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Home cook, Cinema fanatic, Cricket tragic Insights about the foods we eat and the whys behind them. Also found at @nerdkitchenpod & the #ChaiTeaPodcast
Mar 30, 2023 11 tweets 4 min read
Do you store your bread in the fridge to keep it fresh?

Are you sure that's the best way to store them?

Let's take a deeper look at that, strap in!
🧵⬇️ We have to ask the question of why bread goes stale.

It all has to do with the structure of the starch in wheat flour, which is the primary ingredient of bread dough, along with water and yeast.
Mar 29, 2023 12 tweets 5 min read
Watched #Pathaan over the weekend on Prime and I want a refund!

Was this the same movie that broke the box office or did they release a totally different movie on streaming?

For all the calls of boycott & the folks thronging to the cinemas, what just happened?

🧵⬇️ We've seen this with Padmavat & now #Pathaan, that whenever the right wing outrages & calls blasphemy to the moral fiber of the country, the movie does well.

Oddly enough the female protagonist in both was the same!
Jan 4, 2023 17 tweets 3 min read
At a party over the weekend, there was a question about gram flour & clumping. So sit tight and let's talk about them, shall we?

🧵⬇️ Chickpea flour/gram flour/besan is the gluten-free protein-rich binder that contributes to both sweet & savory applications.
Jan 3, 2023 25 tweets 64 min read
Improve the quality of content you consume in 2023

This year I made a conscious decision to engage a lot less in conflict and reduce the negativity on my timeline.

I began following accounts that were content rich and here's a 🧵 of my favorite accounts Nik Sharma - @mrsharma writes about DTC strategies and case studies.
Jan 2, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Let's make this awesome delicata squash soup that I paired with a caprese sandwich. You're going to need

🌵 A squash, delicata or acorn should do fine
🌵 One large onion I used red, but a vidalia or white will do fine.
🌵 Fresh ginger and a few pods of garlic. Feel free to use store bough paste