Category Archives: Quarantine Cooking

Porcini Risotto with New York SourVietnamese Coffee, Bourbon and Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Porcini Mushroom Risotto is one of my favorite Risotto recipes. This was a date night made better with New York Sour and Vietnamese Coffee Ice cream (not pictured). New York Sour is a mix of Rye Whiskey, Lemon Juice, and Red Wine.

Lauki Stew When we finally went to the grocery store, still awaiting our delivery, we found the bottle gourds or Lauki in the Indian grocery store. When I looked at it, I kept reminded of this particular way in which lauki is cooked at home, either as an assortment of boiled vegetables with lots ofContinue reading “Day 4 | 1st April”

Bisi Bele Bhat The only time I have had this was at V’s home and fell in love with it. The mix of spices and veggies with rice is a wholesome comfort food from Andhra. I would highly recommend it as a mood lifter. Top it up with yoghurt, if you want. Still no picturesContinue reading “Day 3 | 31st March”

Scrambled Egg and Chinese Stir Fry with Jasmine Rice Jetlagged and waiting for big delivery of groceries, I made my go-to simple scrambled eggs for breakfast and a dinner of Chinese stir-fry of all the veggies in the fridge. Still didn’t know we were going to do a challenge of a unique dish of makingContinue reading “Day 2 | 30th March”

Spaghetti Aglio Olio This day marks the official start of COVID quarantine/isolation, after a 14-hour flight from Tokyo and making a decision to move across continents in a 48-hour window. We ate a simple meal of pasta with whatever our lovely friends managed to get for us so we could quarantine at home. The moveContinue reading “Day 1 | 29th March”