I don't really know what all chicken feed on, but when I was shooting for my television show, during lunch break I noticed that it was eating time for the chicken, too!

Most cities, big and small, have home delivery. Mumbai’s right at the top where I’ve had from a window A.C. to a cup of tea delivered home.

Last month we were travelling from Mumbai to Patna by train when I came across this ad pasted near the sink. This ‘pure veg’ restaurant delivers food right to your seat. All you have to do is - call them a few minutes before the train arrives at Itarasi station. I noticed the ad pretty late (after we’d crossed Itarasi), else I would’ve definitely tried the service. As it is, most of the food that’s served in our trains is pretty sad. Even the coach attendant felt the same!

 

Strawberries On The Cake

Irresistible Toppings They Make

For the Recipe visit Chef Petal

 

Spiced Orange Cranberry Dessert

This Is My True Love, I Assert !

For the Recipe visit Granny's Kitchen

 

Honey Walnut Pie

 

The color of candy that you buy for Halloween should be ideally yellow or red if you want your gift to be a big hit.  The color of candy, according to a PaekBiety study of branding and advertising that is selling the most this year, is one or a combination of these two colors. Do you know why? According to Dylan Lauren, owner, Dylan’s Candy Bar, NYC “Yellow is nostalgic, and red is passion. It makes people hungry.” The way color affects our lives is really fascinating. Do take time and read up the link. Happy Halloween!

 

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We cant get enough of our pets. Some are funny, some are bold, some not so bold, some are just plain going bonkers and some are foodies like us!! Check them out!You call yourself a foodie?? Huh…?! Do you? Well, can you do this?? I dare you! Leave a comment and upload a video on ifood, if you take up the challenge!

All you finicky eaters out there be reminded that there is no eater more finicky than the cat. And if you have been shying away from eating your greens, shame on you- this cat eats broccoli and loves it too!! So go ahead and finish your greens like this little fella.

Adam Scott did a major experiement on what will happen if a human lives on Monkey Chow. Besides the obvious advantage of convenience he is about to find out about the super natural capabilities acquired via Monkey food.

 

Needless to say he became a YouTube sensation. Here is his video after eating a week of Monkey food.

There’s always a problem for change (loose currency) (or ‘chhutta’ or ‘khulla’ or ‘khudra’ or 'chillar' in Hindi). I’ve faced it while buying tickets in buses, at local train stations, at shops, with the home delivery guy-everyone seems short of ‘change’. 

Well, a vada-pav vendor in Mumbai seems to have found a way to take care of his little problem. He’s offering a free vada-pav to anyone who’ll give him ‘chhutaa’ for 100 Rs! (You could call vada-pav, the Indian Burger. It comes for 5 Rs.)

 

My wife and I use a small box to collect coins. It’s almost full…guess, time for us to go and avail a free snack!

This board outside a stall reads "Any person who comes with change worth 100 Rs. will get a vada-pav free".

Papad is a thin Indian wafer/cracker/flatbread. Recipes may vary, but typically it is made from lentil, chickpea, black gram or rice flour. Salt and peanut oil are added to make a dough, which can be flavored with seasonings such as chili, cumin, garlic or black pepper. Sometimes baking soda is also added. The dough is shaped into a thin, round flat bread and then dried (traditionally in the sun) and can be cooked by deep-frying, roasting over an open flame, toasting, or microwaving, depending on the desired texture.

In Mumbai, where most of us live in apartments with no balconies and no access to the building terrace/roof, a person finds a novel way to dry papads!

 

 

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Last evening Sarah gave me a reason to burst out laughing. She just hastily dropped in at my house after her work and opened up her woe of the day; “Babe, at office my colleague passed on a re-gifted birthday gift to me!!!”, with her face turning red and smoke fuming out of her ears. I found myself dumb, unable to react, but before she could even take leave, she had already filled me in with fear, “the fear of re-gifted Christmas Gifts”! 

 The erotic power of food has been celebrated for centuries. Casanova was said to share oysters with his paramours to whet their sexual appetites. Greek and Roman cultures enjoyed a parade of ripe fruits and exotic dishes before engaging in sensual pleasures. It has even been said that a delicious meal is the quickest way to a man (or woman's) heart. Afterall, what courtship would be complete without a romantic dinner?

Nutrition plays a vital role in love and lovemaking. The quality of our diet has a great deal to do with the quality of our sex. Many nutritious foods can stir libido, revive sexual function and enhance overall health, especially when served up in a sensual way.

Healthy Ingredients for "Gourmet Love"

Call it Soda, if you ask me.

But is it just that different parts of America prefers to call it differently; when my peer at NY call it Soda, (so do I), my Math professor from Arkansas refers to it as soda-pop, and my boyfriend from Texas smartly takes it by Coke.

 

Be what may come, we all are referring to the same carbonated beverage, aren’t we?

But, is it just the colloquial slang that drives the debate on or is it a much serious issue that makes quite a lot go furious! Let’s keep it open.

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Doodh ka jala, chhaachh bhi phook phook kar peeta hai

Literal – One who’s burnt his tongue having hot mik will even blow over buttermilk, before drinking it?!? (somebody plz translate that for me!)

English equivalent – Once bitten, twice shy.

Meaning - Someone who has been hurt or who has had something go wrong will be far more careful the next time.

 

Bandar kya jaane adrak ka swad

    Rabri (L) and Rabri (R)Pictures from rulers.org and flonnet.com

India is a country with diversity. We have diverse religions, diverse castes, diverse cultures and diverse traditions that are followed by diverse people with diverse names.

Share what are you eating on Thanksgiving and I will sent u my next contest win. Trust me - it will be much more fun than Nikko's dinner coupon.

Hyde likes it blind!

Laloo Prasad Yadav has by far been the most popular politician in the country, thanks to his native wit and rustic charm that has cut across people from all walks of life within India and abroad. His one-liners have made even his most ardent critics smile. His antics to connect with the common man have drawn immense media attention. He’s done what no politician would ever dare to do. He’s roamed the streets of Patna (state capital of Bihar) on cycle rickshaws and on elephants back, hosted litti-chokha parties, played Holi bare-chested on the streets, participated in local festivals like “Chhath”, acted in Bhojpuri (local language) and Bollywood films- all this, during his stint as the Chief Minister of Bihar, which most citizens would term as being a disaster (atleast for us Biharis). Yet, few will disagree with the fact that he’s the most successful Railways Minister India ever had. Since he came into power 3 years ago, apart from making some radical changes in the railways’ functioning, he’s resolved to serve passengers “pure, indigenous items”.