Food, Travel and all that's in between

When I was younger, my mom would always be really proud of my eating capabilities. She'd be happy that I took the right portions and pretty much cleaned off what I had on my plate. I have always enjoyed food and in the recent past, to my mom's pleasant surprise, my cooking capabilities might possibly be catching up.

I never really enjoyed cooking before. It used to irk and bore me and various flavor combinations were always elusive. Today, as I spend more time in the kitchen, I realize that food isn't just about following recipes. Its about creating a personality. My food isn't the same as my mother's or my grand mother's. Its mine. And I take full responsibility for the result. My kitchen getaways have been a practical mix of good, bad and the ugly. But its always fun!! (Featured here is Garlic Mushroom Pasta Bake with Almond and Parm Cheese Crust)

During all my food escapades, I do try and bring in the essence of places that I travel to. And to make that possible, its absolutely essential that I travel (subject of course to budget and time constraints). As a child, my father's job took us to a lot of places within India specifically the north and the south. But there's just so much left to see! Not just in the world but also in India. I'm luckily married to a man who loves travel more than I do. We might not have been able to travel as much as we'd have liked to but I think we've done a credible amount in 4 years. Like I said, its all subject to budget and time constraints!


To start off, this is a photo from my recent trip to India. Its a Mother Dairy ice cream cart. I used to love that ice cream!!

I'm excited to document my two cents on food and travel through photographs. I'm looking forward to reminiscing about the past and planning the future.