A visit to the Doctor, and Oatmeal Pancakes

I am waiting for the day that I can meet a fat and jolly doctor who says something like: “Go on, have a drink or two daily, eat whatever you want and exercise – yes, yes, that’s important, do some light stretching in bed when you wake up, and that’ll be enough.” My Dr., unfortunately,…

An attempt at Choc Chip Cookies

The weekend has been a washout ... with continuous rain for the last 48 hours or so..... ..what better way to spend time indoors than do a spot of baking..... I asked Dwaip what he wanted and he said chocolate chip cookies- after a quick check in the baking cupboard... i figured I had all…

Of real life monsters and French(???) rice

Fairy tales are so naïve. There are tomes written about monsters that are perpetually hungry and need to be fed all the time. Sigh…. No such luck in real life... As far as my experience with real life monsters (I have a 6 year old)  goes, they do not eat food and prefer to survive…

Can’t take the foodie out of me!

Have been battling fever and stomach infection since 25th night, so today that  I am  in a condition to sit upright I thought that I need to share this amazing recipe by Nigella Lawson that I saw yesterday on TLC. Even though my stomach revolted with the thought of any other food apart from curd…

Recipe: The Fusion Sandwich

I love sandwiches - there is nothing as exciting an adventure as figuring out what should go between two slices of bread! I have done all kind of sandwiches, from the revolting to the sublime: The jam & ketchup sandwich? Check! The molagai podi sandwich? Check! The egg, chives & peanut butter? Yes! Now, you…