A visit to Shilparamam Hyderabad – picture postcards
The Hyderabad heat could not get the better of us as we headed towards Shilparamam in the afternoon. Tourist interests of Hyderabad There are several...
The Best Bhapa Doi – The Most Requested Recipe
Bhapa Doi is 'the most' requested recipe from our readers. I could have never imagined, a dish as simple as bhapa doi, something that I have made umpteen...
Sri Lankan Chicken Curry
You might be wondering why I am suddenly giving a recipe of a Sri Lankan chicken curry. Normally I do Bengali recipes or baking recipes and not that I...
Flights of Fantasy in Disneyland Hong Kong transports you to a dreamland
I met Buzz Lightyear for the first time at the Flights of Fantasy parade in Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong. When I went to Hong Kong Disneyland, Tugga was...
Chingri Makha / Bengali style prawn and onion salad with mustard oil
For all the readers of this blog, it may often appear that I don't cook much. Yes I agree I don't cook that much but it's untrue that like "cometh the hour...
Il Falconiere Relais and chateaux my most memorable days in Cortona
Lina told me - you Indians have such lengthy weddings for 3 days! Music and dance and so much fun. Far far away from India, uphill with Cortona, I didn't...
Hot cross buns, A national panasonic cassette player and a cassette
Hot Cross Buns , Hot cross Buns - the nursery rhyme and the beginning I was writing another article on Easter when I tumbled upon this. I came upon these...
Phenomenal Firingee Thala by Pritha Sen is a Fabulous start to Nabo Barsho at Ekdalia Rd
Firingee Thala is what Calcutta Food is and not necessarily Bengali food I had mentioned about how I assign a meal as 'good', these days. I would like to add...
Instead of a mall, why not take your kids to Kolkata Maidan next week ?
I asked this question to myself time and again as I walked along Kolkata Maidan at a photowalk. It's not the first time that I am here. I came a long time...
Bael Panna/ Bael Sherbat and the Health Benefits of Bael Fruit
Before I got married and was living with my mother, every summer I would have to have bael panna or bael sherbat a few times. I remember vividly, my mother...