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Slipping into Comfort

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:00 +0000

UPDATE: I am starting that bread course today! Super excited!! :)) It was a rainy Sunday. A day when hot chocolates and caramel swirls are the order. A time for hanging in Elizabethan cafes, noshing and sipping great coffee while casually lounging and talking about worldly matters. Waiting in line for 20 odd minutes, in a 'gritty' joint, to inhale this burger in under 3 minutes. Walking under an umbrella bracing the dripping rain but letting it wash off the streets and...

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Living Every Day

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:26:00 +0000

I'll preface this post by saying it loud and there is no way of ignoring it. I am today what I was not last week! Last week was a load of sh*t packaged in a nasty brown box, tied up with bow of entrails. A series of painful kitchen accidents, dashed hopes, heartaches, cancelled itineraries etc. The good news is, I am still alive, not spontaneously combusting, and learning to leave the trail of bollocks behind and move on with a semblance of ... I don't know, something...

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A Fresh Beginning

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:36:00 +0000

Spring, when the buds shyly peek out and then blossom into gorgeous show-stopping flowers! A beautiful time of the year that signals rebirth, new beginnings.. a new lease on an old life. :) It is a season that gives reason to smile. Even the very unenamored cannot possibly be not swayed by the sheer beauty of nature at this time; clear blue skies, a fresh nip in the air that is neither chilly nor warm and a burst of outdoor activity. Laughter seems to be suspended in the air now and with the...

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Instagram - Spring

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:26:00 +0000

For more photos, follow me on Instagram.

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This and that........ and Pantry Staples

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:03:00 +0000

So, I have been back from my mini vacation for almost a week now, and, I have been procrastinating on that promise I made you before I left. Truth be told, I am feeling a bit uninspired. I do have a bunch of photos and cool recipes to share but I just have not had the initiative to. Yes, I feel awful and blasphemous saying that but I am hoping, acknowledging and saying it loud will start the process of healing. I felt like taking a break from this space and now am forcing myself to turn around...

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Chill Pill

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Yes, I know I have been missing in action a bit. I am just chilling and enjoying the burst of warmth we are experiencing over on the East Coast. And, ruminating over the twists and turns of life over a cuppa. I am off traveling for the weekend! I have loads of recipes to put up and some experiments to share! Will flood you guys when I am back. In the meantime, have a great weekend! If you really miss checking on the silly and scrumptious things I do, follow me on instagram. I stay...

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The secret of great meals - Lamb Chops with Polenta and Braised Swiss Chard

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:04:00 +0000

Spring has arrived! It is such a glorious feeling! Finally, it is warm enough to stroll through farmers' market engaging in meaningful conversations and finding out the back stories of the produce on sale! I have been many such trips and coming back with simple, fresh and ridiculously tasty loot! I will put up a post this weekend with recipes for fresh vegetarian meals. Spring is also the season for ewe lambs. Ok, I know it doesn't sound nice talking about eating a four month old...

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Foodie Weekend in Umbria - Photo Post

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:25:00 +0000

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Comfort wrap... Dal, Rice and Pickle

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Once in a while, I have the urge to drastically de-clutter, clean, weed ... simplify, really! On days like these I crave the simplest of foods. No matter how far one has traveled or how much you have adopted another place as home, the simplest food is never a new love. It is always the one that has been in your memories since your first every memory. Because the innocence of the yearning and the complete satiation of it can only come from that deep level inside you. Hmm.. Just struck me.....

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One more day... One more life...

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:20:00 +0000

The phrase "one day at a time" can evoke different emotions and reactions depending on circumstances.... To those who fight for the chance of survival against a savage, ravaging disease, its meaning is as literal as it gets. For the patient and his closest, it is indeed about waking up another day, the hope of seeing another sunrise and catching another full moon, the attempt to smile through the pain for the sliver of laughter that echoes in memories. It is no longer just about the body...

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A British Easter.... Adopted

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:51:00 +0000

Half for you and half for me, Between us two shall goodwill be I am not going to write another post waxing eloquent (yes, I do think so) about traditions, so on and so forth. Truth be told, I choose to hold on to only those bits of traditions that relate to food...conveniently, as one may point out. However, especially off-late, I have peeling the layers of the self-ordained distance that I had, previously, maintained with any form of ritualistic habit and realised, that.. well, there is...

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Mornings...

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:47:00 +0000

Are probably ritualistic for most people.. In the last couple of years mine has changed significantly, since the iPhone came into my life. These are the first few waking hours of my every day ... - Alarm goes off - Snooze for 10 minutes - Alarm goes again - Asha reluctantly pulls away the wool over her eyes - Alarm stays insistent - Asha grudgingly shuts its off. It is a phone alarm. It gives her a good excuse to 'catch up' - For the next 30 minutes, Asha stays under...

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Market Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:40:00 +0000

I love farmers' markets. Even though I live in the middle of an corporate manifestoed city, I am happy to have places to escape to that are a throw back to what is good and from the land. The Union Square Green Market is place that evokes different adjectives in different people, and at different times. Years ago, when I went there for the first time at the highest heat of Summer, I thought the place was over-rated; way too overcrowded and expensive. I thought people came here because it...

