Basil Salt

Salt makes it all good doesn’t it? As much as I love my sugar, I cannot imagine food without salt. Salt cannot be had on its own but as soon as you add it to something, magical transformation happens. It is as though the dish suddenly comes alive!  And what if that salt is flavoured ? Continue reading “Basil Salt”

The French Connection

French food is perhaps the most fascinating, glamorous, creative, process oriented and absolutely delicious ! France was a seat of culinary revolution and most French restaurants are considered to be fine dining places. Adding the word French to any dish creates that aura of exquisiteness about the dish. Result of which is dishes like French fries and French toast! Yes it is true that French fries and French toast as  available in today’s form do not have French origins. Continue reading “The French Connection”