I was at my daughter’s gymnastics class. Yesterday there were more visitors than usual. More visitors, more fun talks. Among them were three over-jolly kids. No doubts one hour passed just like that. But the hero or should I say heroin of the hour was their aunt. She was amazing. I thought of… Read More
Right from October, festival season starts in India. Food, Sweets is an automatic extension for festivals.We have celebrated Dussehra in our own traditional way. Now, next is Diwali. I love this festival. Everyone starts planning for what to cook, what sweets to make, what snacks we would be serving at gatherings, meet ups. In Maharashtra,… Read More
HAPPY DUSSEHRA TO ALL OF YOU!! Dussehra also known as Vijayadashami, Navratri, Dashain (in Nepal- I came to know this through one of my Nepali friends) is one of the most important festivals in India.. The name Dussehra is derived from Sanskrit Dasha-hara literally means removal of ten referring to Lord Ram’s… Read More
‘Rasoi’ means ‘Kitchen’ in Hindi. In Vedic period, when students lived in Gurukul, preparing the meals on their own was also the part of the training and daily routine. With time, the concept of ancient Gurukul has been lost but the hostels of modern times, in a way, reflect this age-old notion. Also, for… Read More
As I have promised, here is the 2nd part. To re-live those pre-mommy days first we need to learn to take some time-off for ourselves. I call it “ME” time. I agree for new moms it gets little hard. These are the few things that have helped me. I can say this since I… Read More