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Gluten Free Lentil Pancakes

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:56:00 +0000

Childhood... There is so much to be said about it.. then, now and perhaps, always. Conscious and sub-conscious memories from that time affect and influence our reactions and perceptions all through life so much, that it is almost silly to not consider the importance of that age back then. :) Impressionable is what they usually say. What isn't usually apparent is the depth of it. The idea of so many real feelings and emotions that we come to express (or not!) as adults are grounded in...

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Traditions.... and a Spotted Dog

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:30:00 +0000

This past week I was disturbed by the couple of trends that I have been trying hard to turn a blind eye to. First, is a series of ads by seamless.com, an online food ordering service popular in metro cities, that seeminglyblatantly encourages people to not cook at home or take lunch to work. Second, is the plethora of recipes found on the interweb these days that talk about 'individual' servings. And, we are not talking about cooking for one but rather individual portions made for...

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Raw Nut and Fruit Bites

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:39:00 +0000

Stopping for a quick recipe update. Something that keeps me going during the day, be it for an after-run energy boost or a pick-me-up with coffee or just a bite of a little sweet after lunch... These balls are packed with protein and a boost of needed energy from natural sugars. Click for recipes -->>

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Me time .... and Oat biscuits

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:25:00 +0000

I am a dreamer. I have a permanent second channel in my mind pursuing some form of fantasy... Often times, this channel is tuned firmly on food and the food related. At others, it is day dreaming about exotic places that I make very elaborate mental plans to visit replete with detailed notes. Oh and some times, it does descend into a mild form of neurosis on any number of topics ranging from the sad state of big name driven food monopolies to the impact (or really lack of) of a spineless...

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Germany ... A quick walk through the West

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:09:00 +0000

** I have just been given an embarrassing lesson in left-right or in this case East-West. Kindly pardon the oversight ** I will be brutally frank here. As sight seeing goes, East Germany was, perhaps, my least favorite of my four-country self-discovery European journey. But, that is not to say, that it did not add to my wide-eyed awed intake of the world at large. I discovered, as chance made it happen, much about myself... from about 10 years ago to now, a transition as seen through other...

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Joy .. with Homemade Focaccia .. and a Giveaway from New Orleans

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:31:00 +0000

I am getting back into the groove of cooking and baking more at home, especially bread and enjoying every bite of what I eat because it was made at home, with love! :) My resolution to create from scratch only gets strengthened everyday, as I come across more and more blogs that talk about dietary restrictions effected by some sort of dietary system disorder. In fact, it almost seems, the trend these days is to talk gluten-free, dairy-free.. etc.-free. I have always wondered if this was...

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Everyday...

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:05:00 +0000

I smile. I laugh. I cry. I play. I run. I stop and look over. I wink. and, it begins again. the process of being happy. finding the little me. finding the big me. holding hands and skipping together. letting go. letting in. living life. being present. always being in touch. Hello life! look what i & I baked for you! :) Click for recipes -->>

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Winter Soup: Roast Parsley Root and Lady Apples

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:52:00 +0000

There is a thing to be said about long weekends. It really can go either way and it ends up being a lot of that way! Fortunately for me, a friend is visiting from the other coast and it went the right way. We caught up on the years in between, being across land and seas and a lot of missed laughs despite the frigidity that the city was wrapped in. We rediscovered Chelsea Market and the incredible pastas at Giovanni Ranna restaurant (take-away is definitely a better option than...

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Breaking Bread

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:09:00 +0000

It's only love... Nothing special really. Actually, it is. Every time. No matter how many times or how often. Always. It is the same, but different. It is always new, always exciting, always fills me with happiness. Yes, I love baking bread. My joy is indescribable in simple words and discreet sentences. If you catch me at the moment, I, perhaps, may turn lyrical. The thing about it is not so much the making of it, as the sharing it. A loaf is not a solitary...

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Weekend and White-Out coconut Cake..

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:35:00 +0000

I love Snow! I really, really do. :) It's ethereal! There is something fresh and pure about it. Of wiping slates clean. Of an another chance. Of finding the inner child, in sticking your tongue out to catch the gentle drifts. Of being oblivious, to all judging when you do the four-left-feet dance in freshly fallen fluffs. Of joy, in seeing a gorgeous, healthy, happy dog tumble around in the white carpet. Of unbounded ecstasy, that all of the above builds in...

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Inside a Restaurant Kitchen - Lacroix, Philadelphia

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:05:00 +0000

When you walk into the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia, you are instantly transported away into an era of understated indulgence. Oxymoron-ish as that may sound, the discreet elegance reminiscent of a bygone era is upheld in this stately hotel with notes of the European through a sumptuous English afternoon tea and an ethreal modern French dining experience at, what is, in my humble opinion, the best restaurant in the city - Lacroix. Captained by a beguilingly young (only 29!!!!!) but very...

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Winter recipes - Pear Cakelets and Roast Garlic Spread

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:33:00 +0000

- I finished the rest of that book. It was witty and cheerfully philosophical, all the way to the end. I would recommend it. - I am doing quite well at the eating-at-home department, even if I seem to be making a disproportionate amount of sweet stuff in the name of cleaning the pantry... such as the cakes above. - I have a hoarse voice from an extremely loud and completely out-of-tune rendition of Backstreet Boys hits at karaoke. And, no it isn't quite as sexy as Phoebe singing...

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