Taco Tuesday seems like it has taken over everyone’s house, including ours! Every week I ask my family for dinner ideas because coming up with a creative, rotating menu by myself can be exhausting. But what do you know? My kids don’t care as much about variety as I do and every week, they want…
It has started. Everyone has gotten busy with holiday decorating, shopping, baking, and get togethers. Are you hosting? Will you be a guest? Will the parties be a formal dinner or more of a dessert and appetizer kind of thing? Growing up Hindu, we did not celebrate Christmas. But we did celebrate the warm, generous…
Now that Halloween has passed, I am looking forward to my favorite American holiday, Thanksgiving. Aside from the centerpiece meal that this holiday tends to focus around (or sides like stuffing), I love Thanksgiving because it does not revolve around material things. We really have a chance to get into the spirit of gratitude and…
Puja season is around the corner and I can already feel the excitement in the air. I feel it when I go out in the mornings and the air is crisp. I can smell the dew on the grass and see the leaves changing color. Obviously these sensory cues would be different if I had…
Rooti, like rice, is a staple in Indian homes. You may just see it at every meal. It is a very simple preparation of a flat bread that does not take a lot of time or ingredients. Rooti is the Bengali word for this food item. If you hear anyone say roti, rotli, or chapati,…
Shooji (sooji), can go by a few different names. Haloowa (halwa) and Shira are a couple of others. What it is, essentially, is the Indian equivalent of Cream of Wheat. In Indian culture, this is a dessert and is often times seen made for pujas (religious ceremonies). We eat it a lot for breakfast. It…
What’s more American than a burger hot off the grill on a summer day? Not much. If not a burger, maybe a hot dog. We enjoy tandoori chicken on the grill often over the summer months, but you know what? We like burgers off the grill, too. We have seen so many ways to build…
The weather is getting nicer and we are spending so much time outside. And when out and about, who doesn’t love to visit a food truck for some great street food? A little walk and talk around the city with something deep fried to snack on sounds like a very enjoyable afternoon to me! India’s…
Growing up, rice with butter and salt was a staple in my diet and it is also eaten quite often by my own children. But when we got to have ghee with our rice, that was something special. It reminds me of my grandmother. After she mixed the rice up with the ghee and salt,…
Have you ever heard or or tried Jackfruit? Jackfruit is a tree that is native to India and is related to the fig tree. The flesh of the fruit that comes from this tree resembles cooked, pulled meat when it is prepared. In Bengali, we call this Gaatch Pata which literally translates into Tree [Goat]…