Kuhn Rikon Egg Separator: A Kitchen Must-Have for Bakers and Egg White Lovers Manisha Sharma December 17, 2013 Kitchen Appliances I've been using this egg separator manufactured by the Swiss brand Kuhn Rikon for over a year now. My husband bought it in Hong Kong for $32 (roughly Rs. 2000). I feel the thoughtful design makes it a must-have...
De Nigris’ Aceto Di Vino Bianco: This White Wine Vinegar is Moderately Tangy, not Typically Sharp Manisha Sharma December 7, 2013 Food Products & Beverages Years ago, I stocked only one kind of vinegar – the cheap variety that’s better suited for cleaning than cooking! Besides, I hardly ever cooked with vinegar. But when I got into sophisticated cooking, creatin...
Norpro Citrus Reamer: A Lemon Juicer for an Optimum Squeeze Manisha Sharma November 20, 2013 Kitchen Appliances Here in India, we are so accustomed to the regular squeeze-between-the-stainless steel pods variety of lemon juicers that we automatically reach out for them at the store. But there really are many other kinds ...
Holi Special: Malai Kofta and Meen Moilee by Chef Danish at Renaissance, Powai Manisha Sharma March 20, 2013 Cooking & How To 2 Much like any other Indian festival, Holi is all about friends, fun and togetherness. And of course, lots of colour, water and that other something which flows in abundance this time of the year! So naturall...
Bake Your Own Red Velvet Cheesecake This Valentine’s Day! Manisha Sharma February 9, 2013 Cooking & How To After revealing three dishes in my Valentine’s Day menu yesterday, I left the best for last. Dessert. And it doesn’t get any more sinful than this one. Everybody loves a good red velvet cake. But since it’s ...
A Valentine’s Day Menu You’ll Fall in Love With: Ricotta-filled Crepes & Chicken Roulade Manisha Sharma February 8, 2013 Cooking & How To Valentine’s Day is all about love and togetherness… about celebrating warmth and friendship with your partner, family and friends. And of course, a delectable menu is an integral part of this day. ...
Our Kitchen Chef: Siddhi Kanadia Makes the Quintessential Gujarati Undhiyu Manisha Sharma January 22, 2013 Cooking & How To 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuQmcqi6_i4 In the first episode of our ‘Our Kitchen Chef’ series, we visited the kitchen of Siddhi Kanadia, a housewife and a cook with magic in her fingers. She is from Ambrel...
The Best Vada Pav is not in Mumbai, it’s in Ahmedabad! Manisha Sharma January 8, 2013 Eating Joints 1 Like Neelam Sandwich Centre, Shree Krupa Bombay Vada Pav was also introduced to me by my sister. And even though I'm not into vada pav despite having now spent so many years in Mumbai, I hold this pla...
Mumbai-Jaipur Road Trip: Ahmedabad’s Neelam Sandwich Centre For That ‘Hatke’ Sandwich Manisha Sharma December 29, 2012 Eating Joints After a long ten-hour drive to Ahmedabad, we rested well and started the day at leisure. The agenda was to relive old memories by visiting my favourite food joints in Ahmedabad. Neelam Sandwich Centre is a s...
Nutella Cookies and Mug Cake: Two Child-Friendly Recipes To Turn Your Lil Ones Into Expert Bakers! Manisha Sharma December 26, 2012 Cooking & How To http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxGlaiDGxV8 Baking together can be a great way to bond with children. The trick is to try out recipes that are simple, involve steps that are fun to do and the end result is some...