Apr 27 2007
N has been wearing spectables for more than 10 years now. What with the jobs we do, it takes a toll on our eyes too. A recent diagnosis revelead not so pleasant facts about his eyesight. Given this I try to incorporate as much carrot ( apart from making him drink Odwalla’s carrot juice everyday) and leafy vegetables in to our diet [...]
Apr 24 2007
Korrannam = Annam made of Korralu. Nothing but boiled foxtail millet. Korralu = Foxtail Millet. So there is your daily dose of “Telugu”. You can get as creative as you want with these grains. But I will start with the most simplest preparation of all. The one I know from my grandmothers. Yes, back to [...]
Apr 21 2007
I finally managed to make these delish, super easy mangalore buns. Been on my list ever since Vee posted the recipe. Glad I finally got to it. Vee – Thank you soooooo much for introducing me to these buns. Absolutely loved them. And…. they bloomed. Ya’all have a good one now.
Apr 20 2007
Betel leaf needs no introduction. It has immense traditional significance in the Hindu household. Tambulam, an accompaniment of a piece of new cloth, fruits and betel leaves, is distributed to married women and young girls on all auspicious days. It possesses medicinal properties and is widely used in Ayurvedam. Because of these medicinal properties it is [...]
Apr 19 2007
Friends, Where do I start this … Ok, here is a conversation between my grandmothers and myself when I visited India recently. May be I should brief you guys on what we were talking. Both my grannies have experience at agriculture, cultivation and in general all things I don’t know. We were talking about time yore [...]
