tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83252392000976601022024-03-05T12:52:57.328+05:30The Weekend EpicureanSwati Sapnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542220359921937139noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325239200097660102.post-64986165544121920132015-02-17T21:03:00.000+05:302015-02-17T23:45:13.360+05:30Romancing a simpler time - Pear and Cheese Bread<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</xml><![endif]-->It was the year 1999. I was studying in Chennai and my then
boy-friend was supposed to visit me for a day. All I knew was that he said he
would meet me at my hostel bus stop in the morning. Taking into consideration
his estimated arrival time, how long he would take to drop his stuff off at his
friend’s house, freshen up, and then reach my hostel, I figured it would be
9am. So I waited patiently.<br>
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8.30am – What if he arrives early?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I skipped breakfast and rushed to the
designated meeting place. Giddy with the promise of romance.<br>
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9.30am – Still waiting with mounting excitement.<br>
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11.30am – Excitement turned to severe butterflies in my
stomach. Probably the result of a hungry stomach.<br>
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1pm -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tears and
trepidation. My heart beating faster every time I saw an auto pass by. Feeling
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sitting at the same bus stop for the past many hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br>
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1.30pm – Nervous wreck.<br>
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And finally when he walked up to me a good 5-6 hours after
the appointed time apologizing profusely about a bus break down… well I’m not
going into how that story ended. Because that is not the point here.<br>
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The point
is, there was a certain drama and romance to not having cellphones, not having
every minute and second mapped out, of not tracking someone’s every move by the
hour. Yes it could be frustrating, but we knew no other way and I believe the
love stories of those decades were so much more a by-product of destiny because
of that.</div>
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Destiny. Love. Back to basics. A simpler time. Bread.</div>
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<![endif]-->My Instagram page says that I discovered the word “Hiraeth” 23
weeks ago. After almost 20yrs of searching for a word I did not even know
existed, I finally feel a strange relief, a satisfaction... the kind of satisfaction
that comes not from getting a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>void
filled, but from just knowing that that void is real.<br>
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Hiraeth… When the home you grew up in becomes a palace in
your memories, when childhood escapades take on the epic feel of fairy tales, when
the daily grind of that distant past seems imbued with a golden glow… That is
my kind of Hiraeth, a homesickness that no home can ease. </div>
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If you, like me, love to live in your past, then this word might
just be for you. Try it on for size. Say it in your head first. Then taste it
on your tongue. Take that H from a long-held sigh, roll that R with a mild
sense of impatience, and then, end it on the deep, warm sound of TH. The cozy
way the word “hearth” ends. Hiraeth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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And when the memories flood your eyes and nose and mind
(because my memories sure have a fragrance)… Just reach for those familiar
childhood ingredients and cook something new. Old-as-time earthy ingredients each
of which remind you of home, made into a dish that brings alive the flavour of
sunshine and cycles, bougainvilleas and bees, stone floors and steel plates, jasmine
strands and juicy pickles…</div>
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<a name="more"></a>That’s what I did. Bay leaves for that sweet, earthy fragrance
of childhood, curry leaves and coconut for all mom’s Sunday Special meals,
poppy seeds or “posto” that flavour my East Indian upbringing… And the new –
some Goan chicken masala, vinegar and soy to add the sourness of adulthood. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THROW-EVERYTHING-IN
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Chicken on the bone – 1 kg</div>
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Shallots – ½ cup peeled </div>
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Bay leaves – 2 </div>
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Cardamom whole – 2</div>
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Cloves whole – 3 to 4</div>
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Curry leaves – 10 to 12</div>
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Green chillies – 5 to 6 (As per your spice threshold)</div>
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Shredded fresh coconut – 2 tbsp (Or use dried coconut pieces)</div>
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Garlic cloves – 5 </div>
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Poppy seeds – 1 tbsp </div>
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Vinegar – 1 tsp</div>
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Soy sauce – 1 tsp</div>
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Goan Chicken Roast Masala (optional – I used it just because
I had it) – 2 tsp</div>
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Salt – as per taste</div>
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Oil/Ghee – 1 tbsp</div>
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Wash and clean the chicken and set aside. You can also
marinate it in some lemon juice, turmeric and ginger-garlic paste, but it’s not
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In a small pan, dry roast the garlic cloves and poppy seeds.
