Find mouthwatering delectable recipes from all over the world. These recipes are my own interpretations which have a very high taste quotient without compromising the health ingredient.
A little while ago, when my parents were visiting, I had a get together at my home back in California where I invited a close group of friends. My parents were happy meeting everyone, and as it often happens,…
Yesterday, I found my older one listening to a really screechy, bad parody of Psy’s song ‘Gangnam style. The grating song it seems is an attempt to teach the people listening to this dreadful rendition the basics of Spanish…
There is an air of celebration to 2014. I don’t know why I feel that way. The world still looks like it has gone to the dogs, weather still sucks – we left for East coast in midst of a…
I have been MIA lately and for a good reason. I was on vacation! It was a rip across the coast – the icy East coast to beautiful warm and sunny West coast. It was a whirlwind trip, with barely…
Scrambled chicken burrito or sandwich is a regular in my kitchen. I make this often. The recipe came from a dear cousin a long time ago. When I was in college, I visited an Aunt of mine during a festival.…
As winter sets in, having a plate full of aromatic dumplings straight from the steamer tastes like heaven. Right after the birth of my younger son, I ate Momos, lots of them. They were healthy, which meant as a…
As the winter sets in, the spirits become crabby. Then Thanksgiving arrives, and reminds me of so many blessings that I have been bestowed with. Good health, an active mind, freedom to be a person. An angelic sibling, wonderful…
Did I tell you guys that I was in the middle of arranging for a community event to celebrate Diwali? It was a lot of people, lots of food and lots of dancing. It also had lots of kids dancing…
My younger son, all of 10, was very upset one day. He has recently made friends with a brother-sister duo whose parents belong to Pakistan. One day, while playing at a get together, he learned that the sister is…
Early this year, I discovered some hairy clumps on my German Shepherd, and I noticed he was scratching more frequently than normal. Dogs scratch and lick themselves clean frequently. But there is scratching, and then there is scratching. This one…
My friend Tuti-Fruity got herself in a bind once. The evening was balmy and the garbage bag stank as she heaved it out of the door into the garage. Holding it away from her face with both hands, she hurriedly…
Easy, delicious, scrumptious and quick, not to mention a big hit with my kids. This amazing sounding omelet given by Nami on her blog Just One Cook Book sprinkles Japanese flavors into an otherwise pedestrian dish, taking it to a different…
There are times when I miss California terribly. However, I must admit it is beautiful out here in East Coast. We are located at the end of a street that branches out of a busy road. Lined with graceful pine trees…
Its been a bit crazy lately, and I apologize for not being as active as I would want to be. It’s the festival season for us, and I am in the midst of organizing a community event. So this post…
In October 1992, a train bombing by a militant group in eastern India shook the core of the massive Indian Railways. It was the first of its kind incident, at a time when bombing a public transport as a…