Vanaprastha* for the 21st century

My uncle lives in a community of, for and by retired people in South India where they live in private apartments and all their daily needs such as food, housekeeping, and medical care are provided by the community and charged for. He is 72 and suffers from severe hip and spine problems that force him to be confined to his bed for weeks at a time. Rest of the time he is well enough not to depend on anyone to get by. His wife is 64 and has bronchial problems. Her mother who is 94 stays with them. She is perhaps in better health than both of them...

Sesame Stir-Fried Veggies

I'm finally back home. We have had a stressful and heartbreaking two weeks as we flew out to the west coast for my Father-in-Law's funeral. We've eaten from take-out windows while driving in the car...

My Head & Heart Hurt

I'll make this short because my patience and my energy have been ground very thin.My father-in-law died on Good Friday. He was a good man and I can't even begin to describe how much he will be missed. We canceled our Easter plans and flew out to Vancouver. This trip has done nothing short of turn my brain into mush from all the funeral planning, estate settling, and nasty cold and flu Eva and I both got. She has been incredibly whiny and sometimes unbearable when our emotions have been especially fragile. After all the "business" we've had...

Raskadam

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराIts been quite a few months since I had Raskadam one of my favourite sweet. So thought of giving this a shot. The recipe was adapted from 'Ruchira' a well known recipe...

Egg Slices

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराYesterday I tried this something different dry item from boiled eggs. Turned out quite nice and a good change from routine egg dishes.Ingredients4 Eggs1 Onion2 Green...

Mexi-Fries Deluxe

What do you do when you are having serious cravings for Chili Fries, Taco's and Nacho's all at once? Combine them into a super delicious supper that is filling, fun and frugal.And eat your heart out._____________________________________________________________________________________Serves...

Meal Plan Week 20

Here's the deal: I need to back off a bit from blogging. My girls need me during the day and my husband needs me in the evening. I'm sure you've noticed my lack of blogging in the last month or two...I...

Malaysian Night

On Sunday our Secret-Secret Geography Club got together for some Malaysian fare. We wanted to do a country that was really quite foreign to us, so we had to research recipes and use ingredients we weren't...