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Love is in the air!

Happy Valentine’s day, everyone! I love this day, whether I get flowers or not 🙂 For the last few years, I’ve been making desserts for S, my husband. Last year,… Read more »

Recipes    chocolate, coffee, desserts, tiramisu, valentine's day

Roasted Vegetable Tacos

Every once in a while ( read every week), we love to take a detour from our usual dinner fare, which is South Indian food. Sometimes we go to China,… Read more »

Recipes    cilantro-lime rice, mexican, roasted vegetables, veggie tacos

A tale of two soups

So last week was an exhausting one. The husband and my daughter were both down with a terrible cold. How I got out of it unscathed is beyond me. But… Read more »

Recipes    coriander, lemon, lemongrass broth, lentils, soup

I’m in love!

..with my little girl. You’d think that’s obvious, right? Every mother loves her kids. Well, truth be told, it wasn’t like this from the moment she was born. Not that… Read more »

Parenting    daughter, depression, love, martina mcbride, motherhood, postpartum

Happy New Year!

Wow it’s 2015 already! My dear baby girl will be two this year! I do hope that 2015 is kinder to me than 2014 was. It was a good year… Read more »

Everything Else    2015, new year

My Happy Place

..is most definitely, the farmers’ market. I absolutely love fresh produce and all those freshly baked breads. The sun came out after a really long time this morning, so we… Read more »

Everything Else    emu eggs, farmers market, happy place, produce

Holiday Baking – Date and Honey Cake

Happy Holidays, everybody! I found this recipe on Pinterest and just had to bake this for the holidays. It screams Christmas and has two of my favorites things – dates… Read more »

Recipes    baking, holiday, honey date cake

Make Yogurt at home (without a machine or a thermometer)

For as long as I can remember, my mom has been making yogurt at home. Growing up, I don’t remember her using store-bought yogurt ever! I remember the beautifully painted… Read more »

Recipes    homemade, no machine, no thermometer, yogurt

Sautéed Leek and Fennel Pasta

Fennel is probably one of the most underrated vegetables, in my humble opinion. Fennel seeds have been used in Indian cuisine for a really long time but I discovered fennel… Read more »

Recipes    fennel, food, leek, pasta, recipes

Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet – Indian Traditions in Beauty and Health by Sharada Dwivedi

Front Cover Back Cover Foreword by Princess Esra Jah of Hyderabad, India ‘Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet’ – the title – refers to Goddess Saraswati, the Indian Goddess of Wisdom and… Read more »

Books    books, health, indian beauty, indian princess, reviews

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