Barko shares memories of Nigerian puff puff, a beloved street food in West Africa. They recount their mother’s heartfelt dedication to her Sunday school class and an event hosted for Samaritan’s Purse, where they prepared puff puffs for the children. The puff puff experience symbolizes cultural connection, family bonds, and the essence of Nigerian life.
The author recounts their mother’s frequent travels, particularly a recent Christian pilgrimage to Israel. Despite her travels, she prefers homemade meals, so her family baked Banana Nut Bread for her trip. With their mother away during Christmas, the family faced a cooking mishap but enjoyed a memorable celebration with their grandma, cherishing old family recipes.
I went to learn how to make mini samosas from my foodie chef friend Richa once again on a rainy day recently. Funny, how it rains whenever I plan a trip to her place! 🙂
For Salad and Chai Lovers I had invited my friend Richa over for tea and she’s a salad lover. I thought a…
Cleaning up is usually a pain if you don’t use mechanical devices. Sparkling Bengal Gram Salad is my go-to option for a clean table, plate, bowl or floorboard. At times.
One of the first few people I invited over for lunch at my apartment in Bengaluru was an old childhood friend Souvik and his artist wife Antara. I recalled meeting her earlier at an exhibition of her works. I bought one of her paintings (a cute illustration of 3 chickens) for my kitchen which is probably still somewhere in Singapore.
Mutton Stew with Appams is a favourite dish of mine. I didn’t originally have it with Appams though. It came later in life.
Hainanese Chicken Rice is a comfort food in some parts of the world. I tried it for the first time in Singapore.…
Migration Story-Part 1 is my attempt to share what happens when you migrate your entire life from one country to another. Sometimes…
A Beef Story maybe about someone who chose beef over his family and friends. Or it maybe simply a meeting to share…
This is my take on a Simple Classic Bitter gourd dish which I kind of found a bit more palatable. It’s a hybrid version and not entirely as healthy as one would like it to be -perhaps a bit tastier and it kind of works. Isn’t that the whole point of food that is good? 🙂
Simple fish curry recipe from Coorg- all excited to try a new kitchen experiment with different ingredients and flavours!
Nolengur-a Bengali date palm molasses used now for home-made ice-cream!
Glutenfree Dairyfree Almond Cookies doesn’t sound appetizing. But actually, they are quite yummy. I discovered them accidentally. And I took to them…
Steamed Soy Ginger fish and Stir fried Broccoli for an easy yummy dinner –Notes for those looking for details on “How to…
A little more about how to have fun with home-cooked meals during the holidays when you travel to a foreign country- especially useful for young adults.