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A Mad Tea Party
So I promised to turn over a new leaf…
But in the time that intervened I omitted to share my gastronomic visit to the land where I believe I might have lived in my previous life. In the days of spare gas cylinders and even piped gas (I refer here to liquefied petroleum gas – [...]
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A Mad Tea Party
Winter seemed almost over. The sun was out from behind the fog and days were back to being like they are in Delhi – bright and shiny. There were signs of spring and I was determined to turn over a new leaf.
You have to make the most of spring in my neck of the woods; [...]
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A Mad Tea Party
We are well into winter now here in Delhi. Autumn is past; the tiny leaves of Gulmohur have finally done their main shedding. It’s not bare, it never is, but we don’t sweep up a pile of leaves by the gate anymore. This is also the time when a lot of us feel [...]
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A Mad Tea Party
It’s nippy tonight – it has snowed in the mountains and it is raining in Delhi. Some beans and rice is just what I would like…
I was lucky to get a little of the stash of fresh cranberry beans that a cousin brought over from a visit to the valley and shared with my mom [...]
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12:32
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A Mad Tea Party
If you take a good look, you will find that the majority of the posts on this blog are around memories. Mostly memories about food. Yet, from the moment Manisha announced her IFR: Memories I seem to have been at a loss for words! Her deadline, extended, is looming and I can [...]
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10:59
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A Mad Tea Party
My previous post didn’t quite make the cut for Express Indian: 6-ingredients-or-under because I had one ingredient too many and there were some protests that I was breaking my own rules. Little do you know that we Delhi-ites are like that only; we know rules are made so that they may be broken! Nor are [...]
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9:56
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A Mad Tea Party
I have been cooking a lot of express-Indian these past few months. In fact, my usual cooking is reasonably Express, and predominantly Indian. But this was additionally challenging because I was looking for 6 ingredients or less. I am going to take some creative license and add oil to the list of [...]
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A Mad Tea Party
It was hard to come up with a title that had already not been used! Quick Indian Cooking, Express Cooking, Simple Indian Food, Quick and Easy Indian Cooking, and my own section, Under-30-minutes! And yet, people want to continue to shroud Indian cuisine under difficult and complex. Complex – I sure hope it is! How [...]
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11:58
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A Mad Tea Party
We decided to make a holiday of dropping A off at his college where he begins a new chapter in his life. I put in extra hours at work, squeezed in that second visit to Calcutta, (and stayed away from the blog!) and we were all set.
But let me start at the very beginning… [...]
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A Mad Tea Party
Idyllic six days of soaking in the monsoon…literally as well. In these parts, it never rains – it only pours! I’ll begin at the beginning but am fighting deadlines – how oft am I allowed to use this as an excuse? Also, I have a house full of guests; does that count?
Local bananas = ambrosia.
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