Chronicles from outside the Kitchen

A picture is worth a thousand words  And there is a story always peeking around a corner. It stands behind the curtains waiting for an au...

Bananas "Too thin for jelly and too thick for jam. An ambiguous, unclassifiable consistency, they said." Arundhati Roy, God of Sma...

"Long before the time of Christ , the lure of spices took traders and seafarers to the verdant coast of Kerala on the Southern tip of I...

Little droplets of sweet chutney Dribble down my chin. Thin slices encrusted with red chilli  Burn their fiery way down my gullet Chunks of ...

Gently kissed by the sun, You are like the light sprinkling of fairy dust That creates a midsummer night’s mayhem. You are the harbinger of ...

This was written a long time ago. Its back on this blog because it is perhaps the life blood of the kitchen and hence a pivot for my tales.....

Many tales have been told, Now before you go to cook, eat and make love Here is a tale of caution For all intrepid cooks. The first time was...