Keep turning the cloves till they are evenly and lightly browned on all sides,
and the poppy seeds start to splutter. Now add the shredded coconut and toss
till the whole mixture is lightly toasted. Transfer into a mixer jar and add
the shallots. Blitz into a coarse paste. </div>
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In a non-stick pan or vessel, heat the oil/ghee. Add the
cardamoms, cloves, bay leaves and green chillies. When the spices start to pop,
add the curry leaves and stir. Now add the shallot-garlic-coconut-poppy seed
paste and cook for 5-10 minutes till the onions are cooked and stop smelling
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Add the chicken into the pan and mix well till its coated with
the entire masala. Now sprinkle the Goan masala or any garam masala of your
choice. You can also choose to skip this step, or just go with regular
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Cover the pan and let it cook for 15-20min on low heat or till
the chicken is cooked through. Add the vinegar and soy sauce, check seasoning
and mix well. Turn off heat and the throw-everything-in chicken curry is ready.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The way I like it:</b></div>
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If the masala is sticking to the vessel, then add a little
water, but don’t thin it out too much. It should have a robust, thick gravy –
like a cross between an traditional curry and a pan-roasted chicken fry. Tastes
great with both rotis and rice. This recipe is neither fully South-Indian nor
East Indian nor Goan. It’s a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Just
like all of us… </div>
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What's your idea of a perfect Sunday?<br>
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My "Perfect Sunday" can be many things... A rainy day spent curled up at home reading a book or watching my favorite TV show; a Sunday spent experimenting in the kitchen with some new dishes and then feeding family and friends; or a Sunday that starts with the perfect lazy brunch followed by a dip in the pool and a couple of hours at the beauty parlor getting a massage and a pedicure!<br>
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When the gorgeous and bubbly <a href="http://www.lifekirecipe.com/" target="_blank">Amrita (The Bacon Jam Girl?)</a> pinged me about Barrio's Boozy Brunch, I knew it was the perfect way to unwind on a Sunday with the <a href="http://gravellaration.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">husband </a>and our friends G&A.<br>
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Barrio's is located inside the "Inch by Inch Body Temple" in Versova, Andheri. And honestly, I had no idea a place like this existed! Started just a couple of months ago, the Sunday Brunch is definitely a great pull.<br>
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We were told the Brunch would be on from 12 till 5pm and we reached the place around 12.30pm on really hungry stomachs! I think we were probably the first people to arrive. Though we were welcomed warmly by the PR team, everyone else looked a little lost. Most of the brunch dishes hadn't been set up and the cooks at the pizza and waffle counters looked a little baffled whether to start serving us or not! <br>
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But thankfully, within 15 minutes, the place started buzzing and how! By 1.30pm there was live music, people were milling around the bar, the pizza counter had started serving warm pizzas to everyone and Barrio had transformed into one of the most chilled out yet fun Brunch places ever!<br>
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As soon as you enter, to your right is the bar and straight ahead the pool. Tucked behind the bar is an open-air but covered seating area with fans and in spite of the summer heat, it was pleasant for most part of the afternoon. <br>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I have too many passions in life. Some are
temporary, some are permanent, and I tend to get obsessive about all of them.
