All Four Burners

It’s funny how the mind works. I was all set to spend this weekend cooking up a grand meal inspired by last weekend’s trip to Dosa. Mind you, despite the brown skin, I have absolutely no skills when it comes to making Indian food. My mother is a wiz in the kitchen, but a poor […]

My dad is a nut. Exhibit A: He trekked 3000 miles to spend just 1.5 days with my sister and me (and our respective husbands — which makes us sound terribly grown up). Exhibit B: He brought 10 pounds of tomatoes from his garden with him. Because I asked him to. I had high expectations […]

My obsession with watermelon has grown deep like the rivers. Two years ago, it was all about watermelon jam. Last year, pickled watermelon rind. This year, watermelon salad — the unlikely inspiration was the cover of Real Simple magazine. Yet I don’t even remember the last time I ate watermelon. Two years ago, I worried […]