With just a big fat super ripe banana, a few scoops of whey protein and milk, I worked out my Bottoms-Up-Whey-Banana-Punch. My friends call it cheating. They suspect I add other ‘secret’ sacrilegious ingredients (read, dollops of ice cream, chocolate etc.). I chuckle.
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…No, atleast, not in Bengal! Although now available throughout the year, the…
Spiced Rum Fruitcake – Anyone?
In my warm, wet, sometimes humid part of the world, I love…
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