There was a time when animal prints on clothing and upholstery and other home furnishings were the rage, probably sometime in the 60s and the 70s. It feels like people couldn’t get enough of it then because I have memories of seeing animal stripes, spots and patches just about everywhere as a child....

n Goa, the Catholics cook something called Caldeen which is how the Portuguese word “Caldinho” sounds like when spoken. So Caldeen is obviously a dish of Portuguese origin and influence. The word “Caldinho” (from Caldo which means soup) means “small or little soup”. Most Goan Catholic food is ...

he Koi is a fish that symbolizes many virtues, including endurance, perseverance and strength, in many Asian cultures. Koi is also the name of Asian inspired fine dining restaurant that opened less than a year ago in a renovated Goan Indo-Portuguese bungalow on the Calangute-Candolim stretch.

The New Year hasn't started out on a particularly good note for us. I'm not saying it's been a bad start, just that all of us (including the dog) have been taking turns being ill with something or the other. Since I haven't been in a position to pick and try out a bread for the We Knead To Bake ...

anta came a little early this past holiday season when Asus sent me their Zenpad 8 to try out. I'm not a stranger to Asus because I use one of their phones and I was quite willing to be pleasantly surprised by the pad. I must warn you all that I'm no techie so if you're looking for details about ...

have something of an obsession with decorated cookies. I don't particularly like eating cookies especially the sweet kind and usually bake them for my daughter or family and friends. I do however enjoy decorating cookies as it appeals tremendously to the creative side of me (whatever little ...

If you’re in Goa and drive down along the road from Calangute towards Siolim, just beyond the ground that hosts Arpora’s Saturday night market, you will come across a white washed wall that announces itself as Tito’s White House. Inside are a lot of small buildings that house everything from karate,...

egetables are not exactly very dominant in the Catholic cuisine of Goa which is heavily dependent on eggs, meat and seafood. If there are vegetables in any of the preparations it's almost as if they're there as an afterthought, or perhaps to add a little flavour to the main dish.

'm the “Kitchen of the Month” this January at the Bread Baking Babes. Given that the Babes have been baking for so many years, it's becoming more difficult to find a recipe that's not been made before. Every time I come across a bread that excites me enough to want to try it out, ...

he old year is gone and it's once again the beginning of another year. The past year was, as usual, a mix of mostly good and some not-so-good bits, and I'm hopeful that this year shall be better on the whole than the last one. The festive season and the end-of-the-year holidays are done, ...