LOVE IS A MANY FLAVOURED THING - Contd

By Payal

If you are looking for more inspiration, then consider Five Morsels of Love, a granddaughter's powerful love story, told through an Indian cookbook. Consisting of many edible delights, author Archana Pidathala has updated her grandmother’s cookbook into something contemporary and relevant.

The five morsels in the book's title refers to the cousins, who bonded over such exquisite meals. They're represented in the recurring motif of the five grains of rice in the book that prance across the soft yellow cloth-bound cover like snowflakes. This Valentine, the book and its recipes can offer you the chance to resume old roles, be among the familiar and add warmth both to the kitchen and relationships – all tied together with grandmother’s love-laden food recipes. And how about going a little luxe this Valentine? Go no further than “L.O.V.E FOODBOOK”. Believing that desire is no longer a single ingredient in today’s experience-driven world, the “L.O.V.E FOODBOOK” is an exploration of the relationship between food and emotion by presenting a collection of desire-based recipes from all genres of cuisine that defy the experience of traditional cookbooks.

The book is divided into Sweet, Savory and Cocktail categories. Each section is prefaced by an ingredient list describing the history and emotion behind the classical foods.

Valentine’s Day isn’t just about romantic love. It’s about love in all its beautiful, nonsensical, selfless forms. The fierce, protective love between a mother and her children. The brotherhood between a man and his oldest friends. The deep friendship between childhood neighbours, roommates, or siblings. The joy of nourishing the heart with food.

This Valentine month in 2023, food is a four-letter word.

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