Good Mood Food

This past Sunday, my family and I went on our weekend-ly search for a restaurant with great food and some bonding time. After a few suggestions, we decide on Kolam. In case you guys don’t know, Kolam is this little Indian restaurant on 25 that doesn’t look like much on the outside, but even before you step out the car, the aromatic spices fill your nose and make your mouth water. As we sit down, we all think about how we have lived in this town for almost eleven years now and only decided to venture in a couple months ago. It’s amazing how much we’ve been missing out!

As per always, my brother gets the spiciest thing on the menu, my father gets some kind of lamb, and my mom vehemently sticks to her usual chicken. I settle on palak paneer, a traditional vegetarian dish made with pureed curried spinach and paneer, Indian farmer’s cheese. When the dishes come, everyone digs in, putting spoonfuls of each dish on their plate.

After we are all stuffed with dinner, I decide that dessert is necessary. While there is not a whole lot to choose from, it is not what we come in contact with everyday. Making a decision was hard but we all decide that rose ice cream will do. I wasn’t planning on it being anything special, but man was I wrong. The coldness was enough to put our flaming taste buds to rest. The sweetness of the rose cut right through the spicy dinner and maybe even complimented it, leaving you begging for more!

Gabby K.