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Mediterranean chickpeas couscous salad and why should women stop trying to be a superwoman

Mediterranean chickpeas couscous salad and why should women stop trying to be a superwoman by sukanya

In her book “Lean in: Women, work, and the will to lead” Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook has observed that ‘men attributes their success to innate qualities and skill, while women attributes their success to luck and help from others.’Are women shying…

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Rosh bora / drunken lentil fritters for Holi

Rosh bora / drunken lentil fritters for Holi by sukanya

H A P P Y H O L IThough Bengali sweets are particularly known for milk based desserts, sweets like rosh bora hardly makes any statement in the huge array of more complicated and evolved chhena mishti. In my home rosh bora makes its annual appearance mostly during Holi and through the years it has gained a permanence among the wide…

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Spicy and tangy beetroot sauce – think beyond ketchup

Spicy and tangy beetroot sauce – think beyond ketchup by sukanya

” Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors – it’s how you combine them that sets you apart.” Wolfgang Puck… and it also release your stress much like painting and writing to sail through the emotional upheaval that at times simply numbed your senses.It…

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Cream of red bell pepper soup for sunshiny days

Cream of red bell pepper soup for sunshiny days by sukanya

HOPE . FAITH . BELIEVE . LOVE & PEACE are going to be my guiding principle for this year and life afterwards. The year that was gone by perhaps the worst ever in my life but I have learned to pick up the pieces and move forward. Belief that comes from within that things will improve soon, it can’t rain forever, the seasons will…

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Indian mix vegetable pickle for winter

Indian mix vegetable pickle for winter by sukanya

With new hopes, aspirations and resolutions we are welcoming 2015 on a spicy note. Well, little unconventional way to welcome the new year, but the season is waning, and so the winter fresh vegetables and before the season last, I want you to make this spicy lip smacking Indian mix vegetable pickle.Pickles do not hold a significant…

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Top three food destinations of South-East Asia

Top three food destinations of South-East Asia by sukanya

Since the dawn of urbanization , street food remain an integral part of the growing city, a witness to the ever-changing urbanscape, a potential economy source for the migrants and in its truest sense it reflects the vast diversity exists in culture of the city, that reminds of the flavor and taste from land afar. Born in the narrow…

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Sookhi arbi masala fry / pan fried spicy taro roots

Sookhi arbi masala fry / pan fried spicy taro roots by sukanya

Spicy pan-fried taro roots, nice crispy and coated in spices, with hint of tanginess to it which I am so fond of and how I wish I could replicate the smoky flavours of roasted taro roots or kochu as we call it in Bengali. Taro roots are monsoon produce but in my home these were never bought during monsoon because of me as I was…

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Herb crusted turkey breast with sage butter and roasted garlic gravy

Herb crusted turkey breast with sage butter and roasted garlic gravy by sukanya

Warning: mysql_num_fields() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in /home/ssaffrons/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 3026Happy Thanksgiving to all those who are celebrating it.Though in India we have our own harvest festival…

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Striped Sea Bass in mild coconut curry

Striped Sea Bass in mild coconut curry by sukanya

Today I am going to blog about this – Striped Sea Bass in mild coconut curry, the new fish on my chopping block.That is how Sea Bass came home with us. After passing successfully the mustard test, we had tried it with coconut milk. Though I will admit that mustard was little overpowering for Sea Bass unless you add some whipped yogurt…

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App-ing the roasted savory butternut squash pancakes

App-ing the roasted savory butternut squash pancakes by sukanya

It was fall and now winter is almost here knocking at my door. I told my smart phone to remind me once a day at least that I have to post a fall special recipe that will feature pumpkin or butternut squash as a star. I guess there is some unwritten law about it. But I keep forgetting it like the other things. I presumed my neurons are…

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