it… Read More Franco-Tamil Food of Pondicherry
A large number of artisan cheese makers in India are making inroads into a space that was once the staple of imported brands. Say Cheese A favourite shopping activity with writer Amit Misra on his trips abroad is to buy cheese. Well with scores of choices the racks are full of so many variants that… Read More Artisan Cheese in India
Do you like cheese? Well if you don’t you are sure to have someone at home who does. The fact is that cheese has become such an intrinsic part of daily urban life that cheese becomes a saviour when you need to dish up something quickly. And if you have cheese in a dip or… Read More Review of Veeba’s Spreads and Dips
Good Housekeeping by the India Today Group focuses on the home, women issues, food and more. Here are some links to my published stories in Good Housekeeping and Good Buzz (a Bangalore supplement of Good Housekeeping magazine) Kodaikanal, Cinnabar The goodness of Kiwi Borderline Diabetes Good_Buzz: Dec11 Good Buzz_Nov11 [contact-form][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’… Read More Stories in Good Housekeeping