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“Oh, the mud splattered victims
Have to pay out all along the ancient highway
Torn between half truth and victimisation
Fighting back with counter attacks…
It’s when that rough god goes riding
When the rough god goes gliding
And then rough god goes riding
Riding on in… “
– Van Morrison
Little by little, day by day, I am packing up my life here [...]
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I can hardly believe it’s already the end of January.
My children both graduate this year — one from high school and the other from college. Big changes are on the horizon; what once seemed far off in the distant future is suddenly right before my eyes.
I am hoping for a move this year. [...]
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magical indeed ~ chitrannam ~ a festival of flavors
“Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a beautiful princess…”
My dad used to begin our bedtime stories with those words.
I was thinking of him tonight after I made this festival rice. When I had thoroughly squeezed every drop of juice from [...]
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I can think of at least 101 reasons to move to Michigan.
I could have stayed up all night detailing them too,
but it’s getting late, so 32 will have to do.
That’s more than enough for me!
I apologize for the lack of a recipe post.
I wanted something up here to continue the fun of posting for [...]
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veg of the year — 2009
2010 may be the year I go entirely veg — but not before trying this once:
Solai’s Spicy Chettinad Mutton Biryani
cooked in this!
gift from my most generous kitchen fairy!
poor little starving curry leaf plant
but not for long… hmmm…
expecting popeye for supper…?
hmmm…
two pots simmering on a snowy evening…
dinner is served!
pinkie says, forget [...]
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…these.
green chilies, luxuriating in summer sun
I have an old friend I’ll call S.
She lives in NH and I live in MA and we try to get together every so often.
Whenever we meet, I pass a small Indian market en route; every time,
I mention to her “one day we should go there –
you would [...]
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Last night I was over the top with tooth ache.
The strongest medication in the house couldn’t touch it, but it sure touched me! Talk about a wordy post I wrote — ouch.
After that, I can only hang my head in shame, and very humbly offer this up as my next installment for Nupur’s recipe [...]
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Alert:
This is a longish post ~ be forewarned!
Before I begin, please see yesterday’s post for an
addendum to the lotus root curry.
Incidentally, Wiki states that lotus flower is the national flower of India.
I didn’t know that? Read the entry here.
Now, on to today’s marathon recipe!
I have been nursing a marathon, on-again off-again [...]
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Addendum
At the top for easy access!
Well, I am confused! We’ve got the elusive banana stem, a substitute (aka lotus root) and now (in some comments) lotus stem, too.
When I saw that, initially I was thinking lotus root (actually a rhizome, I learned) and lotus stem were different parts of the same plant. A little [...]
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Dear Nupur, creator of incredible edibles over at One Hot Stove, is leading a seven-day recipe marathon to take us into the New Year.
I have been away from regular posting for awhile, so this was the perfect incentive to get back in the swing. I’m looking forward to going through my bookmarks, visiting old [...]
