The combination pandemic age and alcohol has a tendency to bring forth a host of interesting stories. Nope, my Covid-era sagas are not ending so soon. So in 2021, when we got vaccinated after the deadly second wave and started coming out of our shells to experience our normal lives, my mother and sister hatched…
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My kitchen disaster XV – the bajra besan laddoo
As a food blogger, I am inclined to experiment with new recipes now and then, especially around the festive season. But this time, I did not wish to craft the usual sweets. I am always on the lookout for unconventional recipes that are a bit guilt-free. 😇 Before you unceremoniously term me as a health…
Sabotaged by the menu – Part 3
This post is going to be a short one because I posted a heavy reel on my exploration of Ellora caves while remembering the history from my civil services preparation days, fact checking, editing the clips while deciding what to keep and what to remove and drinking copious amounts of water while recording the voiceover. …
Sabotaged by the menu – part 2
Yesterday, I posted a meme reel on how a McPuff never breaks cleanly. The reel got the average engagement that I am getting on Instagram currently. But a few school and college friends reached out. McDonald’s pizza Mc Puff was a novelty for us 90s kids when the parcel-type dishes were unheard of. Before wraps…
My kitchen disasters XIV – the overcooked bucatini
I pride myself in not doing unholy deeds to the pasta I am cooking. But the Covid era brought a demon inside me and that demon led me to cook pasta in the most dreaded way 🙈🤣. I had never heard of bucatini before 2020 but when the over shopping for pasta began, I could…
My kitchen disasters XIII – the overcooked spaghetti arrabiata
Those of us who survived the Covid era have many stories to tell. Fortunately or unfortunately, my Covid era kitchen disasters are still not ending. 🤓 Back in 2020, while still exploring the different shapes and sauces of pasta, and the aesthetics of plating this dish, I decided to craft a unique presentation style of…
My Kitchen Miracles VII – the tedious mutton keema
Covid was in full swing and it was recently proven that the Covid virus only spread through air. This piece of news meant that we could have non-vegetarian food again without the fear of getting the virus. It ain’t swine-flu but still deadly. So I decided to try my hand at non-vegetarian food although I…
My kitchen disasters XII – how not to use guacamole
The perfect avocado never exists! And if they do, they are ripened in an artificial manner. Because the perfectly ripened avocado only exists in the time when you are not bothered about it! Or when you are in a parallel universe! 🤓 Come Covid-19, (Yes, we are still in that cooking disaster era) people were…
Sabotaged by the Menu – Part 1
I put on around 6 kgs during Covid work-from-home period. Then I got into IIMB and was happy that the intense curriculum and the ensuing hard work will help me in getting back to original svelte form. Oh, how wrong I was! And how much I underestimated the mess menu at IIM Bangalore! My father…
My kitchen miracles VI – Besan dhokla style Appe
Come Covid-19 and people, especially us food bloggers and recipe developers, began the trend of crafting dishes from any ingredient. And when I say any ingredient, I mean “any and every possible ingredient ever occurring naturally or man-made.” And then there were a slew of chocolate bon-bons prepared in appe pan, sponge cakes in appe…
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