Pomegranate Soup

Pomegranate Soup

I saw“Pomegranate Soup”, a best seller by Marsha Mehran at the book store,I bought it right away. It was an interesting book about three sisters from Iran who end up opening a restaurant in a rural town somewhere in Ireland.

GO S SIP MASALA CHAI

GO S SIP Masala Chai

What is Gossip? The wikipedia has a very tame definition for gossip – idle talk and much to my surprise there is mention of Gossip aiding social bonding in large groups. There was a full fledged study done at Stanford to substantiate it. 

What! No Gold Socks??? But there is Pasta

I was absorbed in making tomato sauce, chopping veggies for grilling.
It happens to be that time of the year, when veggies and fruits are local, fresh and plentiful. I dutifully buy loads of fresh carrots, beets, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, zucchini and spinach from the farmer's market every week.

Too much Basil? Get cooking....

Yesterday was garlic and today happens to be basil. I shared my musings on garlic with my friends and they had their own very interesting ones! One friend had had the pleasure of savoring "Garlic lollipops" while another had a friend, who enjoyed imbibing raw garlic on a regular basis. Yet another friend, an avid gardener was wondering about growing garlic, then basil came into the picture. 

Oh! My Garlic!

Oh my Garlic!


“I like to mince my garlic!”, says one  “I like to slice my garlic!”, says the other ” I like to chop my garlic! “ says yet another, “I like to pound my garlic with a mortar and pestle!”and “I like to roast my garlic (only about 40 cloves – for one dish) in olive oil!”
and “I like to steam my garlic!” and “I like to boil my garlic.” Say a few others.