Fast Food in the Far East
Italians have gelato, Americans have the burger, Vietnamese have banh mi, the British have the pasty, and the Japanese have sushi – what they all have in common is speed and portability. That is the...
View ArticleWanderFood Fusion Wednesday: Indian-Mexican Rice and Beans
What happens when a family moves from India to Southern California? The kids get a taste for Mexican food. Then what happens when the family moves back to India? Mom makes Mexican food “Desi-style.”...
View ArticleWanderFood Wednesday: Indian Khichdi Made Easy
It’s not often I get to properly geek out with someone over cooking, much less cooking Indian food. To have a proper geek out session, you need to find someone as exuberant as you are, with a few...
View ArticleWanderFood Wednesday: Baingan Bharta
Last week I spoke with Jahnavi of Indian Khana Made Easy, and we discovered we had a lot in common. Most of all, we like short cuts, and we love fusion. She told me about her easy recipe for Baingan...
View ArticleThe Spice is Right
Last week I spoke with Indian Food Blogger, Jahnavi, of Indian Khana Made Easy, and we got into the nitty gritty details of Indian cooking – namely, Indian spices. The magic of Indian food is in the...
View ArticleWanderFood Wednesday: Chasing Chai
Years before I stepped foot onto the red dirt of Delhi streets, one of my oldest friends sat me down in his kitchen in Santa Barbara and made masala chai from scratch, adding a dash of cayenne – two...
View ArticleEmails From India: I’m PUBLISHED in a Book!
Emails From India: Women Write Home is a book of short stories by women in North America about their widely varying experiences in India – compiled by the goddess of patience, Janis Harper. Janis...
View ArticleWanderFood Wednesday: Sweet & Savory Diwali Snacks
Celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in a Delhi garden patterned with lighted clay diyas and festooned with pink rose petals and orange marigolds was nothing short of magic. Wide white...
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