Saraswati puja- home thoughts from abroad

Saraswati puja musings-Dark, gloomy and rainy day today! The mind wanders across land and seas thousands of miles away and brings back memories filled with the hustle and bustle, the cleaning of the study desk etc, the music, the prayers, the bhog ( food offered to the gods) […]

Whole wheat, coconut and orange cookies (eggless recipe)

We have been under a cold snap for more than a week with the temperatures refusing to rise and the snow on my garden benches showing no signs of shifting anytime soon! Only this morning, the temperature seems to have risen by a few degrees and the grass […]

Lemon chicken

This recipe for lemon chicken came about by accident; and it was an accident we did not mind at all! The travails of a home cook! You want to cook something- you check the larder; find key ingredients missing; then frantically look around to make do with what’s […]

Wholewheat banana, ginger and walnut cake

Since you’ve landed here, I would like to welcome you to my first post on this blog, though it is by no means my first ever! I like to call this my second innings. If you would like to know why, click here! The start of something new […]