Roomies/Foodies: Fun n' Easy Cooking For Desi Students Abroad PDF
Preview Roomies/Foodies: Fun n' Easy Cooking For Desi Students Abroad
Lakshmi Ashwin and Meghana Chaudhary Joshi By (aka Lux and Meg) Published by Bloody Good Book, an imprint of Bushfire Publishers LLP. Copyright © Lakshmi Ashwin & Meghana Chaudhary Joshi All rights reserved Bushfire Publishers LLP 6th Floor Core House, Near Parimal Garden, Off C. G. Road, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad – 380015. 978-81-931821-1-6 This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Acknowledgments We are grateful to Rashmi Bansal and Niyati Patel for making our dreams of publishing Roomies/Foodies real through the rocking idea that is Bloody Good Book. We appreciate the professionalism and efforts of our food photographer, Saloni Luktuke, who captured awesome natural shots of our dishes while giving the images a true Roomies/Foodies feel. We remain indebted to our readers for reading, rating and reviewing Roomies/Foodies on Bloody Good Book. Meg: “Invasions of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”— Victor Hugo I remain grateful to Lux for the inception of Roomies/Foodies, that opened the floodgates of memory and put me on the path to writing a book (always had that on my bucket list). I also acknowledge: Mom, impeccable cook and graceful recipient of left-handed compliments from a teenage me: “If you weren’t such a great cook, I’d be skinnier.” Dad, the original foodie with a flair for creating delicacies from scratch, and who has passed on to me his resourcefulness and love of food. My husband and culinary muse, Ashish, whose silent, practical support for this project in the form of a superb laptop as a surprise gift spoke volumes. My brother, Nikhil, critic numero uno, who still remembers a certain disastrous butter chicken experiment that I’d rather forget, and expresses mock disbelief that his sister actually learned how to cook. My daughter, Aria, whose arrival inspired kid-friendly cooking explorations. The succession of housemaids and nannies, who literally gave me the gift of time to write this book, sometimes with attitude. My mother-in-law, who introduced me to amazingly easy South Indian breakfast foods and time-saving tips. My father-in-law, whose famous sweet tooth is the reason I occasionally venture into desserts. Legions of friends and cousins, who have always been a pleasure to cook for. My gorgeous golden retriever, Maya, who snoozed companionably by my side throughout the writing of this book. Lux: Roomies/Foodies is the result of relentless effort by Meg and I to thread together the nostalgic, humorous stories behind our culinary inventions during our graduate school days into a one-of-a-kind cookbook and guide for international students. I appreciate Meg’s persistence, insight, and flair for writing that helped materialise a nascent idea I had into a book. I am truly grateful to her for her support in writing, and efforts in publishing Roomies/Foodies. I am also grateful to: My better half, Ashwin, for his unwavering support and critical suggestions on improvising my recipes. My loving parents and brother for always being there. I became a foodie thanks to my mom’s exceptional cooking and dad’s love for food that helped us explore various cuisines from childhood Ashwin’s parents and brother for being my biggest support when I started writing this book. Special thanks to Ashwin’s mom who gifted me a handwritten collection of her awesome recipes, and for her tips, suggestions and motivating chats. My grandparents for their unconditional love, prayers and support especially when I was writing this book. The Almighty for gifting me Madhav, my older son, who brought in immense positivity in my life, which helped me start writing this book. My baby, Shiv, whose arrival coincided with the selection of our book as one “Bloody Good Book.” Roomies/Foodies is the second book to be published by Bloody Good Book. It was also one of the earliest and most widely loved books on www.bloodygoodbook.com. Each and every reader and reviewer of Roomies/Foodies has contributed to its publication. So thank you for sharing your vote with us. Hetika Sanghani Meenakshi Vartika ‘Angel’ Gupta Ranjana Kamo Vinati Sukhdev Dipti Reena
Description:The list of books you might like
