Nirmala's Cooking Corner

We came into Washington, DC very late last night and the hotel restaurant was closed so the staff (so nice!) walked us over to this lounge l...

Celebrating 10 years of friendship! If I haven't already made it clear, me encanta Chicago. Chicago is a fantabulous city, enhanced by ...

Dare I say it? I ate White Castle at 3 AM on Saturday morning and it was so good. You see all that food? A mere $8. We had a mini burger...

Chicago is a fabulous place to visit, eat, and just be. The people are friendly, nice, and down to earth. In contrast, I found that people i...

On Friday, we had lunch with our client on the 1100 block of Nostrand Ave in Brooklyn between Long Island Ave and Lincoln Road on the even n...

It was restaurant week so my childhood friend made reservations for us to enjoy lunch at the Iron Chef's restaurant! It's sort of f...

These last few entries are out of order. In my excitement to get entries out, I completely forgot to write about Sankaku Sushi & Noodle...

So, I haven't posted in some time and it's because I was traveling to New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago for work this week so...

I just adore scones but don't love that they don't taste so good when I've purchased them in stores, restaurants, and coffee sho...

My tomato plants are growing so fast! The one you see above is just one of six seeds I planted. 5 of 6 germinated. Not bad. I held out h...

Cheers! Toasting our 14 year friendship! What do you do when your very good friend comes into town? Well, I made the food that we bonded o...

I was totally appalled by the Italian food I had at lunch. In fact, it was so bad that after two bites, I threw it out. Authentic Italian ...

Is what I was saying at 5:45 AM on Saturday morning in front of a Starbucks. You see things that are subconsciously understood but then you...

If you can believe it, I made 110 of these and still have strawberries left! These aphrodisiacs look amazingly beautiful yet are completely...

The strawberries shown above are only a fraction of what was picked. Making jam did not significantly reduce the amount of strawberries we...

So happy to not be looking at strawberries! I fibbed. I'm not going to write about the jam recipe. Still too close to home. After hul...

Excited to be in the fields. 1 hour later with 20 lbs of berries! Well, I finally did it. I went berry picking and it was so much fun thoug...

Aren't these artichokes beautiful? I'm not sure the pictures do them justice -- they were huge! I love artichokes. They are in ...

I forgot to give credit where credit is due. The leek and goat cheese galette and the dough come from none other than Deborah Madison, my ...

Before After Having made a dessert galette with success, I thought I would try my hand at savory one. Friends were coming over for a...