Artistic, yes that's what cooking is all about, its an art, to some it comes naturally while others need t be specially trained. I'm one of those lucky ones, to me it was second nature, . My mom was my mentor and my instructor, I have gained my inspiration for cooking from her from a very young age, her passion for cooking infused in me a greater passion to experiment with ingredients. She taught me the art of blending, marinating and eventually obtaining that special flavour to each dish. I would have loved to include more recipes but due to constraint of space I had to limit myself. However, I have tried to include as many of the standard recipes and some special ones that I'm sure you are going to enjoy. Most of my recipes are pretty simple and to make it easier in your measurements I have used teaspoons, grams or cup measurements. All the ingredients used are easily available at all Indian stores all over the world. Most of my recipes serve 4 to 6 people just taking into account that the meal would be shared by a group of people. All these recipes have been tried and tested with years and years of experience. I am sure you will enjoy this book and experiment with these recipes. Happy Cooking Joan Peters

The next generation of women want a career and a life, but they don't know how to get both. Having watched the boomer generation, they know they don't want their options: sacrificing family life for high-powered careers or consigning themselves to the "mommy track." Not Your Mother's Life shows how today's young women are uniquely poised to reach out and take--or create--the work/life balance that proved so elusive for the boomers. The key, Peters argues, is for women to use their newfound economic power to choose their lives instead of letting their lives choose them. Full of real-life examples of women who are doing it their own way, Not Your Mother's Life offers this new generation a vision of how to remake the work world according to their own needs--ultimately benefiting women and men.

Drawing on the latest research and discussions with prominent psychologists, Peters explains our deep-seated resistance to mothering (and fathering) in new ways. With portraits of a dozen real families,corporate and blue collar, religious and secular, step- and single parents, urban and suburban,Peters illustrates the strategies that make this new family life succeed.