Mushrooms, glorious mushrooms. I've always wondered why we in India spice our foods so much. There are very few recipes or food items that are eaten for their own intrinsic taste. By and…

Pasta, glorious pasta. If this sounds familiar, you're right. I wish to continue the pasta saga because there's much to say. There's even more to eat. So, let's get straight to the point…

This New Year things will be different, like all the other new year’s. Your resolutions will be serious. This will be my 10th resolution to go on a diet. It's simple, one doctor friend...

Shrimp, glorious shrimp! Frozen shrimps have flooded the market. To enjoy them, you must take care to keep them in a frozen state, until they are to be cooked. After buying a pack, you...

Khana, glorious Khazana! Sanjeev Kapoor is a great chef, a TV star. More important in my view, women love him. I don't know his wife's views on this issue, and I was too overwhelmed to…

Eggplant, glorious brinjal. (And spinach, glorious spinach.) Many get confused about eggplant and brinjal - they are one and the same. Speaking of which, confusion not eggplant, many are…

Mushrooms, glorious mushrooms. Today, we -do some magic. We shall make a simple but delicious Italian rice dish: risotto confunghi. Change a few ingredients, and it becomes mushroom pulao...

The glorious end of white sauce! And here's the obituary. Born somewhere in France about 400 years ago, give or take 200 years, this sauce died a timely death in Bangalore in the year....

Cheese, glorious cheese! Everybody who matters in this world loves cheese. And those who don't love cheese, don't matter. Several weeks ago, I blurted this semi-intelligent statement

Parmigiana, glorious parmigiana! The Italians took over America with such a fierce onslaught that when Americans today eat Italian food, they like to believe that they introduced the….