musings of a traveller and food lover

Shalimar

Coconut, Lime & Mint Granita

It’s dark at 0730 am when we are about to start our day … and its gets cold and chilly at night. Summer is slowly fading away but at least at mid day we could still feel the heat. ...

What is your adobo story?

If you were to ask my London born nephew what his favourite Filipino food is, with out missing a beat, “Chicken Adobo” is his answer. Wasn’t it just last week that I cooked squid ...

Khana Khanu Bhayo? Meera’s Momo

(steaming momos) I asked her for a recipe. She giggled as if I asked for the moon. Then she shook her head sideways… By then I understood that head wobble.. it’s a yes in Nepal , ...

The Art of Plating

I have submitted some photos for food photography competition, winning photos will be announced next week and I have been asked if the photos were set up. I am afraid not, those food were ...

Irish Apple Cake

I was reading the Guardian few days ago, before St Patrick’s day and came across with this recipe. To bake or not to bake? Yes why not, not because I want to celebrate St ...

Namaste Nepal

Why Nepal? It’s been over a month since I came back from Nepal and the other day I was greeted by friends; Happy Holi, a festival of colours in Nepal where people throw perfumed ...

Happy New Year

2011 has been indeed hectic… I am off to travel a bit to discover new things and to “reboot” a little bit. I will be back end of the month and that week too will mark my ...

Vanillekipferl

  If I could give these heart cookies that I have baked, who would I give ethereal pieces to? Well surely to my crew and few close people who have been instrumental to my career switch, ...

Gambas al Ajillo

It was a very long season. We left Spain in April. The trip took us to Sicily, Athens, the Greek Islands, Istanbul, South Turkey , Thessaloniki, the Sporades and the Ionian Islands of ...

Sweet…

I have been blogging since 2005 and used to have three blogs which I could not keep up anymore. So I consolidated it all in one. Food, photos and travels… I have met greet foodies and ...