Paneer is a type of cheese that's widely used in Indian cuisine, and until recently I always associated it strictly with Indian restaurants. I never occurred to me that people would make paneer at home. How silly I was. Lots of food bloggers are making their own paneer and documenting the process, and apparently making paneer couldn't be easier.

When Blogher contributing editor Snigdhasen wrote yesterday about challenges ahead for India and Pakistan as both nations celebrate sixty years of Independence this week, I had already read about the Independence Day celebrations on many of my favorite food blogs. I'm fascinated by Indian cooking and by the enormous numbers of well-written and popular food blogs written by Indian women. Here are just a few of the many wonderful posts I found yesterday. (If you're an Indian food blogger who posted about Independence Day, please share your link in the comments.)