I met my girl crush Aarti Sequerira over the weekend at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena while she was promoting her new cookbook, Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul!

She was even lovelier in person, if that were possible! I intend to write my thoughts on the cookbook (which is seriously awesome, full of delicious recipes and stories) and will definitely cook from it, but I’m still star struck and at a complete loss for words! If you can imagine a teenage girl squealing in delight at a boy band’s concert — that’s was me at the book signing, and even now, two days later.

In the meantime, go get the book and start cooking! 🙂