Category Archives: Food and drink

   Inside TJ’s – a look at how TJ’s operates. Trying to remember if anyone I know does NOT like TJ’s! While they do a great balance of price and quality, when it came to things like produce, they were … Continue reading →

  It’s so difficult to get good firm broccoli here in Bangalore. Namdhari’s mostly has soft broccoli – not much use for that even in stir fries, you need that crunchiness. Quote Not Your Mother’s Broccoli – Well Blog – … Continue reading →

Janani and I switched to a red-rice (hand pounded) variety from Navdarshan recently. It has  different taste for sure a more nuttier flavor and we both like it, especially compared to the rather tasteless Sona Masuri! Quote Going With Whole Grains … Continue reading →

A couple of nice articles on the NYT about how the Microwave works "On Food and Zapping" (I prefer the term nuking) and "You Use It Every Day, But Can You Make It Cook". There are entire cookbooks dedicated to … Continue reading →

Nice website on chocolate – after much thought I decided to categorize it as "Food and Drink" as opposed to "Health and Wellness".

Nice article talks about how to use heat better and also use less energy The Invisible Ingredient in Every Kitchen,   Ajay  

Cook’s Commencement: Mastering a Meal for One.