Random

To break the monotony of everyday cooking I swished some olive oil in the large non stick skillet , dropped a few fennel seeds, a crushed garlic pod and a quartered onion, bunged in the chicken, splashed some red wine vinegar - would have sprinkled pepper , had Tani not screamed "No pepper" , put the lid on and waited . The onions were soft and creamy, the chicken nicely browned and shot through with the flavour of fennel and garlic and the ciabatta was just right with it . Missed the Sula blanc though .And forgot the camera .

Some time in January a niece got married . The reception which brought a lot of Gangulys together was at a grand old house in Bhowanipur , which area by the way is peppered with such houses built at the turn of the century by barristers , doctors etc .They are mostly pretty baroque and a mish mash of various styles .

This house had a grand porte cochere ,turrets at odd angles , some beautiful furniture , a lovely door with stained glass panels and a lawn with a tent of lights .

The stained glass panelled door. If you look carefully you can see a manual lift beyond the passage

The light tent
The house through the lights
Reflections on a glass topped table