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Insights from the rough end of a pineapple
Insights from the rough end of a pineapple
As an avid reader, I have often wondered how we arrived at the terms cherry-picking, going bananas, giving a fig, sour grapes, a bad apple, a lemon, like a ripe... Read more...
On the Bhut Jolokia & Bird's Eye chilli trail!
On the Bhut Jolokia & Bird's Eye chilli trail!
Confessions first. I am a chili lover and hoarder of hot chili powders and whole-dried chilies collected from across India, Bhutan, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. Like most Asians I take... Read more...
Why Turmeric Pickle is better than turmeric powder
Why Turmeric Pickle is better than turmeric powder
For most of us in North India, winter is a paradox – a troublesome yet enticing season marked with bone-chilling weather and finger-licking good food. It’s the time to enjoy... Read more...
Nature & Healing 2.0
Nature & Healing 2.0
Bringing science and tradition onto the same page How many people have you encountered recently, cribbing about how the climate in your city ‘isn’t what it used to be’? I... Read more...
Summer Love
Summer Love
Last year I moved from Bangalore to Philadelphia. It is the first time I have lived away from my family, friends and from India. Like most Indians living abroad, I... Read more...
4 things you did not know about Chillies
4 things you did not know about Chillies
When it comes down to the Chilli, we are all divided on where we stand. Some of us love it till the tears come rolling down; while others do all... Read more...