As the long silence on the blog indicates, my passion for blogging has now
taken a slight back seat. Not the cooking obsession, that’s been diagnosed as
permanent. But the reading up of food blogs till 3am, surfing and bookmarking
websites and recipes, thinking up of funny posts to go with all my recipes -
all of that has waned a bit... hopefully temporarily. </span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">My latest obsessions are TV shows (have been
for a while now), and this one film called Ram-Leela. That’s a story for
another day, but suffice to say that all my free time in the past few months
was spent planning my life around Ram-Leela (or "Goliyon ki Raas Leela -
Ram Leela" as its now called). But this past Friday the movie released, and
all of you who read this blog will go watch it and send best wishes our way
(even though you may not know why, but hey, I believe in unconditional love and
the power of positive thinking!).</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">So that leaves us with the TV shows. Which I
think I have a handle on. I just need to watch “The Good Wife” every Sunday,
“The Vampire Diaries”, “Scandal” and “Greys Anantomy” every Thursday, “The
Originals” every Monday and oh, catch up on Downton Abbey, Homeland, White
Collar and Masterchef Australia :) That’s do-able, right? I mean I haven’t even
put Criminal Minds, Elementary and The Blacklist in the list... which I watch
whenever I am bored. So those don’t really count, do they? Ok, don’t answer
that :/</span><br>
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cuckoo balancing too many things and so I deserve a cookie. And now that all of
you stuck around to read my crazy rants, here is your cuckoo.. err... cookie
reward. </span><br>
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<span style="color: black;">I like weird people. And weird things. And weird flavours. Like the time I decided to add <a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.in/2012/05/50-shades-of-weird.html" target="_blank">Thums Up to my Gooseberry Jam</a> :/ </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">And if you really want to know, that jar of jam has been wiped clean. Ha. But before I scare you away, let me assure you that this particular dish may sound weird, but tastes wonderful! Now I see why you wouldn't want to trust me, but I got this recipe from a friend who claims to have got it from The Good Food Magazine, no less! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">So here you go... a wonderfully weird, sweet-spicy-crunchy Watermelon Curry!</span></div>
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I am one of those people who hates "sight-seeing" on a holiday. I find it tedious and predictable and utterly commercial. But a city or town with character, now give me that any day over a city where you have to go on a crowded sight-seeing tour.</div>
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A couple of years ago, we went on a trip to Jodhpur and Jaisalmer with our friends G&A. And it was one of the most fabulous holidays ever. Every place we stayed at, had so much character, so much history... And the food! It was a culinary experience that we won't forget for a long time... </div>
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Even though this trip happened many many moons ago, this post has been long overdue. So here's a quick glimpse at the Jodhpur food trail...</div>
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We stayed at the beautiful Haveli Inn Pal, a gorgeous yet affordable heritage hotel that had a distinctive old-world charm. I cannot urge you enough to stay at this hotel. The rooms, the view, the
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It had a rooftop restaurant and our breakfast on arrival was just perfect - hot pooris, aloo subzi, and honey-filled banana crepes. Comforting, tasty and filling. </div>
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The rains are lashing the city and all one wants to do is snuggle in bed, nurse a bowl of warm comforting food, read a book, and watch the raindrops pelt your windowpane harmlessly.<br>
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The reading of the book is an integral part of the rain experience for me. And it needs to be a warm, snuggly book. Don't you agree that all books have a flavor, much like food, that would best describe them? Like Homey. Cloying. Bittersweet. Crackling. Tingling. <br>
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Books and food just seem to go so well together. When I was a child, Enid Blytons were my favorite and not having access to scones, jugs of cream, and homemade jams, I would make do with honeyed toast! You should try it some time... tastes just as good even today.<br>
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This Pasta dish is just another such homey, comforting dish perfect for the rains. I had made this a few months ago and it has been languishing in my drafts. But today seemed the perfect day to dust the cobwebs off this warm, easy, filling recipe.<br>
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Last year on my many trips to Chennai, a colleague and I went to Fisherman's Cove at the Taj Vivanta, Mahabalipuram for dinner. It was a lovely evening, the restaurant was right on the beach, and the food was fresh and delicious. Sitting by the sea, enjoying the balmy breeze and the interesting cocktails, we had one of our best meals in Chennai. And that's saying something because I love the food of that city - from Ponnusamy, to Zaras, to Benjarong! Chennai has some of the most diverse and amazing restaurants I have ever been to.<br>
