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Celebrating Karva Chauth
Karva Chauth is almost here and I can’t wait! Karva Chauth is a North Indian festival celebrated around the world in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the health and long lives of...
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30 Children’s Books on Indian Culture & Festivals
Having to raise my brother and I outside of India my parents had to make extra efforts to teach us about our culture, language and religion. When you live in India, you just know when the festive...
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Kala Chana | Spiced Black Chickpeas
I’ve been singing this all week at home – driving Hubby Darling crazy. Is it obvious I’m in the Diwali spirit? Anndd that would be my lyrical talent for the year. Kala chana, halwa & poori,...
View ArticleFlying Home + Carry On Giveaway
As I pack our bags for our annual winter trip to Florida I remember the excitement I would feel as a child when it was time for our holidays. My brother and I would start counting sleeps weeks before...
View ArticleHomemade Ghee
-“Eat butter first, and eat it last, and live till a hundred years be past.” Old Dutch proverb A staple in most Indian homes, ghee is one of the most controversial and misunderstood foods in this...
View ArticleHomemade Garam Masala
Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I’m taking with me when I go. -Erma Bombeck If you’re...
View ArticlePanjiri | Ayurvedic Nutritional Mix
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition. -Henry James Within hours of giving birth to Little Mirchi I remember my mom arriving with a tiffin box filled with homemade food,...
View ArticleWhole Wheat Cardamom Spice Muffins
If baking is any labor at all, it’s a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation. -Regina Brett In our house, our oven gets the most love during the winter months, when snow...
View ArticleGoing Gluten Free on an Indian Diet
It’s one thing to change your diet/lifestyle out of choice and an entirely different story when you have to change the way you eat due to health reasons. Recently more and more households are choosing...
View ArticleKeema | Indian Spiced Mince Meat
A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal. -Pat Conroy There are some dishes that instantly transport you back to your childhood, the flavors and aromas tug at your heartstrings as your mouth...
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