Book Outline

Chapter 1: Introduction

·         My thoughts and relationship with food

·         Introduction on the structure of the book

Chapter 2: Introduction of Bengali spices

·         List of spices, English/Bengali/Hindi words

·         Pictures

·         What they’re used for generally

Chapter 3: My mother’s favorite recipes

·         Incorporation of food in my mother’s family (with pictures)

·         My mother’s favorite recipes (n = 5?)

Chapter 4: My father’s favorite recipes

·         Incorporation of food in my father’s family (with pictures)

·         My father’s favorite recipes (n = 5?)

Chapter 5: My husband’s favorite recipes

·         Incorporation of food in my husband’s family (with pictures)

·         My husband’s favorite recipes (n = 5?)

Chapter 6: Other emotion-evoking recipes/ideas

·         N = 3? With stories and pictures?

Chapter 7: Epilogue

·         Food seems to be a central part of many different cultures in bringing together loved ones.

·         Favorite scripture – Gita


A list of recipes:
1. Chchanar tarkari
2. Sweets; Sandesh, payesh, naru, pithe
3. Luchi/aloo bhaja
4. Paratha
5. Maach bhaja-DONE
6. Maacher jhol-DONE
7. Goat curry
8. Kaach kolar bhaja, kaach kolar bora-DONE
9. Chicken curry
10. Potol tarkari-DONE
11. Lao tarkari-DONE
12. Jackfruit-DONE
13. Egg curry
14. Indira Gandhi chicken

Other recipes (Joe):
1. Ramen
2. Manicotti
3. Hot pot
4. Rice and chicken dish (Grandma Gloria's recipe)
5. Spinach casserole
6. Gyoza