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Pitha is a traditional food item in our country. Different types of pitha are made during the year in Bangladesh. But the winter season is the best season for making and having pitha.

A very famous proverb goes, ‘You are what you eat.’ Being healthy on the inside will make you look healthier on the outside. Although our skin and hair color is traceable to our ancestry and heritage, there are solutions to solving inherited traits that we may be struggling with.

The much vaunted meet after Pujo celebrations. Primarily because we do not want to let go of festivities and look for any excuses to carry on.

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast is the first meal we have after getting out of bed, where you are essentially ‘breaking your overnight fast’.

In a medium mixing bowl, add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and let sit for at least 15 minutes ...

The country has gone through a revolution for the past couple of years and a brand new culture has seeped in, which, till this day...

Soak peanuts, chickpeas and sesame seeds in plenty of water for 8 hours or overnight. Before cooking, drain and grind all three together.

Many milestones accompany a baby's first few years. However, one of the most memorable of these has to be when the baby takes his or her first steps.

There are very few places for us Dhakaites to create memories. We have a few parks scattered here and there, but apart from that, the only place for recreation we find here are cafés and restaurants.

Pattabhi Jois is considered the father of Ashtanga Yoga as it is practiced now. He began learning at the age of 12 from Krishnamacharya, the father of modern yoga.

He has been trained by some of the biggest names in the culinary world including Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris, Matt Moran, all judges of Masterchef Australia.

Boil sliced hog plum pieces in salt water. Wash, clean and then prepare the prawns in a bowl with turmeric and salt. Then gently fry them off in a pan.

Methi pulao is a healthy dish prepared with fenugreek leaves and vegetables. I have added carrot and peas to make the methi favours mild and to balance its slight bitterness. You can use other vegetables like potatoes, cauliflower, capsicum or veggies of your choice.

Sleep sustains sanity. It is only after a good night's sleep that we feel revived. But what happens when sleep is a blessing but we feel cursed and devoid of it?

It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings - Ann Landers

For the mixed vegetable yoghurt curry (korma) we have employed Sylheti/Assamese wild kakrol, Sylheti/Assamese squash and farmed Kakrol from the flat land, which are much smaller in size, nevertheless taste just the same.

Lady fingers and pumpkin curry with mustard and poppy seeds

Inspired by a seven year old cooking Boeuf Bourguignon on television, we are often tempted to attempt making macarons and meringues at home.