Recipes for Life by Sudha Menon

Recipes for Life by Sudha Menon

Remember how our mothers and grandmothers would spend time in the kitchen, sharing their stories and exchanging recipes from each other's homes without writing them down? Between chopping, sauteing, grinding and frying a varierty of ingredients, and the aroma of home-cooked food laid out on the dinner table, families forged bonds that withstood the test of time. Now the connections we made through oral storytelling have dissapeared because of rise of modern-day nuclear families where children see their parents once in a couple of months.
The truth, however, remains that no matter how many countries we travel to and live in, or how many expensive meals we eat at Michelin-star restaurants, the magic of our mothers' cooking never fades away. In Recipes for Life, Sudha Menon attempts to recreate those memories and the magic of the food we grew up with and cherish. The book is replete with stories, anecdotes and recipes from the homes of some of India's much admired and accomplished people.

Dr. Sudha Menon is an India-based freelance consultant, researcher, activist, and NGO professional with over 17 years of expertise in social sector documentation and public policy research. She graduated from the University of Kerala with a MA and a PhD in Political Science. She has been working in South Asia since 2009 to help women in the informal sector gain economic empowerment. She has written 12 books and numerous research papers that have been published in reputable journals and periodicals. She is currently a member of the 'Citizens Rights Watch' Trust Council, an international NGO based in London.