Hi, I'm Archana. Welcome to The Yum Factor, my little corner on the web !
I enjoy cooking and find it really therapeutic to work in the kitchen and see the joy my food brings to those I serve!
I tend to get bored of similar type of food everyday and so I'm always trying my hand at different cuisines. I do make a lot of substitutions, using whatever I have on hand and luckily for me, my son and husband are always willing to trying out anything that I make.
Over the years, I have noted down recipes from my mom, mother-in-law, relatives friends, neighbours, TV shows, recipe books – you get the idea – basically from anyone who has cooked something I liked!
I have come back home and tried out the recipe, but invariably, though it turned out well, it would just not taste the same. It could be an ingredient that I left out or tried substituting for, or most of the time, it’s because the person cooking just has this magic touch that I don’t!!
This is what I call "the yum factor" - that special something that makes all the difference !
We moved from Bangalore to Ahmedabad couple of years back and lived out of a guest house for months, eating the same type of food on a daily basis. I started this blog when we moved to our own place and I had the kitchen back in my hands.
It was a new place and I had no friends, no job and was bored to death. Cooking and blogging helped me keep my sanity through it all!
I have graduated from my maggi noodles dinner days to actually baking bread for breakfast and its been fun all along.
You will find a lot of Mangalorean / Konkani recipes that I have learnt from my Ma apart from the many culinary experiments in my kitchen
If you'd like to contact me, drop in a mail to yumfactor@rocketmail.com
Hope you like the recipes here. Happy Cooking !
8 comments:
Hey u a konkani too!? I am :) Glad to bump into ur space... u have some nice recipes in here. Keep bloggin! Cheers :)
Hey! This is a real surprise!
Don't know how i missed it till now :-)
The blog looks awesome! Will definitely let Shilpa in :-)
Hey Archana.. Love your blog and as per me you are a very inspiring blogger. So heres the same award for you. Do collect it from .. http://www.tadkamasala.com/my-first-award/
Hi Archana,
My first time here.....luv your space full of beautiful looking recipes...
Happy to follow you ....
Would appreciate if you visit mine....
Cheers
Anu
Anu's Healthy Kitchen
http://anuzhealthykitchen.blogspot.com
Hi Archana! This is a awesome blog! I love cooking too and love to experiment with different cusines. I was looking for a childhood fave, something I still order at restaraunts when I visit Mangalore - bhuhus roti and found it in your website. Loved it!! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Archana,
u have a awesome collection of recipe.. first time here..Would appreciate if u visit mine..
Tried your recipes ( date bread and raisin bread), they are definitely YUM!!!
Hey Archana,
It's great to know about you! Came across your space when I'm back from that city :( Happy to connect :)
Keep cooking! Visit me @ http://cookingwithsj.com :)
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