Food lenses
I realized I really hate recipe testing. I'm not particularly good at photos, and even when I get a few good ones, I am not so good at uploading and drafting. But I am good at thinking about food. And I've been watching food shows, listening to food podcasts, reading recipes, and going to new places. I'm going to try to be a bit better about focusing in this space, and explore my thoughts on how my experiences have been shaped by food. So here's my rambling. I've realized that my whole life is moderated and shaped by food. Workdays are punctuated by breakfast and lunch. The evening revolves around dinner, drinks, or happy hours. Childhood memories are a haze of nostalgic meals and the smells of spices. The different cities in which I've lived and trips I've taken are memorable because of what I ate there. And my whole relationship to being Kashmiri is through food. My parents chose not to teach us the language, and my siste...