Onion Pakodas or Onion Bhajias or Kaanda Bhajjis
A crisp-fried, mouth-watering plate of onion pakodas or onion bhajias, served with a steaming hot cup of chai, is the… more
Baby Food – Pumpkin puree
The Fact: Believe it or not – Pumpkins are fruits! Pumpkin is a member of the gourd family, just like cucumbers,… more
Baby Food – Avocado puree
The Fact: Avocados are one of nature’s perfect foods because they are said to contain everything a person needs to… more
Easy Caramel Custard
This one’s hands down, one of the simplest, can’t-go-wrong desserts! It’s simple, basic, uses 4 everyday ingredients and goes down… more
Chicken/Beef Cutlets
A perfect crust and a warm mushy inside, pan fried in 3 minutes… for those days when you need a break… more
Rajasthani Laal Maans
A fiery Rajasthani lamb/mutton curry borrowed from the traditional kitchens of the maharajas, cooked with spices and a burst of… more
A Couple of Cream Cheese Frostings
I use cream cheese in everything I possibly can—salads, bakes, frostings, pie fillings, sides, dips … you name it. I… more
Chicken Cafreal
Chicken in red and brown curries is the norm; a green gravy, though not a recent discovery, is a refreshing… more
Classic French Toast
Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the hardest to do! Think about it—whipping up an egg until the peaks… more
Carrot Cake
My all-time favourite cake! It’s best eaten warm in any weather. It’s rich, moist, full or flavour, and is the… more
That Perfect Rum-Oozing Christmas Fruitcake!
The perfectly moist, heavenly, rum-packed Christmas fruitcake! You have to try it to believe it! 🙂 The Fact: Fruitcake was often… more
Banoffee Pie
Make this one out of love for the name of the dessert, if not the banana-toffee combination 🙂 “Q.… more
Patoyos, Patoleos or Patoddios
Yummy rice pancakes steamed with a coconut and jaggery filling… perfect for just about any time of any day, but… more
Spaghetti tossed with Spinach, Mushrooms & Minced Beef
Trust me. This dish smells delicious, looks even better, and tastes like something I’d want to be served in Heaven!… more
The Perfect Pie Crust/Short-Crust Pastry
The perfect pie crust is golden brown when baked, buttery, soft and flaky, and practically melts in your mouth when… more
Sausage Potato Quiche
The quiche has always been one of those fascinating kitchen creations that has an exotic appeal with a sprinkling of… more
Mango Milkshake
Summer is gorgeous—it’s pretty, it’s colourful, it’s vacation time, it’s hot (not always a good thing—ask the 42°C outside), it’s… more
Baked Fish in Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
Happy Easter and welcome back! So, this Easter, while I decided to send all my readers on that delicious roast… more
Better Buttermilk
I swear by butter and cream and milk too; buttermilk was new and certainly was a welcome change! “I… more
No Bratwurst, No Switzerland
There cannot be a sausage tastier than this … not until another sausage proves me wrong! “Laws are like… more
Banana Pound Cake
Not everybody loves bananas the way I do. I eat them plain, slice them for crepe filling, mash them in… more
Apple Pie
I believe in kicking off the winter with this crunchy-crusted, warm, moist, and totally droolable apple pie. And so should… more
Red Velvet Cake
Some find a little bit of heaven in their red velvet cake; others think it’s overrated. My thoughts—I love red. I… more
Goan Chouriço Chilli Fry
A must-try Goan delicacy if you’re headed to Goa, India, for a holiday! “To retain respect for sausages and… more
Panna cotta
The quickest, sophisticated-looking, and by far, the easiest dessert recipe I’ve ever known… “In the 1960s, you could eat… more
Lemon Pepper Chicken
Grilled chicken cooked with the combined fragrance and flavour of freshly ground black pepper and freshly squeezed lemon… hmmmm… … more
Chocolate & Sautéed Banana Crepes
Speaking of comfort foods, who’d have thought that decadent chocolate and a fruit wrapped inside a soft crêpe would be my… more
Pepper Chicken Noodles
Noodles. Pepper. Chicken. What more can I ask for on a pleasant, laid-back Sunday afternoon? “Noodles? I can’t eat… more
Roast Chicken
There’s nothing better than a piping hot, straight from the oven, moist, tender, gloriously golden-brown, aroma-filled roast chicken on a… more