I remember how hard it was for me, being an Indian, to wrap my mind around “Western” cooking for lack of a better term… the idea that you can eat things just as they are, with no added flavouring. For example, something I love these days: asparagus, steamed, with a squeeze of lemon juice [...]
Unemployment checks have kept us afloat (with a little, ok a LOT of help from savings and odd jobs) for a long time. This week though, panic set in. The last unemployment check arrived. Now what?
I can’t say that I’ve come up with answers beyond the typical, GET A JOB! And [...]
Over the past 3 weeks, Bren has read:
- Geek Love- Water for Elephants- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (in one day)
Over the past three weeks, I have read:
- New Moon (the second installment in the Twilight series, decidedly lighter fare.)
He is SUCH a fast reader, it makes me grrrrrrrrrr.
But as my [...]
Episode 7 is up. This week: cumin/coriander/amchur (dried mango powder) dusted cauliflower, roasted and topped with a dollop of limey yogurt. We used three different kinds of cauliflower: purple, orange and green (romanesco)!
Roasted Cauliflower Steaks
3 medium cauliflower heads, stripped of leaves and stalk chopped off1/3 cup olive oil1/2 tsp cumin1 tsp coriander powder1 [...]
INT. MCSEQUEIRA LIVING ROOM, EVENING. YESTERDAY.
BRENDAN: that was a funny voicemail from my agent. She said that I had to make sure I knew the dialogue inside and out for my call-back tomorrow, but there wans’t any dialogue at the last one, so there isn’t any in this one I don’t [...]
You’re probably sick of me writing about how much I love Nicholas Kristof. I confess, I don’t read his columns every week, but whenever I do, I am comforted to read the reasoned thoughts of an honest-to-goodness journalist, the real deal… not someone who gets themselves a blog or a TV show, spouts [...]
Hi my darlings! If you guys are anything like me, I’m sure you’re annoyed with me for the lack of follow-up on the whole house guests issue. Well, here’s the explanation: I realised that advertising the fact that I had a mouse in my kitchen is not that smart given that I’m trying [...]
Ouch. My head hurts. But everytime it throbs, I smile remembering the source of my pain.Having married into an Irish-American family, St. Patrick’s day has taken on an entirely different meaning for me. I barely noticed it when I was growing up in Dubai, except when the Irish boy in my class, [...]
Lordy guys. I’m so sorry that I haven’t been writing with the German-like accuracy and commitment to schedule, as I was previously to doing the Aarti Paarti show. I’ve got to work on my time management.
I hope that you’ll accept Episode 6 of Aarti Paarti as a good enough peace offering! This [...]
A lot of you wonder what Bren has been working so hard on all day and night (I’m not exaggerating). It’s Hothouse Films! Take a look at his work on Season 4; there’s a show featuring really awesomely-bad dancers (dance machine), one featuring how Rohrshach (of the Watchmen) handles the mundanity of life [...]