Last week we were in New Orleans and it was wonderful. It has been a lifelong dream for us to visit this Southern (American) city that is known for the great Louis Armstrong, old-fashioned streetcars, Creole culture and Mardi Gras. New Orlean-ians really know how to “laissent les bon temps roule” (let the good times … Continue reading
Every once in a while, we get a real urge to go through all of our cupboards, throw out the old and unusable and hopefully reacquaint ourselves with things we’d forgotten all about. It’s a random urge – it doesn’t matter what the season – where we feel like we absolutely HAVE to de-clutter right … Continue reading
We truly believe that there’s nothing that can’t be improved with mozzarella. Even mozzarella. When in doubt, add (more) mozzarella. Fresh and uncooked with chopped tomatoes, on pizza, even on plantains, it’s absolutely gorgeous. So you know Melanzane alla Parmigiana, you’ve seen our Plaintain alla Parmigiana and now have a look at our equally yummy … Continue reading
We were funny kids. About 5 or 6 days out of the week, we used to be fed north Indian food – some type of dhal and rice, or maybe a chickpea or vegetable curry. And we complained ALL the time about it. (Now of course, we can’t get enough of Indian food!) We used … Continue reading
Happy Indian Republic Day! Today marks the day that the first Constitution was adopted by a free India in 1950. It is obviously a huge occasion in India and although we don’t live there, we like to celebrate it in our own way, with food. Now, as you probably know by now, we love to … Continue reading
We’re a big fan of rice dishes, especially when the temperature drops as it has this week in London. Jollof rice, kabsa, egg fried rice, bibimbap, jambalaya, kitchadi, paella, pulao and risotto – we love them all! So we decided to show you another one of our favorite rice dishes: biryani. If you’ve ever attended … Continue reading
