The ‘Banh mi’
A French baguette with Vietnamese spicy fillings and chilli mayonnaise – what’s there not to like?! Well the Bánh mì (pronounced as ‘ban mee’) is apparently what the Vietnamese name all kinds of...
View ArticleChennai Express to Mysore meandering
The film inspiration :-) Pic from http://www.aceshowbiz.com My recent absence from the blog is partly due to my foodie adventures abroad, which started with my wonderful homeland of India. Well, one of...
View ArticleHappy Onam!
A very Happy Onam to all those who celebrate this Keralan festival! Onam is often celebrated in Kerala over 10 days and is considered to be a harvest festival. The “Onam Sadya” (feast) is another very...
View ArticleThe South Indian Tiffin
“Tiffin-ikku yenna panrathu?” is what my grandmother usually says the second lunch is over at our house in India!. It is translated from tamil as “What shall we make for Tiffin?”. Tiffin is a well...
View ArticleThe purple fruit
Aubergine, eggplant, baingan, kathrikkai…call it what you will! But this veg. Vegetable? Ahem! Actually it’s a fruit would you believe and is one of my favourites! There’s so many different dishes that...
View ArticleThe Tilda® Basmati Supperclub by Mallika Basu
I was very honoured to have been invited to a Tilda® Basmati Supper Club earlier this year hosted by the very talented chef Mallika Basu. It was a wonderful evening at The Little Yellow Door venue in...
View ArticleMay you be inspired!
What a foodtastic May has been! I feel like I haven’t been able to cope up with the plethora of foodie events going on at the moment. Eek! And as a result, this is a VERY delayed post …but a more...
View ArticleSummertime eats
Here’s a what I have been up to lately with my #CookEatInspire post. Thanks for reading all! Suji x COOK During the summertime I tend to cook food that involves less time by the hob and more easy,...
View ArticleGBBO Week 4 – What a load of Batter!
Well this GBBO week really baffled me. It’s great to have new things featured on the programme, but I found all the challenges for Batter week rather boring! If you want to catch up on the latest...
View ArticlePastry & Botanicals! GBBO week 5 & 6
Ok so I got behind with the GBBO episodes and along with the usual Autumn sniffles, work and the start of our Hindu Festival Navarathri, blogging has had to take a back seat recently. Boooooo! So to...
View ArticleNational Curry Week with @Tilda Aromatic Spices Rice
To celebrate a wonderful week of curry filled meals, here’s a great way to conjure up a flavour packed lunch or dinner which will look like you have spent hours on it! The trick is using the @Tilda...
View ArticleKeep your finger on the Pulse!
Today, Sunday 16th October 2016, is World Food Day. Why does this matter? Well one of the biggest issues related to climate change is food security. One of the world’s poorest populations are farmers...
View ArticleGBBO week 8 – Tudor inspired food
Week 7 of The Great British Bake Off The Great British Bake Off has been an educational one for me as I was fascinated by the historical facts about how the Tudors ate and how different foods...
View ArticleWinter Warmers Recipe Series
For the weeks coming up to the New Year, I hope to share with you some great recipes from around the world to help warm you up during these colder seasons. They are just simple but highly comforting...
View ArticleWinter Warmers 3: Shepherd’s Veggie Pie
This is my own take on a traditional British comfort food. It’s a great “1 pot dish” which we love having in our household at any time, but especially during those cold Autumnal and Winter nights. I...
View ArticleWinter Warmers 4: Srilankan style “Puttu & Kuzhambu”
In this 4th post for the Winter Warmers Series, I wanted to share with you two recipes close to my heart. It’s actually the food that I crave when I return home after a long holiday or time away from...
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