Promises kept and unkept.

Wow! Just... wow! Talk about coming through with promises. My gratitude to a certain someone for the massive bump in the traffic. Now, it is my turn. Here are the solutions.
Across
Establish our identity by our nourishment. (2,3,4,2,3)
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT (straight clue)
Bread? Sounds more like the animal lovers' assoc. (4)
PITA (as it sounds like PETA)
Add a little something, something... (5,2)
SPICE UP
Org. of dark forecast. (3)
FDA
Between cooking and slicing of meat. (7)
RESTING (straight enough, I guess)
Investigate and learn. (9)
ASCERTAIN
Singular piece of unattainable fruit. (4,5)
SOUR GRAPE
Tuscan red wine. (7)
CHIANTI
'Bellissimo!', in 'Zakirese'! (3)
WAH
Creamy dessert! (7)
PUDDING
Adrak to Imli: ____ of Indian spices (1,2,1)
ATOI (Not very happy with either the clue or the phrase)
Cogitation with respect to consumption. (7,3,4)
THOUGHT FOR FOOD

Down
Alcoholic drink (4)
WINE
Olive oil that has never been kissed? (5-6)
EXTRA-VIRGIN
Wine or chicken meat type. (5)
WHITE
Choose. (5)
ELECT
Aloo curry and ____. (5,4)
PUFFY PURI (Reminds me of my high school Sunday afternoons)
Harshly critical cooking vessel? (3)
PAN (Two meanings of the same word)
In Italy, grasp a raging bull containing edible shoots from a plant. (8)
Asparagi (Italian for asparagus)
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V. (8)
RECREATE
Seasonal liquid or the ingredient that gives the local flavour to liquors? (6,5)
SPRING WATER (season = spring, liquid = water)
Persian beverage popular in the Indian City of Nawab. (5,4)
IRANI CHAI (of course!)
Spice or hair color or a horrible singer! (6)
GINGER
Dry fruit gone nuts and topsy turvy! (6)
WEHSAC (Cashew spelt the other way)
Jump or the soure of malt for beer it is! (3)
HOP (two meanings of the same word)
Related to sound. (5)
AUDIO
Entity in Methi 'n ginger. (5)
THING
Lassi or revenge best served ___. (4)
COLD

Hope the clues and solutions were clear. I have quite a lot of ideas for the next few puzzles. Stay tuned!
Oh, what was that? You like the banner picture, you say? You can direct your bouquets to this person.
Thanks Priya!

A puzzle of epic(urean) proportions.

A dear friend promised that she will be graceful enough to link to my blog if I created a food themed crossword.
Being the traffic-whore that I am, here it is...
Add Salt To Taste...
Hope the hits come through.