tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-120107 2009-12-30T11:30:00-05:00 Food, culture and lifestyle with Monica Bhide TypePad ALifeOfSpicehttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfcf953ef011570f4d0fb970c 2009-12-30T11:30:00-05:00 2009-12-30T11:22:01-05:00 Monica Bhide As we go into a new year, many of us are focused on setting new goals, defining new paths, and thinking of new directions for our lives. I have received so many emails from people asking me how I set my path and became a writer. It was so simple and yet it was so complicated. I never had a... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/92sGZ88D_BhL9SzHu1O3aGBSSrI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/92sGZ88D_BhL9SzHu1O3aGBSSrI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/92sGZ88D_BhL9SzHu1O3aGBSSrI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/92sGZ88D_BhL9SzHu1O3aGBSSrI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=f0NoquHJA5Q:Gi0yBMSK6qk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=f0NoquHJA5Q:Gi0yBMSK6qk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=f0NoquHJA5Q:Gi0yBMSK6qk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=f0NoquHJA5Q:Gi0yBMSK6qk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=f0NoquHJA5Q:Gi0yBMSK6qk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=f0NoquHJA5Q:Gi0yBMSK6qk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=f0NoquHJA5Q:Gi0yBMSK6qk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=f0NoquHJA5Q:Gi0yBMSK6qk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ALifeOfSpice/~4/f0NoquHJA5Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.monicabhide.com/my_weblog/2009/12/how-i-found-my-destiny-morecom-july-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfcf953ef0120a7858063970b 2009-12-28T09:28:26-05:00 2009-12-28T09:28:26-05:00 Monica Bhide I have to admit to bouncing up and down quite a few times when Google alerted me to the news that AOL had picked Modern Spice as one of the Best Cookbooks of 2009. What an honor.. I am so thrilled! So here is a Modern Spice recap from 2009 - In June, Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi picked Modern Spice... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bOE8_YX9Xkm_e_UJ1OGKFZNS69s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bOE8_YX9Xkm_e_UJ1OGKFZNS69s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bOE8_YX9Xkm_e_UJ1OGKFZNS69s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bOE8_YX9Xkm_e_UJ1OGKFZNS69s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=-nPBAfr3fdI:zTe7zTcpafs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=-nPBAfr3fdI:zTe7zTcpafs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=-nPBAfr3fdI:zTe7zTcpafs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=-nPBAfr3fdI:zTe7zTcpafs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=-nPBAfr3fdI:zTe7zTcpafs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=-nPBAfr3fdI:zTe7zTcpafs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=-nPBAfr3fdI:zTe7zTcpafs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=-nPBAfr3fdI:zTe7zTcpafs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ALifeOfSpice/~4/-nPBAfr3fdI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.monicabhide.com/my_weblog/2009/12/aol-picks-modern-spice-as-one-of-the-best-cookbooks-of-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfcf953ef01287688527e970c 2009-12-28T09:13:21-05:00 2009-12-28T09:15:23-05:00 Monica Bhide I was recently contacted by Outlook magazine to contribute a piece regarding how Indian cooking has changed here in the US over the past decade or so. It was such a fun piece to work on and I share it with you here. Photo provided by Wasabimon.com Here is a short excerpt: "The joke amongst my friends is that I... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CWAUldQ1yMtU2RpUMIh3A9aiLmk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CWAUldQ1yMtU2RpUMIh3A9aiLmk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CWAUldQ1yMtU2RpUMIh3A9aiLmk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CWAUldQ1yMtU2RpUMIh3A9aiLmk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=ucrIAeqd-to:y1xxaPRbQ4M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=ucrIAeqd-to:y1xxaPRbQ4M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=ucrIAeqd-to:y1xxaPRbQ4M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=ucrIAeqd-to:y1xxaPRbQ4M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=ucrIAeqd-to:y1xxaPRbQ4M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=ucrIAeqd-to:y1xxaPRbQ4M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=ucrIAeqd-to:y1xxaPRbQ4M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=ucrIAeqd-to:y1xxaPRbQ4M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ALifeOfSpice/~4/ucrIAeqd-to" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.monicabhide.com/my_weblog/2009/12/outlook-india-blue-ridge-basmati.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfcf953ef0120a70ab4c7970b 2009-12-24T09:00:00-05:00 2009-12-24T09:00:00-05:00 Monica Bhide Photo by www.wasabimon.com by Monica Bhide from Modern Spice: Inspired Indian Flavors for the Contemporary Kitchen (Simon & Schuster, 2009) Serves 4 This dish is not only tasty (of course!) but has a very striking presentation. I have served it at many dinner parties just after guests have announced, “I could not eat another bite of anything. 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Vinod I am so thrilled that I am featured, as part of an article, in Redbook's January 2010 issue. Read it and you will learn about my annual spring henna ritual - such a fun way to celebrate friends and welcome in new blooms and dreams. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bSdhN79qkhV3Dumr9kd_br3PPEo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bSdhN79qkhV3Dumr9kd_br3PPEo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bSdhN79qkhV3Dumr9kd_br3PPEo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bSdhN79qkhV3Dumr9kd_br3PPEo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=wyZnNWYosBg:NFyx_vC7JEI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=wyZnNWYosBg:NFyx_vC7JEI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=wyZnNWYosBg:NFyx_vC7JEI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=wyZnNWYosBg:NFyx_vC7JEI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=wyZnNWYosBg:NFyx_vC7JEI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=wyZnNWYosBg:NFyx_vC7JEI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?a=wyZnNWYosBg:NFyx_vC7JEI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ALifeOfSpice?i=wyZnNWYosBg:NFyx_vC7JEI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ALifeOfSpice/~4/wyZnNWYosBg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.monicabhide.com/my_weblog/2009/12/henna-party-redbook-january-2010.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfcf953ef0120a76db0dc970b 2009-12-21T10:09:47-05:00 2009-12-23T11:25:30-05:00 Monica Bhide Dr. Deborah Chud shares her experience cooking from Modern Spice in her post here. It was a learning experience for me to see her post and learn how she made what I thought was a healthy recipe, even healthier! She used my recipe for Indian Style Chili and made it healthier. 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I couldn’t agree more. 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I will be speaking about writing food memoirs. I hope you will join us! 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