Pique-Nique which is a French word meaning to “pack a trifle”, it found its way into the English dictionary later in the 18th century. Well Jane Austen knew the sense it derived and has created the most romanticized picnic scene for EMMA. Back in those days, it were the servants & butlers who toiled to […]
Long ago as part of my english curriculum I had a short story called as ‘A boss came to dinner‘. It tackled a delicate topic of parent and their grownup children’s relationship. Back then it was just a chapter in english floating in the sea of syllabus and numerous other subjects. I hardly paraphrased the story from […]
The story of our mangi-ferra would be a repetition so I will cut short to the bit where it squashed us. Our front and back yards were flanked with mango trees, there were years of abundance. Green sweet as sugar mangoes in the front while the sour sweet red hued mangoes in the backyard. We […]
Apologies, for such a long gap between posts. But it’s just that summer’s been knocking at the door and it was time to let it in. Loads of background work going on with a brewing cherub to give me company and series of travels planned. It’s really hard to concentrate on all my babies. The […]
Being a food blogger I am often asked the question about healthy eating. Being a simple software engineer not a dietician or a nutritionist I feel it morally wrong to advise individuals on healthy eating. I also try my best to avoid these tags like vegan, gluten-free, healthy, lactose free, weight losing etc all the […]
Lavender & Provençal My spring started with a quick hush-hush visit to the Provençal district of the French Rivera. If I may mention few of the highlights of my trip then the beautiful beaches, chic shopping, gastronomic delight, atmospheric cafes and open air markets cannot go without mention. You transcend into a different galaxy altogether. Keeping the […]