All Bengalis have a soft corner in their heart for fish fry, Right? Fish is an integral part of the Bengali diet but, most of our fish recipes are served with rice and lentil as a main course. This one is not. Fish fry is not prepared on an everyday […]
Life is not always smooth and perfect! About two months ago, I realized that I had gained a couple of pounds. I weighed myself early morning on the same scale for the last four years. When I looked down at my scales, I could not believe it. I got down […]
Pizza!! The word itself excites us from age 5 to 50, right? When we were growing up, eating, pizza was not common at all. I had my first pizza at Dominos in Kolkata when I was 20. Now I hear my friends’ kids demanding pizza from the age of 5. We never made […]
Storyofcooks.com is having its one year anniversary today. I can’t believe how quickly this year has passed. It feels like yesterday that my husband told me to open a food blog and record my mom’s recipes. He always said many people can prepare an Indian meal, but very few can […]
Working in the news media helps me in many ways. I not only get to publish my recipes but also get FREE cookbooks all the time. Many authors send their cookbooks hoping to get it reviewed by The Globe. Once the editors have finished their evaluation, the books are sent to bins waiting to be […]
I am doing a theme based post with a couple of food bloggers. This month’s theme is frozen treats–ice cream, popsicles, kulfi, etc. I want to give a special thanks to my hand model and better half M, for editing my post and, of course, helping me prepare this recipe. I grew up in Kolkata, […]