Summer is the perfect time for some outdoor cooking that’s light on the effort, cool on the body, and heavy on taste Keep the cooking ...

Making environmentally and socially responsible choices has risen in our collective consciousness over the last few years. Extreme...

If you are like me, Superbowl is all about food, commercials, and the halftime show. It is the social aspect of the game that allures me,...

As the pounds piled on after a vacation, Mona Shah tries out the Sattvik lifestyle by rejigging her diet and food habits A vacation is no...

A New Year’s resolution is almost a tradition, most of us make resolutions, some achievable, others that fail within a few weeks/months....

If you grew up in a desi household, you know how important chai is to us, a warm tradition that is at once calming and welcoming. Every...

With the traditional turkey off my vegetarian plate, I load up on spiced-up, flavorful Thanksgiving sides As Thanksgiving approaches,...

The Thanksgiving menu at Mona Shah’s house is mostly traditional Thirty five years ago when I first moved to this country as a student,...

Tempt your Diwali party guests with brownie burfi and srikhand tarts. They will be back for more. In our gujju household, Diwali marks...

Parsi cuisine has long been associated with meat, eggs, and fish. But more people in the community are slowly leaning towards a...

Some people can whip up dinner for crowd without breaking a sweat. I am not one of those people. I plan, make lists and then plan some...

Delicious, fuss-free recipes from the streets of Mumbai. Every time I visit family in Mumbai, I look forward to offbeat culinary...

Interiors inspired by Mumbai’s heritage bungalows with stone walls, stained-glass windows and high ceilings—The Bombay Canteen is the...

In most Indian home kitchens, meals are served all at once, rather than one course following the other. This is particularly prevalent in...

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I am busy planning the feast I will be making for my family. As I peruse recipes, for this meal we...

This video shows you a fast, easy, and no-mess way to seed a pomegranate. Just hit the pomegranate with the back of a spoon. The entire...

For centuries Indian cuisine was synonymous internationally with spices and hot curries, but now we have several Michelin rated South...

If you grow tomatoes, you will probably be swamped with them by the end of summer, our late summer kitchen garden is still producing a...

The first taste is always with the eyes, thus the art of creating a visually appealing “picture” on a plate has always appealed to the...