It’s almost the end of the year and the last and most eagerly awaited festival is finally here - Christmas! It’s a time for good cheer and delectable goodies and X’mas parties full of fun and high spirits. This year we are introducing you to something different – a variety of truffles that will truly delight chocolate lovers. Pack them in decorative boxes and give your loved ones a wonderful surprise over the festive season! This is the time of year when entertaining picks up and you are either attending parties or hosting them. If you are looking for innovative starters for a party, take a tip from our article on dips. We offer you recipes for scrumptious dips that go well with chips, vegetable crudités and anything else you want to serve them with! Speaking of chips, you will enjoy the different uses for nacho chips in this issue - from soup to salad, starter and main course! In fact, if you are looking for a different way to celebrate, you could host a nacho party! We must not forget Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday on November 14, celebrated in India as Children’s Day. As a special treat we took a bunch of kids to their favourite restaurants, where they enjoyed different types of foods with their friends and had a gala time. Do something exciting to make your kids feel special on this day! To commemorate World Diabetes Day, we have some recipes for our diabetic friends who are not allowed to eat much rice. I’m sure they will definitely approve of our range of tempting khichdis that make minimum use of rice. Continuing the health angle, we present an enlightening feature on various oilseeds and their health benefits. My team of nutritionists helps you to understand the importance of each type of oilseed and provides recipes using the same. In our ingredient feature this time we focus on the humble doodhi, which is a low calorie vegetable with many health benefits. Have a wonderful festive season...see you next year! Tarla Dalal