The Flexitarian Cook

It all started with Madhur Jaffrey. The “actress who could cook” has authored what is, in my humble opinion, the ultimate Indian cookbook. I refer to it often when I’m in the mood for something spicy, warm and colorful. Her recipe for samosas is an old standby in my kitchen, and I also make frequent [...]

“I raised to my lips a spoonful of the cake . . . a shudder ran through my whole body and I stopped, intent upon the extraordinary changes that were taking place.” Marcel Proust   As a child, I used to vacation with my father’s first cousin Nina, at her house in the small village [...]

I have been on hiatus for a couple of weeks, due in part to a busy schedule but also to a lack of inspiration. Much as I love to cook, I simply hadn’t been much in the mood to be in the kitchen, and so I have simply been waiting for the urge to strike [...]