It’s funny because having grown up on “regular” meats – chicken, lamb, fish – over the past few years we have developed a love for venison. We do feel ever so slightly pretentious by seeking it out but actually it’s proving to be quite a versatile meat. We’ve had venison burgers, roast venison haunch, venison … Continue reading
Yes it’s definitely autumn here in London. Blustery (love that word), rainy, chilly and damp. As ever in London, it seems autumn always creeps up on us – one moment we’re in jersey tops and jeans…and then we’re in jackets and jersey tops and jeans and our shoes are never quite dry. Crazy. And honestly, … Continue reading
Like quite a few of you, we’ve been following the Great British Bake Off and marvelling at some of the delicacies they come up with – last week’s Swedish Princess Cake for example, looked magnificent! (It involves a layer of sponge, topped with jam, topped with pastry cream, topped with whipped cream and covered in … Continue reading
Yes, you read that right. Carrot cake ice cream. As in a cream cheese flavoured and spiced ice cream with chunks of carrot cake stirred in. Absolutely gorgeous. Now, we don’t buy store-bought cakes because 1) they tend to be soooo dry and 2) we really enjoy making cakes. But this time, we totally give … Continue reading
Anchal eats porridge every single day. Jumbo oats, milk, cinnamon, cranberries, flaxseeds and coconut. Tara eats plain yoghurt and granola almost every day. Except for this Sunday. This Sunday we’re going to wing it a bit and try to get ready for what we call “pre-Whole 30” – a lower carb week to prepare for … Continue reading
We read somewhere that Madhur Jaffrey (Indian cooking legend) learned to cook only after she moved to London for university. Her mother would send her recipes from home to ease her homesickness and the rest is history. Now we learned how to cook much earlier than that, but our mother still likes to supplement our … Continue reading
We like our routine. We’re safe people. We like knowing what our day will bring. We like having the same breakfast a few days in a row. We like certainty. We like having a cup of English Breakfast first thing every morning and then another cup after our lunch. The thing is…it can get slightly … Continue reading
So our very first taste of suji ka halwa (Indian semolina pudding) was at the Hindu temple our grandparents used to frequent in Southall and occasionally drag us to on Sundays. Part of the ritual involved being given prashad from the priest – the sacrament, or the physical presence of God’s blessing. It could be … Continue reading
There was a time – not too long ago – when we did not like salads. At all. The Salad seemed to represent self-denial and bland rabbit food. We just could not understand why someone would willingly choose one as a main meal. Now – it’s a different story because we’ve realised a salad, could … Continue reading
We’ve never really gotten the hang of our refrigerator. In principle, we understand that the lowest shelf is the coldest (good for storing meat) and the highest shelf isn’t (good for storing lettuce and spinach) …and then the back of all of the shelves are so cold that we have a block of Parmesan frozen … Continue reading
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