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Though our entire meal at Fisherman's Cove was good, this one dish really stood out. I forget what exactly it was called, but it was a Chicken curry made with raw mangoes. The sauce was an earthy red in colour, thin and silky in consistency, sour but without being mouth-puckeringly so, extremely spicy yet creamy, and absolutely delicious.<br>
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I know what you are thinking. How are they related? Just writing about a dish, its recipe, the cooking method; that should be enough, right? Yeah. It should be. But I am weird. That's the only explanation. I like my food to have a story. Any story. (Also I kinda like to think that all you guys come visit my blog as much for the crazy stories as the decent recipes). So I am now trying to post without a story. Or without anything really. Other than the food. And now I have successfully rambled on about nothing without a mention of the recipe! Riddikulus! </div>
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Oh, and if you think that I spelt 'ridiculous' wrong there, then clearly you haven't read Harry Potter and you cannot ever be my true best friend. Ok, yes, I know you may not want to be my true-best-friend, but its your loss, really. And since this post (which started with all good intentions) has now really fallen under the ridiculous category, let me enlighten you with the advantages of a '<a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Riddikulus" target="_blank">Riddikulus</a>' spell:</div>
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Ok maybe I am not entirely serious (I am serious.) But what I definitely appreciate is people actually reading my blog before sending me mails about product reviews, invites to events, etc. I have ranted about spam mails <a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.in/2011/12/about-month-ago-i-received-mail-from.html" target="_blank">earlier on this blog</a>, so I will not repeat myself. But I have to express how very gratifying it is when someone mails you regarding a product review after following your blog, reading the kind of posts you write, knowing their products and your blog are a match, and then contacting you. Truly. Its a pleasure that's almost as good as a midnight ice-cream snack!</div>
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So coming back to the review at hand, I was approached by <a href="http://www.naturellindia.com/AboutUs.aspx" target="_blank">Naturell India</a> to review some of their Protein Bars. Now I must admit that the husband and I are actually huge fans of this other brand - Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars. These bars make for great healthy snacks. But I am always on the lookout for newer brands and flavours. So I jumped at the opportunity to try Naturell's Rite Bite Bars.</div>
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I’m an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Betweener" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">In-betweener</b></a>.
At any given point in time, I am, in my head, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in between complete chaos and total order. I
have an innate desire to have things under control – I nag and bug people
around me and work myself into a frenzy till all the things to be done, are
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So the 3<sup>rd</sup> anniversary of this blog came and went
by... and as usual, I was in the middle of too much chaos to actually write a
post on that day. </div>
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But that’s ok, because this blog understands. The Weekend
Epicurean came about as a result of my being an “In-betweener”. I was
in-between houses, my finances were a mess, I hated my job, didn’t know where
life was headed and I had no clue what I wanted to do 5yrs from then!</div>
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job, took a year-long break, swore to shift careers, and then went back to the
same career. Yeah. Well. Oh, and did I mention I still don’t know what I want
to do 5yrs from now?</div>
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Yup, somewhere in between all this change and constancy,
this blog continues to breathe and grow. Albeit a bit slowly and lazily, but it
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</div><a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.com/2013/03/3rd-blogoversary-with-pumpkin-choco.html#more">Read more »</a>Swati Sapnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542220359921937139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325239200097660102.post-5597870164361101592013-01-29T19:22:00.002+05:302013-01-30T02:22:02.939+05:30The Birthday Food Trail<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is so much to update all you guys on!! Now I know none of you has really been waiting with bated breath for me to get back to my blog (except maybe this really nice girl called Nafisa who actually mailed me asking where in hell's name I was :D). Nevertheless, I will proceed to tell you how exciting my life has been in the past few months... and you will agree that blogging really HAD to take a backseat!<br>
