Author Archives: Amrita Dasgupta - Page 6
Square Meal Blog of the Week
Square Meal's Blog of the Week Recognition and awards of any kind are a bloggers delight. Especially, struggling individual bloggers with huge dreams like me. I tend to go ecstatic…
Lured by the meat – Santa Maria del Sur
Like most urban, trendy, cool people we go to the gym three days a week. We really need to go to the gym. Although I don't see any signs of…
Guest Post: Sankranti Cravings
When you live a thousand miles away from your country, you celebrate and honor your customs more than you used to. I moved out of my parents’ house when I was…
Shrikhand – The evolution of flavoured cream and yoghurt
My wine glasses double up as dessert bowls The decision to make Shrikhand was rather last moment. As my recipe devising notebook suggests, it was going to be a low…
Shop and Party like the 1920s
A Vintage Madame at Porcelain and Red Finally, it was the day of Citysocializer's 'Shop, drink and party like it's 1929'. The party that fuelled my 1920s revival research into…
The Roast Chicken that Saved My Life
The Simple Roast Chicken The roast chicken that saved my life is really as dramatic as it sounds! There's absolutely nothing unique in my recipe and it tastes as good…
Of Vile Bodies and Bright Young Things
A continuation of my 1920s journey, posted in my book blog: The Book Drifter
The 1920s revival
The Great Gatsby-esque fervour has finally caught up with me after I received summons to a 1920s style prohibition party. I spent an evening exploring pictures and film clips for…
Almond Barfi
On the second anniversary of my blog I've decided to celebrate with the recipe of an Indian dessert. In India, sweets are always a part of any celebration. My almond…
Lost Society : Afternoon Tea and Cocktails
Sandwiches and pansys One fine day in 2013 I decided to celebrate my Birthday in style. We went about making lists (we always make lists and research!) of friends we…