Thursdays are special. These are Lokkhibaar, days when Grandma and Maa offer prayers to the generous Goddess of Wealth, Maa Lokkhi. Flowers arrive early - garlands of rajanigandha and jui during ...
Ila Mashir Golda Chingrir Korma
There is no one I know who is so full of joie de vivre and exudes as much positivity, even when ...
Garur Dal | Aat Aanajer Dal
Every year, on the last day of the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin , Grandma would cook a special ...
Kumro Phooler Pur (Stuffed Pumpkin Flower Fritters)
The doorbell rang. The man and I are in the garden, S engrossed in his email that has arrived ...
Tel Koi
I have sulked all morning. It’s unacceptable and unfair, I have rehearsed the fervent ...
Bhetki Maacher Jhal
I wake up to charcoal bruised heavens and the pitter-patter of rain this morning. It’s not half six ...
Mangshor Jhol
S and I are sipping tea. It’s a rain-blessed morning, the sun is yet to emerge from beyond the ...
Bhapa Ilish
The man has brought home some absolute gorgeous Hilsa, D rattles on the phone, animated and ...
Lamb Massaman Curry
We would observe the ancient lady at work everyday. She would be at the live counter of the ...
Moqueca (Brazilian Fish Stew)
We were enamored by the stories my sister-in-law returned with from her trip to Brazil. The ...
My Chicken and Broccoli Pizza
Pizza was not part of my growing up years. The sleepy hamlet of Karimganj had not yet woken up to ...
Japchae (Korean Stir-Fried Noodles)
The otherwise demure laptop started grumbling despairingly last evening, all the space had been ...