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<li>I discovered this awesome TV series called 'The Vampire Diaries' and watched 3 seasons back to back! That's a total of 66 episodes. And if you are making faces about vampires and equating it to 'Twilight' already, I will personally come and kick your shins. Watch it. Its wicked, funny, crazy and has a breakneck speed to its plot! Not to mention, the sexiest men on Television...</li>
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<li>I have been making multiple trips to Chennai on work, eating a lot of the awesome Chennai sea-food, and along the way, managed to put together our first big South TV event successfully :) </li>
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<li>Attended a full-on Delhi type wedding in the winters and had soooo much fun! The sarees, the clothes, the jewelery, celebrating Karwa Chauth, rehearsing for Sangeet performances... obsessing over hair and make up, matching shoes and bags, and of course - dancing like crazy to Bollywood numbers! Radha on the dance floor, anyone?! </li>
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<li>Went for a friend's rocking birthday party and woke up in her house with very little memory of the previous night :P Hehehe... ok, not all that bad, but trust me when I say it was that kind of a fantastic party. </li>
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<li>Met up with one of my favorite film bloggers - the wonderfully witty, sweet and namkeen, intelligent, beautiful <a href="http://dolcenamak.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Dolce and Namak </a>who was in Mumbai on her first Indian trip. And what a great time I had! I had gone with trepidation wondering if one lone desi girl and 4 goras from Canada would have anything common to talk about... But I really shouldn't have feared. Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood, food, filmy gossip, we covered everything and there was still so much we could have rambled on about!All aided by a wonderful meal at Zaffran...</li>
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<li>Planned a fantastic Bachelorette trip for a very dear college friend (now colleague) in Goa with 6 other utterly fabulous girls. And what a Hen party it turned out to be! But but but, what happened in Goa, stays in Goa. Sooo... my lips are sealed ;) </li>
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<li>And in the midst of all the above excitement was my husband Sid's birthday.</li>
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Now all those who know me personally, know that the husband is a weird creature. Mine in particular. He doesn't drink (not even wine), doesn't smoke, doesn't like meeting people, and warns us every year to not make a big deal about his birthday. Yet, who doesn't like a special birthday? So you can imagine what a tough time I have every year trying to plan something that doesn't involve drinking, people or loud music.<br>
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This year, inspiration struck. The hidden genius within me awoke from its sleep and came up with a foolproof plan. Now what's the one vice that Sid has? Its his love for food! Ok, you might say its not a vice really. But hello, we are talking about a man who will finish a full meal of 5 rotis with dal and veggies, and then just because someone is offering hot rotis, will proceed to eat 5 more. Yep. Vice.<br>
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So my genius plan - A Birthday Food Trail! The 3 days leading up to Sid's birthday on Monday was to be declared the Birthday Gourmet Weekend. The idea was to research restaurants we have never been to, that serve food that Sid would love, and take him there for a surprise meal. <br>
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Sounds simple, right? Nah. Sid is a foodie but his true love is Indian food. So Italian, Chinese, Japanese, everything went right out of the window. The deal was to look for places that serve authentic regional Indian cuisine. AND to keep it a secret. Phew. <br>
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SATURDAY LUNCH: So the Food Trail started on a Saturday afternoon with lunch at Purepur Kolhapur in Vile Parle. Yes, authentic, fiery Kolhapuri khaana. As usual, the party consisted of me, Sid and our close-as-family friends G&A. And man, were we in for a treat... Sid was gobsmacked. He had never even heard of the place and kept guessing where we were headed. And even after we arrived at the little, inconspicuous eatery, he didn't know what to expect. <br>
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I know I have been neglecting this space for far too long. The guilt was killing me, frankly :/<br />
So I decided to upload something just to assuage my feelings :D<br />
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Here is a collage of some of my favorite things! The food of course is just the same collage that I use for my blog header, but then you already know how lazy I am. So I will not make excuses :P<br />
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Movies, TV series, Books, Food - what more can anyone want?! </div>
Swati Sapnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542220359921937139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325239200097660102.post-15530858491435068912012-08-28T00:53:00.002+05:302012-08-28T00:59:25.832+05:30Pink and Pungent - The wonders of 'Down South'!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you are an Indian from any part of the country, you know exactly what 'Down South' and 'Up North' means. For all of India's diversity and vast expanse, the majority of the population is just called North-Indian or South-Indian. Unless of course you are from the North-east, and then I don't have to spell out what kind of unflattering and politically incorrect names YOU are called! </div>
