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Slideshow: Vegetable Markets around India 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
From formal grocery stores to street-side vendors, here is a photo slideshow of sights around India.. This free picture slideshow generated with Smilebox
The Art of the Indian Plated meal 22 Aug 2013 | 02:34 pm
“India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition.” -Mark Twain I am a huge fan of thali...
Behind the Book: Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking 19 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Shubhra Ramineni has produced a beautiful and useful book on vegetarian Indian cooking: Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking. I have enjoyed cooking from it. The recipes are very practical and don’t have...
FRESHFARM Markets – Loving tomatoes.. and doing good 15 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
My partnership with FRESHFARM markets continues today with a trip to the Crystal City Market. I thought I was going to the Crystal City market to shop for vegetables. It never occurred to me that a ch...
Monica’s Indian Express: Spice Rubbed Purple Cauliflower 12 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
I am so pleased to share with you the next recipe in my series: Monica’s Indian Express: Simple & Sassy Weeknight Dishes. So I have to admit that I am a bigger fan of purple foods than my family is. P...
Health Benefits of Spices by Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
So delighted to have Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD be a guest poster here today. Deanna discusses the health benefits of spices ( a topic you know is close to my heart!). A MUST READ! Indian Spices For the ...
Monica’s Indian Express: Avocado, Mango, Guava parfait, spiced up 5 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
I am so pleased to share with you the next recipe in my series: Monica’s Indian Express: Simple & Sassy Weeknight Dishes. This dish celebrates summer! It is yours to make as you like. I am just here f...
The Pomegranate King 1 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
One of the distinct advantages of being a writer is that people send me their books all the time to read. Is there a greater gift? Nishta Mehra recently sent me her debut book, The Pomegranate King – ...
Monica’s Indian Express: Instant Pillsbury Biscuit-Bhatura 29 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
I am so pleased to share with you the next recipe in my series: Monica’s Indian Express: Simple & Sassy Weeknight Dishes. This is not my recipe. I am not sure whose recipe it is! The recipe is everywh...
How Poetry Can Make You a Better Food Writer 25 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
My beautiful and talented friend Annelies Zijderveld is a poet, well a food poet to be more precise. She knows so much about the art of poetry that I had to ask her: how can poetry help me in my food ...