Archive of month: October 2011

Roasted Butternut Squash with Pine Nuts and Crème Fraîche

I love that living in France, I never run out of things to be fascinated with. My food fixations so far have been châtaignes à la vanille slathered on toast, Speculoos spread straight from the jar, roasted chestnuts, crème fraîche dolloped on or dipped into, crunchy(!) Speculoos spread (from the jar again. Move over Nutella), fresh hazelnuts, and now, butternut squash.
15 years ago

Fresh Hazelnuts

Can you imagine my delight when I found these at the supermarket? Much sweeter than the ones we’re used to, and so much fun to crack open and eat straight out of the shell. These can be roasted to bring out their nutty flavor, too. A while ago, I found newly harvested hazelnuts with their papery […]
15 years ago

Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs

You can probably tell that I have a huge fig fixation looking at the number of photos of it that I clicked at La Boqueria. I love how they look – deep purple with streaks of green and a shimmery pink jewel-like inside. Whenever I buy them, I almost always eat them straight out of […]
15 years ago

Nutella Cake

I have three huge bottles of Nutella sitting on my shelf. My mom would be furious if she knew; but then, that’s my excuse for not making unnecessary trips to the supermarket. After having my fill of Nutella slathered on toast and straight from the jar, I decided I’d bake some of it into a […]
15 years ago

Life updates over a plate of chestnuts

I think we need to sit down and have a chat. Over some roasted chestnuts. Because that’s what I’m obsessed with these days. Before one of you jumps up and asks me, “Oh! where do you get these in Bombay?” you’ll figure where soon enough. There have been a lot of things that have happened […]
15 years ago

Borough Market, London

View the slideshow I’m a sucker for food markets when travelling. That’s probably the first thing I look up when planning a trip. Ever since I heard of the glorious food at Borough Market, and the lengths that the committee goes through to make sure only the best producers get a spot near the Thames […]
15 years ago