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But going back to the North-South divide, what I mean is that if you are not from the 4 southern states of Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala or Karnataka, you are called a North-Indian. Doesn't matter even if you live on the western-most tip of the Rann of Kutch or right on the Bay of Bengal in Orissa! Northie you are! And similarly, if you are anywhere from the South, you are a Madrasi for the rest of the country. </div>
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I'm not going to go on about this because you and I have heard and read enough about these stereotypes and prejudices. But today I'm going to talk about food stereotypes of the 'North' and 'South'. </div>
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I’m reading the very weird “Fifty Shades of Grey”. If you don’t
know what that is and haven’t heard of it yet, you have either been living
under a rock or have just landed from some other planet. Or, well... you are
just weird!</div>
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Ok, confession time. This much-hyped, totally overrated, erotic
romance full of “kinky f***ery” and BDSM elements? Well, I’m on the last part
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Fine, go ahead - Judge me. I don’t particularly like it, but
I’m still reading it. I mean I even know how it will end. And there is really
no plot except all the heavy duty sex. And yet, I’m reading this weird set of
books. Sometimes I really feel I read books compulsively. If I have it, I must
read it. Even if it’s boring or bad. I don’t think I have ever left a book
halfway. Oh wait! I have. ‘My Name is Red’ by Orhan Pamuk. But I’m hoping to
finish it one day soon. Maybe after Fifty Shades. If I can go through 3 books
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Hello y’all!</div>
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*breezily walks in without a care in the world*</div>
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What? Don’t look at me like that. I do not like the
accusation in your eyes, no sir! Let me tell you (all attempts at breeziness
forgotten) that I had a very good reason to disappear. Again. For a month. Ok,
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Ermm.... I had work.</div>
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No, actually it was an emergency.</div>
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Ok, ok, writer’s block.</div>
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Fine! Have it your way. Don’t blame me if you can’t deal
with the truth! Here you go.... brace yourself.</div>
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I WAS ON AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM AT HOGWARTS.</div>
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Ha. Didn’t think you could handle it. Truth is a dangerous
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When I saw that <a href="http://www.indiblogger.in/" target="_blank">Indiblogger</a> was running a <a href="http://www.mahindraxuv500.com/">Mahindra XUV500</a> Incredible Stories contest I knew I had to share my own incredible road story about our beloved Mahindra SUV aka 'Monster'. <br>
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</tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal">So our first car was a beautiful, gorgeous black Mahindra Scorpio bought just 6 months after we got married. It was a BIG DEAL. Yup, in capitals! I remember the looooong fights Sid and I had before we actually decided on the Scorpio – coz the EMI of the car was more than the EMI of our 1 bhk home loan and I totally didn’t see the need to buy an SUV at that stage. Our careers were just taking off, we were still doing up our new home slowly and there seemed to be too many expenses and responsibilities. But boys will be boys and Sid’s passion and love for this car left no room for argument. It was a simple case of want over need. And so the Scorpio was welcomed (grudgingly by me) into our lives.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br>
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I have this strange childhood memory of us trying to grow a pineapple in our backyard once... Before you jump to any conclusions about me, let me tell you that by “us” I mean my family. Yup, add weird to dysfunctional and cantankerous. That’s us. </div>
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So... I have this memory of my grandfather checking a tuft of pineapple leaves planted in the ground near our well every day, and trying to figure out if there is a fruit growing below! I don’t know if that is really how this fruit grows, but from what I remember, this was the process:</div>
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1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>We bought a just-ripe whole pineapple with leaves attached on top.</div>
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4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Now keep checking everyday...</div>
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Ok, these steps might be completely useless. Because I don’t remember the pineapple ever growing! I have no recollection of what happened to the plant eventually. I just remember checking on it almost every day for about a year and not seeing any exciting fruit popping out from underneath <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">:(</span><br>
