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Strung Out of Exoticism

Strung Out of Exoticism

I get these sudden urges to have maniacal combinations while creating recipes and the one thing I stay away from...
A Plum Role

A Plum Role

An observation worth pondering over if identified correctly. We, in the course of our life, will come upon many others...
Infuse Inspiration

Infuse Inspiration

Inspiration hits you like a brick when it comes along and I have been hit quite often in the remotest...
Fiddling with a Riddle

Fiddling with a Riddle

You poke me in the eye And my jaws open wide Paper, Linen or Cloth …. I Lustily ….. This...
Sweeten that “Sour Grape”

Sweeten that “Sour Grape”

… and then contentment set in. period. How easy it is to be content? I ask myself this question quite...
The Seven Series: Sloth

The Seven Series: Sloth

The second course is the deadly sin: Sloth Man has always fallen prey to this deadly sin, in my definition,...
Sunrise to Sunset and beyond

Sunrise to Sunset and beyond

24 hours, makes up a day? Doesn’t it? And what defines a day is simply to wake up in the...
A Taste of Desire

A Taste of Desire

Desire is such a delirious feeling, a feeling I experienced for a brief few last weekend. I am back in...
The Seven Series: Anger

The Seven Series: Anger

The fifth in the series of sin’s which when unleashed the wrath is far reaching and destructive, Anger It comes...
The Seven Series: Lust

The Seven Series: Lust

The series continues with the sixth sin, one which seduces you to join its path – Lust An occurrence rarely...
On Board the S.S. Healthrow

On Board the S.S. Healthrow

You may be wondering with a title like that, I may be writing a post on my latest travel escapade,...
Of Ethnic Proportions

Of Ethnic Proportions

I love food trends. More so, I love studying them. While my parallel career on writing allows me to be...
A Near Finish

A Near Finish

Just when you think you’ve had it, something else crops up which changes the way you think or believe the...
Checkered Cravings

Checkered Cravings

I woke up early one morning to find the house unleashed with a flurry of activities. A quirky buzz with...
A Persian Dream

A Persian Dream

The temperatures soared to about 41C in Dumka, the second capital village of Jharkhand, one of India’s poorest states. I...
A Relic of Reciprocity

A Relic of Reciprocity

What you do unto others is but a sheer reflection of what your own life will do unto you ~...
Poaching Trends

Poaching Trends

Aren’t we all suckers for trends? Be it food or fashion. Over the years we have successfully been aping the...
The Seven Series: Gluttony

The Seven Series: Gluttony

The Seven Series: Gluttony The third course with sin, completely inappropriate term for a food blog, is the monster sin:...
Crave-at Moment

Crave-at Moment

It’s a rarity living in Mumbai and not rubbing shoulders with the celebrity kinds. Not in a derogatory way, but...
In need of change, Indeed

In need of change, Indeed

I don’t know about you, but I definitely am on a constant lookout for new happenings and doings, if things...
A Cup of Sunshine

A Cup of Sunshine

Its been a while since I have posted, being irregular is not a very nice feeling but the past few...
The Seven Series: Envy

The Seven Series: Envy

This is Nonchalant Gourmand at his extreme creativity (you could call it an inspiration, master chef style), an experiment which...
Two sides of the same coin

Two sides of the same coin

I believe every person has two sides; maybe dual/split personality is a psychological term but there is a little bit...
In a State of Sucego

In a State of Sucego

A truly Goan experience – Sucego and is untranslatable into any other language. It is often mistaken by non-Goans for...
An Addiction called Love

An Addiction called Love

Love is a wonderful feeling. It looks good from the outside and when you experience it, it looks even better...
Steeped in History

Steeped in History

I am fascinated with history, especially food and beverage history. I recently went over for brunch at the residence of...
Ol’ Fashioned Way

Ol’ Fashioned Way

It is about time I wrote a post and shared a recipe for some of the classics I have been...
Eden’s Rapture

Eden’s Rapture

The compost strewn path is flooded with the luminescent green radiance of harsh sunlight which gets filtered through towering trees....
Space Jam

Space Jam

Last week, all hell broke loose. It all started with two of the house help taking off on a romantic...
The Seven Series: Greed

The Seven Series: Greed

The fourth crippling sin, Greed, spares no one when embraced A want, need and liking are a part of one’s...
The Apple of my eye

The Apple of my eye

What is the one thing that binds a person to existence? If you guessed “Life”, then you are wrong. Life...
Quarks Community

Quarks Community

One of the two fundamental particles in the Universe is called a Quark, the basic building blocks for the universe...
The Base Factor

The Base Factor

All it takes is a few basic ingredients and you can mold anything to your liking. Yes this statement holds...
A Thumbs Down

A Thumbs Down

I recently had a very unnecessary incident happen with me but which reminded me that what goes around, comes around....
Bittersweet Learning

Bittersweet Learning

I was recently engaged in a conversation with a colleague I reconnected with after 5 years. We caught up over...
Holy Guacamole

Holy Guacamole

I was skimming through some old photographs on my phone, around 10000 of them, all thanks to the cloud network...