Fish for Bengalis are like steaks for Americans. Am I sounding arrogant, sorry if so. We know many recipes with fish except fry,blackened and/or grilled. This is a traditional recipe which my mom learnt from her mom, and she learnt from her mom and so on… Fishes in Bengal are quite different than here. […]
Why do all we Bengalis go crazy over Hilsha? It is considered the most delicious fish on earth. We call it ilish in our language. There are lot things we Bengalis do with Hilsha. But West Bengalis forever do it with a paste of mustard, mustard oil and green peppers. It takes […]
There are some evenings, when Mr. Husband works really late and I get some time to go through my magazines. I call this time as system upgrade time of Dolphia. Some evenings, I go through my cookbooks and get ideas for dinner plan. I enjoy this little time just with […]
When I was growing up, eating mushroom was not that very common because we never bought it from store. My mom is originally from rural India. So every year, my uncle and granny used to send us 3 kilos about 6 pounds mushroom during aug-sept. You must be wondering why? […]
It says that summer starts on Memorial Day and ends on Labor Day. So officially summer has ended. Out of four seasons in east coast, I love the fall most. Not only leaves are of different colors, but also weather is nice. It’s neither sweaty hot nor freezing cold. We […]
Past week was very stressful for both of us. One of our close colleague’s wife passed away suddenly. We both were very upset and shocked. But life moves on and so do work. I was working hard for a deadline, which is due this week. So every day, I am […]