Life is spinning out of control. We feel we are behind the steering wheel and focused, but the tunnel is long, and daylight is still far away. Every refresh of our newsfeed is forcing us to react in ways that seemed impossible till recently. Imagine our kids at school, making new friends, learning, and how much…
DIY Flavoured Sugar
Homemade DIY Flavoured Sugar? Sounds difficult, doesn’t it? But these delicious, delicate sugars are easy to make, and they make even simple dishes shine. For the seekers of shortcuts (that’s me) you can make these homemade flavoured sugars weeks, sometimes months ahead of time and enjoy a more relaxed festive season. Step 1: Get your ingredients…
Easy Indian Dessert – Ricotta Burfi {Ricotta Almond Fudge}
I feel as if I have said this before – my sense of smell is my super power. It helps me travel through time and space. Like the aroma of tawa warm chappati and I am home in India in the blink of an eye. The sour smell of golgappa chaat takes me to the bustling streets of Delhi….
This Spring Consider Your Children’s Future
It’s springtime, and of course, time for new beginnings and fresh starts in so many ways. This is also the time that I start making plans for the summer. Camps and activities, weekend trips and time away from work. But recently I realized I should be thinking much further into the future. I have two…
Inside Out Movie Review
Like so many other parents, I also took my daughter and her friend to see Disney/ Pixar’s latest movie, Inside Out. No, this is not a review because if it were…..it would be really short. “Watch Inside Out. It’s excellent.” The kids loved the movie, no doubt about it. As did I. But what I loved…