</div></div><a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.com/2012/03/pineappple-growing-under.html#more">Read more »</a>Swati Sapnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542220359921937139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325239200097660102.post-86429994315138816852012-02-25T14:26:00.000+05:302012-02-25T14:30:57.551+05:30Best of Film and Food - Year#2 at The Weekend Epicurean<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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2 whole years of blogging! And just over 75 posts to show
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My blogging is like me – always lazy, sometimes funny,
sometimes angst-y, and rarely without drama! So if I can’t find the drama that
goes with a picture or a recipe, that dish will just languish somewhere in my
folder without seeing the light of day. And it’s not just a problem with dishes
I cook up; on all our trips away from home I click away food pictures like
crazy... and then don’t find a way to write about them on the blog without
making it sound too much like a travelogue :(</div>
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So that is what has happened to the photos of the Bedmi Aloo
and Milk cake devoured in Chandni Chowk, the Rajasthani white chicken and Papad
ki subzi sampled in Jodhpur, the amazing fine dine enjoyed at some of the most
beautiful restaurants in Goa, and the simple Tambda Rassa and Chicken sukka
savoured in Kolhapur. Huh. Now that I have actually written that down, they
suddenly seem very exciting and full of drama! Damn... </div>
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining at all. Also, it
would be rather strange to complain about my own laziness, no? Hmm... Anyway, I
just like to think of it as Quality over Quantity. Well, obviously not quality
of the recipes, because there are so many food bloggers out there who stump me
with their regular qualitative and quantitative output... Ok, so quality of
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So keeping up with the tradition of my <a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.in/2011/02/first-anniversary-fifty-posts-and-film.html" target="_blank">First Blogoversary’sdramatic post</a>, here is my Filmy version of the highlights of Year#2 at The
Weekend Epicurean... An unhealthy mix of food, film and fantasy! The Best of 2011
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1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara – <a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.in/2011/03/whole-wheat-chocolate-chip-muffins.html">Whole
Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins</a>! </div>
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What is wholesome, full of yumminess, feels sinfully
like a dessert but actually packs a punch of goodness and flavour? Well it is
the ZNMD on my blog – Choco-chip muffins! Like the movie, it left me feeling
happy, giggly, and satisfied, but not guilty about over-indulging in a ball of
fluff. A perfect recipe for a happy meal and a happy me! My personal favourite film
and favourite baked goodie of the year.<br>
</div></div><a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.com/2012/02/best-of-film-and-food-year2-at-weekend.html#more">Read more »</a>Swati Sapnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542220359921937139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325239200097660102.post-31229735964263090492012-02-04T22:15:00.002+05:302012-02-25T14:28:28.199+05:30Yoghurt, Dill & Wasabi Dip with "The Descendants"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ok, I know I have done this <a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.in/2011/11/raone-and-caramel-custard.html">Film and Food</a> analogy <a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.in/2011/02/first-anniversary-fifty-posts-and-film.html">before</a>... but what can I say? Maybe it’s just my thing :) So here I go again... </div>
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The Descendants – I loved this movie. Not in a “this is the best film ever made” way, but more in a “what a lovely film” kinda way. So while it may not boast of great cinematic technique or path-breaking content, it did leave me with a warm, fuzzy feeling at the end of it. Now that should definitely count for something. </div>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">What would you do if you knew you had just one year to live? What would you eat, what would you see, where would you go? Would you really concentrate on making your own Noah’s Ark somewhere in the hope of being the lucky one who might be spared? Or will you just throw caution to the windows and do all the wild things you ever wanted to? I know most of us will choose the latter at least in theory. Lets live to the fullest and all that... That’s great! </div></div><a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.com/2012/01/end-of-world-or-grilled-pineapple.html#more">Read more »</a>Swati Sapnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542220359921937139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325239200097660102.post-17417195287977546492011-12-26T16:14:00.002+05:302012-02-21T17:00:25.927+05:30Season's Greetings and Soupy Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s the holiday season! Christmas and New Year and Don 2 to look forward to :) Aah, yes, that way I always have my priorities right. Most people have got their woollens out, have got tickets booked to exotic destinations and the hottest parties, and are generally planning to ring in the New Year in style. Not me. For one, there is no winter here in Mumbai... though I guess I should be grateful for the slight nip in the air and for the fact that we don’t have to switch on AC’s at night at least. Secondly, I hate going out on New Year’s eve. It’s too crazy, crowded and complicated. I prefer being at home, maybe with a few friends... and then going for a nice long, leisurely brunch on New Year’s day. