ABOUT

The ‘yum’ blog is a collection of random musings on all things ‘yum’ and ‘tasty’ that make life so good - from mouth watering recipes, weekend getaways, the magic moments of life to causes that we’re passionate about.

The ‘yum’ blog is written by two women who are fanatical cooks. Here’s a brief on each:

Latha Narasimhan - a forty something proud mother, ex Tupperware Manager, and avid fan of traditional Indian art. In her own words:

“I belong to a family of great cooks. Cooking yummy delicacies was as simple as drinking a glass of water for my mother. I thought there was nothing unusual about my talents in the kitchen. But my reputation as an exceptional cook grew through the years. I could blurt out a few recipes nonstop when asked for a suggestion.

My mother and aunts have a huge number of special iyengar recipes. I wanted to preserve these for generations. This blog is the best way I can do it.”

Lakshmi a young lady (I generally dont talk in third person) who stocks up a variety of spices in her kitchen. Every morning she enters the kitchen and a new curry is born. Latha’s daughter who is great in turning out a new curry every other day (trying to live up to my amma’s reputation).

They are joined occasionally by:

Padma Sampath - awesome mother, lovely sis in law (to Latha) and expert in the Andhra style of cooking. She can bounce off recipes as fast as a ball in a squash court.

Viji sriram - Latha’s younger sister in law(younger brothers’ wife) an internet addict and mother of 8 year old computer geek. An expert in rasams and kootus and very enthusiastic to blog.

And whole bunch of other random people and maamis in our lives.

PS: We’re all vegetarian