Monthly Archives: January 2010

This book makes me cook: January

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

The book this month: Climbing the Mango Tree by Madhur Jaffrey. The book, which I thought would be a memoir of her life, turned out to a memoir of her food-related memories.  Life from before she was born to till … Continue reading →

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Cookies for a thought?

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

Made these for a friend and she seemed more excited about the jar than my cookies! Ok… I am officially looking for new friends who are appropriately grateful!

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Pie it up

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

Pies have been a nemesis for me, just like bread and yeast. But since am brave and determined to try new things, I went and bought a pie mould. The one thing i’ve learnt (and learnt the hard way) is … Continue reading →

Posted in A First, Baking, Dessert, Whole grain | 1 Comment

Tricky memories?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

I ate a much-anticipated chicken tikka roll from Noorani’s last night. And never had something let me down so badly! Or maybe my gustatory memory was playing tricks of me. Memory, especially of food and taste, is tricky business. There … Continue reading →

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