Thanks to the pandemic, Todd is eating more at home and exploring cooking the foods he usually eats at restaurants. It gets him thinking of how we share each other’s cuisines and ingredients, bringing our own interpretations to them and even creating whole new cuisines as a result. Continue reading Dining Out During the Pandemic
In today’s adventure Todd cooks something he’s never made before: a Chhatisgarhi dish he hasn’t seen anywhere else in India let alone back home in Canada. Continue reading Adventure #18: Fara Way
Leaving the house was truly inspiring and left me with a fridge full of delicious ingredients that I need to use. This morning, after watching a bit of Masterchef Australia, another source of cooking inspiration (No spoilers, please! We’re half way through the finale!), I needed to take a break for food.
And so, with chaat on the brain from last night, I start in. Continue reading Breakfast Adventures
Every trip I have made to Jaipur has included a trip to Agarwal Caterers in Vaishali Nagar as it’s very close to where I stay and very delicious. And sadly, neither time has involved any photos. The first time was … Continue reading Cooking: Dahi Ande
In an earlier entry I mentioned ajwain biscuits and how I remember trying them long ago – I can’t even remember where – but that I couldn’t find them anywhere here. For well over a year now I have been … Continue reading Cooking: Ajwain Biscuits
When I booked my first vacation to India in 2016, I ended up spending a week working with some of my colleagues in Bangalore. After our first day of work they took me out to dinner. Having heard that I … Continue reading Cooking: Andhra-style Fish Curry
People who know me know I love to cook – and in great part that is because I love to eat. This latest trip to India was a treat in this sense. Along with lots of Indian food that I’ve … Continue reading 2018 India Trip – The Food!
I’ve been home for a while and have really been enjoying the time off. Mostly I’ve been enjoying it with food, it seems. Getting home from Louisiana was a bit of a challenge but I finally made it at around … Continue reading Enjoying the Holiday
One of the great things about living in Toronto is that not only are there restaurants with food from around the world, those restaurants have to get their ingredients from somewhere and so a home cook can find nearly anything … Continue reading Cooking: Chettinad Chicken
The Chettinad style chicken came out beautifully though I didn’t have enough chicken so I used a bit of tofu as well. Continue reading Saturday follow-up
