Cooking With My Pakistani Mother…And Losing
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“Amina, yanh ao!”
What is wrong with this woman? She wants me to go over there?
“Jaldi se!”
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Cholesterol-Friendly Spicy Brown Rice Cakes
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At the grocery store, cereal boxes accusingly lure my eyes to the words “Lower your cholesterol” that are practically jumping off the cardboard. But I don’t have high cholesterol, I think to myself, so can I just have this sugary delight instead?
Varli Food Festival, Hosted by Padma Lakshmi, is Sheer Epicurean Ecstasy
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Sheer epicurean ecstasy. That’s the only way I can describe the state of bliss I transcended into during the second annual Varli Food Festival in New York this week.
Strengthen Your Memory with this Mango-Berry Lassi Recipe
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As the week progresses, I can’t help but entertain the nagging thought that I am forgetting something. Too young to worry about memory loss issues, I brush it off. That is, until I discover my oft-misplaced to-do list and realize I forgot a string of important tasts.
Eat and Drink Your Way to Better South Asian Skin: Part Three
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The first thing I want to do when I get home from going outside—which obviously requires my go-to powder-and-eyeliner combo—is wash my face.
Cancer-Related Deaths on the Rise for India’s Young and Poor
Cancer-related deaths are on the rise among India’s younger and poorer population, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Eat and Drink Your Way to Better South Asian Skin: Part Two
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“Take your vitamins,” my dad still reminds me after 20-something years of existence. “But you know it’s always better to get them from food…” he trails off. I know that tone and I also know it’s meant to mock the lack of natural vitamins in my daily meals.
Eat and Drink Your Way to Better South Asian Skin: Part One
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Gloomy winter days are almost gone, and with the recent 70˚F weather on the East Coast, I am ready for some fun in the sun! Like most girls—and yes, of course the guys—I want the summer glow, but the winter has left my skin less than supple.
Sanjay Gupta Deals with the Grey Areas of Hospital Anatomy
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From “ER” to “House” to “Grey’s Anatomy,” hospital dramas have run the spectrum from tales of medical mystery to the emotional melodrama of patients and doctors. So what’s different about TNT’s new pilot, “Chelsea General?”
Three South Asian Breakfast Ideas to Kickstart Your Day
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One of my favorite things about going home or to the Motherland is the food—it’s always better than anything I can concoct and is made with a secret ingredient: lots of love. But those homecooked meals aren’t something I can replicate on a daily basis, and the race against time in the morning to get to work never helps either.
