An Indian Mom's diary of recipes and food memories
It’s the spring break here. Finally! The week’s been very welcoming and a well behaved host so far. Sunny days. Warm sunshine. Partly cloudy, romantic sky. Gentle breeze. Bright blossoms. Lush green leaves. Kids running and playing around. Pure manifestation of happiness everywhere. The husband man is going to be working […]
We learn to make the most use out of what lies in abundance in nature around us…and do it most beautifully! If we begin to track the regional food habits and match it against the local nature’s produce there is, we wouldn’t be surprised. And that’s how we’ve all come […]
Confession time! I never got myself to love salads, util recently. In fact, I grew up loathing every sight of it on my dining table. The only time I admired them, was when I saw the amazing salad arts at wedding catering. And can’t tell you how blessed I felt […]
Life is a glorious medley and a beautiful song, they tell me. That we keep mixing and matching endlessly……which makes it a potpourri of memories. Here I was sitting with my dreamy morning cup of vanilla coffee laced with nutmeg, while reading a Japanese cookbook, gifted to me by a […]
Mashed potatoes? And how many other things can you associate with simple basic eating? And how many of them makes a comfort food for a nation? Well these soft, fluffy, velvety and satin, buttery, creamy, garlic-y and smooth mashed potatoes are definitely the choicest in The USA. Though the idea […]
Who is Nonna? Well, if you’ve got an Italian Grandma, you’d know! I was heavily running behind time last evening. Was on the phone since more than an hour speaking with multiple people for my littlest one’s upcoming birthday. Mr. Man just informed that he was on his way back, […]
So, I am back to my love for Mushrooms and my cravings for Umami. “Umami” is our “fifth sense” of taste, after sweet, salty, bitter and sour. In Japanese, Umami means “deliciousness”, a taste that gives us a sense of fulfillment — a meaty, savory, rich, brothy taste. It takes […]
Pancakes tastes best with fruit sauces, isn’t it? What else would’ve been more fitting? Pancakes and this Blueberry-Strawberry Compote complement each other perfectly, like no one does…they’re such a “whole hearted” couple. Made for each other, seriously in love, seriously delicious, worth dying for!! When it comes to the “slightly […]
Life’s little pleasures are in the minutest of things, ones that are most trivial and most basic. They mean nothing at all, yet are everything to you. It has always been my way of life, to be close to “this existence”, as much as I can. However, sometimes down the […]
Probably more than half of a Bengali’s life is about fish…though many would swear it’s more than this share! They say “Machh-e Bhat-e Bangali” or a Bengali by Fish and Rice. But then, not every Fish and not every Rice. Rice here either means the Bengali parboiled rice or the […]
I am Mou – a Mom, wife, daughter, Pharmaceutical Consultant, Art enthusiast, Avid Traveler – and a Happy Chef at that – A foodie who cooks, writes, photographs her food for this blog. OnceUponASupper is a journal of my potpourri of recipes and belly good food-y tales. Thanks for stopping by. Have a delicious stay here & dig in!
