Sometimes, you plan your meals and other times the meal pretty much cooks itself with what you have in your refrigerator and pantry. Every now and again you (...)
Here is a bit of advice. Don't ever come between a Bengali and his fish. In fact, just to be safe, don't ever come between a Bengali and his food. They take it (...)
When I was a kid, my family would go to visit my grandparents in Orissa during summer school holidays. It was a long train ride from Bombay to Bhubaneshwar – (...)
I feel like I am a bad Indian, posting a butter chicken recipe. Usually, I am the one dissing my friends who order it in restaurants. (Is 'dissing' a word now? (...)
Korma is a rich Mughlai dish of meat or vegetables (Navratan Korma) slow cooked in a rich sauce of yoghurt, cream and nuts.Korma was introduced in India by the (...)
Before you learn how to make baklava like a pro, you will need to keep 3 things in mind:Do not start making baklava at 7:30 pm on a weeknightIf you do start at (...)
Methi matar malai - indian vegetarian pea curry with fenugreek
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This recipe is dedicated to my big sister. As all big sisters should be, she is my biggest cheerleader. This is one of her favorite dishes that she has (...)
Lechon Asado is a timeless Cuban roasted pork dish. Traditionally, a whole pig is slow roasted over hot coals. This, unfortunately, is not always practical (...)
Before my short course in bengalihome cookingfrom my mom this past winter (summer?!), I used to be guilty of adding garam masala powder or any equivalent of it (...)
Ah! The humble 'Spag-Bol'! Call it whatever you like - Spaghetti sauce, Meat sauce, Ragu - It is a hearty dish and a favorite comfort food for many. Make a big (...)
Stir fries are the perfect weeknight lifesavers. They are highly customizable, healthy and ridiculously easy to put together.There are just three things you (...)
If you can get a lot of your food prepping done on weekends without much effort ,you won't have to spend too much time in the kitchen chopping and cleaning (...)
Paneer, a kind of farmer's cheese is very common in vegetarian Indian cooking and is often made fresh. It is actually not that complicated to make. I will post (...)
The recipe for Thai red curry that I am going to share with you today is the easiest and most delicious dish you can bring together in under 30 minutes, (...)
The first time I had Bo Kho was at a Vietnamese restaurant called Far East Cuisine at a strip mall in Tallahassee. I kept going back again and again to that (...)
Tim's Homemade Wood Fire Pizza with Step by Step Dough Recipe
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There are very few things better than getting together with wonderful people and creating wonderful food. One of my work colleagues, Tim, is an IT manager by (...)
My blog posts (and diet) have become fairly meaty in the last few weeks and I am starting to crave the simplicity of some good old vegetarian classics. To a (...)
The weather has been playing ping pong lately. Warm days followed by chilly nights. I am still getting used to the weather in New Zealand. Definitely a change (...)
Adventures in whitebaiting with whitebait fritters
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About a week ago, we had the "Great Whitebait Hunt" challenge at work. Since I had never gone whitebaiting before, I was very keen to try my hand at it. I (...)
Here at the Taste Chronicles headquarters (AKA my home!) we’re going through a few changes – logistical and dietary. After living in apartments/ townhomes my (...)
Don't be fooled by its humble name, beans are some of the most satisfying meals to put together for a weeknight. They are easy, healthy and hearty enough for (...)
If you follow me on Intagram, you probably know that I was visiting India for a month (If you don't follow me on Intagram - why not?!) Apart from a quick stop (...)
When Chinese food arrived in India more than a couple of centuries ago, it incorporated the influences of Indian flavors and resulted in the most delicious (...)
Last Christmas (no, I didn't give you my heart - great, now that song is stuck in my head) we went to a stuff-yourself-till-you-fall-into-a-coma kind of a (...)
