Posts from February 2012

Ever buy an ingredient for one recipe and then watch it spoil in your fridge long after that recipe was cooked and eaten? I have. And last week, when I made Chicken Tikka Masala, I was determined not to let it happen to me again.

Lizzy, my grill and pizza guru, taught me my latest and greatest trick: grilled middle eastern flat bread. I never thought to try grilling dough, but oddly, it works. If you have a gas grill, I cannot recommend this kitchen hack highly enough.

There was a definite heaviness hanging in the air when the credits rolled on the season finale of Downton Abbey last night. The fiancé and I sat silently, perhaps pondering the fate of Mr.

New Year's day is good for a few things: hang overs, good luck beans and resolutions. So as I sat at a sunny brunch at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, haunting menus for beans, when asked what my resolution was, I made a snap decision.

Growing up in an Indian household, we didn't do a whole of oyster-shucking, lobster-crushing, or fish-eating in general. And, while sushi is my absolute favorite food (ok, it's tied with NY-style pizza), seafood, is not really high on my must-eat list.

Raise a glass with me! Why, you ask? Because...well, I'm engaged!! The beau, Blake, got down on one knee on Friday night on the very rooftop we met on four years ago. Swoon. Not only that, but he then proceeded to surprise me with a gathering of all my local friends/family at his brother's house! I wasn't the only one surprised.