Kitchenware, be it traditional or modern,are special to me.What is more valuable is the memory associated with these kitchen wares,especially the traditional ones.When Dibs of Chitra Amma’s Kitchen announced the kitchen treasure hunt,few of my kitchen treasures came to mind but all that is back in India so I got Dad to click a few…
It was the Chinese new year [2006] and there was an air of festivity everywhere and during that wonderful time we visited a beautiful place called Hangzhou.Hangzhou is known for its rich cultural heritage.There were so many places to look around and we would leave the hotel early in the morning and rush to feast…
Thirty days of non stop blogging was fun.Today is the last day of the marathon and finishing with a sweet note. One of my Chinese friend had come home yesterday and she taught me to prepare this wonderfully healthy dish-Yiner[a kind of fungus] hangzao[red dates] lianzi[lotus seeds] geng. Yiner also know as snow fungus is…
There are two very useful gadgets that I love having in my kitchen. One is the yoghurt maker. I must tell you that its a gift from heaven.When I landed in China it was in the middle of a harsh winter.The alien land made me miss home.What I missed equally was my favorite foodstuff-Yoghurt.I tried…
Curry leaf is something hard to find here and so when I left India mom made sure I carry atleast a little.She picked ,washed and pat-dried and packed them.She also prepared tasty curry leaf powder to use instead of curry leaf or just mix it with some hot rice drizzled with ghee..Just the thought makes…