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiR6ZnN3OSAXuoyUFHEeuMMwc8erNAoclOGXvF0-9XrJJdFVyAsudbcM-0BQlV7MtERG7DeiEGXTwS_YI-SveP22fmRhYWLGiqiX0JOhh5p1fSBGttNuPWZVZoeih_TwFKiAUcgWVZ5mr/s1600/DSC04521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiR6ZnN3OSAXuoyUFHEeuMMwc8erNAoclOGXvF0-9XrJJdFVyAsudbcM-0BQlV7MtERG7DeiEGXTwS_YI-SveP22fmRhYWLGiqiX0JOhh5p1fSBGttNuPWZVZoeih_TwFKiAUcgWVZ5mr/s640/DSC04521.JPG" width="640"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br>
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But whichever is your preferred way of celebrating the onset of the festive season, good food cannot be far behind. This is the month of indulgence! Good wine, rich soups, roasted meats, earthy flavours and decadent desserts... I am hoping to get some or all of the above into my system this season :) The process has started already. The last week or so, I find myself in the kitchen every day. Gajar ka halwa, red velvet cupcakes, caramel custard, chicken cooked with shallots, fresh red chillies and port wine, traditional Oriya dalma and more have been made and devoured! Yes yes, I promise to upload recipes soon... erm... well at least by next year!</span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br>
</div><a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.com/2011/12/seasons-greetings-and-soupy-things.html#more">Read more »</a>Swati Sapnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542220359921937139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325239200097660102.post-20083504260512233272011-12-13T19:12:00.002+05:302012-02-21T17:00:05.066+05:30McVitie's Cookies Review & a personal message to Spam Mailers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">About a month ago, I received a mail from McVitie’s India asking me to help them promote their new viral campaign and their Cookie range via this blog. Now I’m usually wary of such mails ... After all, how can you accept a hamper from someone and then not say nice things??! And promoting a product is not something that should be taken lightly; unless of course you are actually being paid for it. In which case, it becomes totally legit to do and say just about anything to get the brand noticed. But no, I haven’t yet reached a stage where I would get paid to do product and restaurant reviews. Hmm... though that would be a really cool job to have... Sigh. Wishful thinking. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0ZOB_iQT_41fhGQf9TZ5gfyyTuwgSyXt6PASWmZmnCjEl59c45oYsHFD5F9055zAMw-4UEVAAwHQnL3EJ11Dgb2vUsjat0tfNwfay9gG5ydj1u4wqJkw5Gl5A6ZIEoBX-gL0jwPxUAJ0/s1600/DSC04599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0ZOB_iQT_41fhGQf9TZ5gfyyTuwgSyXt6PASWmZmnCjEl59c45oYsHFD5F9055zAMw-4UEVAAwHQnL3EJ11Dgb2vUsjat0tfNwfay9gG5ydj1u4wqJkw5Gl5A6ZIEoBX-gL0jwPxUAJ0/s400/DSC04599.JPG" width="265"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br>
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anyway, I was wary also 'coz I receive many weird, fraudulent mails... which is totally not an indication of how popular I am, rather how foolish some people take me to be. (Yes, I’m talking about<b><i> you</i></b> Mr. Ngozi Bwaga – you really think I will send you Rs. 2,00,000/- in the hope that you will transfer your 20 million dollar inheritance to me??! And Mr. Cooke – you think I’m so desperate to get a cookery book published that I will part with my bank details and pay you an advance for your path-breaking modern recipes and cooking techniques?! I mean, you could have at least chosen a more subtle name than Cooke. Maybe then I would have taken your offer a tad seriously...)</span><br>
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</div></div><a href="http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.com/2011/12/about-month-ago-i-received-mail-from.html#more">Read more »</a>Swati Sapnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542220359921937139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325239200097660102.post-6546599152706621182011-11-24T19:08:00.003+05:302012-02-21T16:59:45.009+05:30Spring Onion Chutney<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTgMu8ONFnD2foM3K-_fCkzBec-Mc1Xv7DFcMJE808kmaBJfsnGHRsQksdP_C8SvVrUCTKc9ME4En2ATz02jsLlGqbYH2QjYPaUBootvlyCADRLLz_q1iE-AovACJZaUCOBEqJPIRcdq2/s1600/DSC04483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="MsoNormal">We eat Idlis four times a week. Sometimes it’s idli and uttapam. But mostly, it’s just Idlis. And before you jump to conclusions about this being a byproduct of my South-Indian lineage, let me enlighten you. This is all Sid’s doing. Yes the Punjabi boy loves idlis and absolutely cannot do without them. His face lights up every time I tell him we are having idlis for breakfast… and yes, that’s almost 4 times a week!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br>
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