Spice rub for everything from Vegetables to meat and seafood Elevate the taste profile of your grilled or roast vegetables ( or seafood or meat) with this delicious homemade spice rub. Now I ...
A taste for Food and Drink
A slice of Costa Rica – Casado
With summer firmly on it's way out and Autumn settling in, the chilly nights demand some great comfort food. I wanted to try something different so I choose a popular Costa Rican dish - Casado. Why? ...
Whole Masoor dal and Tofu salad
The long Easter weekend has sped past far too quick for me and am back to work. I just wanted to keep lunch really light today - guilty after ordering a Chinese takeaway yesterday *sad face* So ...
A taste for Travel Adventures
Christmas Lunch at River Cottage
Winter at River Cottage River Cottage is an experience and after the power-packed day, I spent there last year with Foodies 100, I couldn't turn down an invitation to go back this ...
A week in North Wales – my Travelogue Part 2 – South Stack Lighthouse and Cemaes Bay
Exploring Ceames Bay A travelogue is my way of documenting an online diary. Also, hopefully, a guide to future visitors to Wales to use this as a guide for their travels. So why not browse through ...
How to plan a short break to Prague and Vienna
Lazy me , I wrote this post on the bank holiday weekend but didn't end up uploading it ! But here it is now ! Followed up of course with my Prague and Vienna trip travel adventures !! Hello ...
Escape the Urban Jungle, go adventure ”Eco-camping” at Panchgani.
It was in the Dec of 2010 that my two closest girlfriends and I decided that we should travel together to some place cool, to mark the end of an era and celebrate my fresh start. I had resigned ...
A taste for Lifestyle
Baluchi restaurant at The Lalit, London – a Review
Baluchi at The Lalit, London - a Review Nestled amongst modern glass structures sits the beautiful Grade II listed red brick building housing The Lalit, London. Acquired as part of an ambitious project by the Lalit Group, it is ...
Hoppers, SOHO – a review
To anyone familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine, appams are no stranger. Re-christened as Hoppers in the colonial times, these light dosa like crepe's also come in a fluffy stringy avatar much like idli in a 'ramen burger' form, are ...
Afternoon Tea amidst art at The Wallace Collection
One of the things I love about London is the many free museums and art galleries that one can go to and spend a few happy hours at. Hertford House which houses The Wallace collection is nestled in a quiet street just off the ...
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Mohammed Ali Road, Mumbai’s fabulous Street Food Market – Ramadan Special
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Butter chicken
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Quick Red Lentil curry
Easy basic Indian daal recipe Dried Lentils – versatile, flavourful, and absolutely brilliant to cook with not to mention pocket-friendly, are an omnipresent part of my kitchen pantry. Every region of India has its own versions of lentil curries or daal’s as we refer to even the cooked version. Made using storecupboard essentials The skinless…
Dill and yellow moong daal recipe
Shepu ani moogachi chi Bhaji My very first memory of eating this dish goes back to when I was in primary school. Back home from a busy day at school , I barely used to manage to wash my hands before running into the kitchen demanding a snack. Aai had cooked up this then strange…
