Mild TW for a mention of EDs. There is only so much I can say about food, and all its aspects, without undermining its value— because placing a physical, innate and tangible experience in simple words would not do it…
Masterchef Australia, the Australian adaptation of the original British Masterchef, completed 12 seasons in 2020 and has recently teased its new season on Instagram. It is an opportunity for amateur home cooks to participate and potentially win prize money, a…
The wind smells of earth. It has started raining; the only time I resent rain. We are supposed to collect his ashes, but fire and water usually don’t match, so we wait inside. His room is immaculate as always and…
Dear Maggi, You probably already know this, but I need you. You bring my family together. You make sleepovers even more exciting. You are the ultimate midnight snack. You are the two-minute comfort every person needs. When they announced that…
Sometime, in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, William Cobbett, a journalist, wrote “Without bread all is misery.” Today, more than half a century later, I would like to honour his legacy by telling the world about the wonder…
“I think she has a milk allergy. You should stop eating all dairy products for 3 months”. When I was seven years old, I was diagnosed with a milk allergy. At the moment, it didn’t seem like a big issue.…
Paint the Town “Read” Chapter 4: Food Symbolism in Literature – The Flavour in Storytelling – Food is often associated with memories, feelings and emotions. Sugar and spices tickle our tastebuds not just with flavours but also with nostalgia and…
Today I share with you all, the recipe to create some ‘Marvellous Memories’; there will be no need for sugar and salt, just the kitchen of life jingling with the heart’s melodies. First off, ignite that fire— of adventure within…
Be it a sore throat or a stressful sigh, the ultimate solution mom had was a cup of chai. A straight no was always the reply, without even giving it a sip worth of try. “Come on, we’re the…
During my stay at my grandparents’ place, my seven-year-old self would climb up onto the kitchen slab in the evening, while my grandmother prepared snacks for me— some plain old Tiger biscuits sandwiched together with cream and a simple toast…
Food is the substantial basis of life: shocker. If given a rather Gen-Z twist to this mainstream definition, food can be defined as the sole reason why certain people attend parties and/or weddings. I was brought up vegetarian, something I’ll…
What makes your world go round? The bourgeois would point to money. Hopeless romantics would claim it to be love. I, an avid bibliophile in her teens, would plead my case in favour of fiction novels. But alas, I doubt…
Finally! Her letter is here. I was waiting for it for the past 3 days. Before the pandemic, Reshma had visited all these popular countries, kind of like a world tour, to gather information about different cultures, ethnicities, and most…
My longing fingers curl around the handle, like they would around your waiting fingers under the window, I smell not your enchanting perfume, o’ maiden! but your homely waft with love my heart seems laden like a caress to…
“Watching the sun making way for the dark clouds, you anticipate the arrival of rain. Grooving to the beat of your new favourite song blasting in the kitchen, you reach for the cupboard and take out the packet of Maggi…
Rant 1: Things like biryani, keema, kabab are supposed to be non-vegetarian, it’s in their description. This is the same case with many other cuisines, for example, vegetarian lasagne. A lasagne is made from thin sheets of pasta, cheese and…
We swayed and tottered together, gently. One of my arms wrapped around his, The other across his shoulders. His shaking steps in hospital slippers Weak in power but deliberate in direction. He was leading this dance, Though he was…
Words. Lately, the only thing that is running through our minds, But the only thing we are running out of these days. Thoughts, The one thing that has been going through our heads all day, Despite the emptiness of…
