A salty affair
On March 28, 2012 by Meghalee DasThis is a filler post with no recipe, just wanted to share my thoughts on the issues people face when they start cooking for the first time. I was just going through an informal Facebook survey and almost everyone said that the basic problem they had when they started cooking was how to put the
Tres leches cake
On March 26, 2012 by Meghalee DasTres leches cake means “three milk cake” in Spanish and is very popular in South American countries. Since Texas has a sizeable Mexican population, it is a popular dessert in almost every Mexican restaurant or bakery. I had never heard of this form of cake before I came here and I really like its moist
Basic Sponge Cake
On March 25, 2012 by Meghalee DasThe very basis of creating a beautiful cake is a good cake base and one of the most popular and adaptable cakes is the humble sponge cake. When I first baked a sponge cake, I was overwhelmed by the numerous recipes, everyone was saying different things: the ingredients were more or else similar but the
Garlic pickle
On March 24, 2012 by Meghalee DasThe first time I had garlic pickle was from a store-bought jar (it was either Mother’s Recipe or Priya Pickles) and it still continues to be my favourite version of garlic pickle. I have never got the same taste elsewhere, maybe because the ones I tried were not aged properly by keeping in the sun
Chilli Tamarind Pickle
On March 22, 2012 by Meghalee DasWhen I was a little girl, making achaar or pickle was one of those things which all the women in the house participated in – grandma, mom, aunts etc — someone would be grinding the spices, while others would cut the vegetables or fruits and so on. Our ancestral house in Silchar had a little
Fine whining
On March 22, 2012 by Meghalee DasI know I have been away for over four months but I will start posting again. There is no particular reason why I stopped blogging but there were a number of factors, the most important being I was not enjoying it. Instead of a hobby, this became a chore or a potential commercial venture and