Monthly Archives: April 2013

Kerala chicken stew

I was excitedly visiting the home of a friend, Luz Ariztia, to take picture of it for an article I will write very soon .  Josephine, our housekeeper , meanwhile was cooking away. I returned in the afternoon to find … Continue reading

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A Cambodian- French Home in Dublin

I first met Uttama when I offered to help out at a cake table at a charity bazaar.  I was then new to Dublin-and was, as always, eager to hear words of welcome.  So the minute she smiled, welcomed me … Continue reading

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Recipe — Paayasam

Josephine is Tamil (South Indian) Christian. She was 18 years old when she got married. She learnt a lot of her cooking from her mother-in-law,who, in turn, learnt hers from a family from Goa who brought her up. So what … Continue reading

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