Round One: Gateway Cupcakes I discovered I enjoyed baking after experiencing an earth-shattering, world-ending breakup in my early twenties. One where the memory of the relationship itself is extremely patchy because I’m convinced my brain actually 404 errored and then erased the hard disk to protect itself from the virus of heartbreak pain. It happenedContinue reading “The HeartBake”
Category Archives: Food and feelings
Dishes that define me
Nanima’s Chicken Biriyani Food has the power to evoke a deep sense of emotion and that’s just one of the reasons certain foods are so important to me. Just the smell of onions frying in butter or a shaak no vaghar (tempering of spices) can bring me a sense of safety, comfort and togetherness. AllContinue reading “Dishes that define me”
Not a foodie
Let’s talk about the word ‘foodie’ – overused, frequently misunderstood and massively annoying. Saying it, hearing it and reading it all make me feel things I don’t particularly like feeling, and for some reason it seems to be following me around like a bad smell you can’t shake off. In an attempt to understand theseContinue reading “Not a foodie”
Pizza and the problem with ‘perfection’
One of my good friends from London came to visit me recently. Being vegan and an active member in their online community, she had heard: ‘You can’t go to Birmingham and not go to Mr Singhs’ Most of my family, being vegetarians, have long been fans of Mr Singhs Pizza. My grandma loves it becauseContinue reading “Pizza and the problem with ‘perfection’”
That samosa life
There was a time, in my younger years, when the humble Hargun samosa was a source of great comfort to me. Having swapped (quite against my will, I assure you) the temperate climes of East Africa for a life in bleak middle England, 14 year old Ayushi found herself quite lost. My first day atContinue reading “That samosa life”
