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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

8 comments:

dipali said...

Lovely photographs. The old house sounds so beautiful.

hillgrandmom said...

Love, love, love the new header and the chicken sounds yum!

Sue said...

It looks like Rani Rashmoni's. Is it? That's the one Vicky and I got married in.

Anonymous said...

nice recipe. i always like the idea of bunging things in, and a slow simmer, until cooked. the lights tent looks absolutely fab. as does your header.

A Muser said...

Great pictures!

The Reluctant Mum said...

I stopped by here the other day but forgot to leave a comment. I love the visuals in your blog. And your rare insight.

শর্বরী - Sarbari said...

like your style of writing and the attendant visuals. will come back. all the best.

Sharon said...

love that doorway!