New Toes and Other Loves

November 24, 2014 by Lavanya

We have some new toes in our home!! Our daughter Sitara arrived a few weeks ago. It has been a crazy month and, with two babies under two, I anticipate crazier days ahead but I am trying to slow down and savor all the delicious babyness around me (which is easier said than done). I thought I’d crawl my way back into blogging with a list of a few things that I have been enjoying lately (other than tiny fingers and […]

Categories: Food/Drink, Memories, Picture Memories, Scent, writing • Tags: Aftelier, argan oil, baby, body oil, Farmer's Market, mandy aftel, natural perfume, persimmon

Blog Birthday and First Scents

August 29, 2013 by Lavanya

I know it sounds clichéd, but I can’t believe it has been four years since my first post in this space ( For, yes, there have been other spaces). I felt awkward writing that post, unsure who or what I was writing to. I am usually uncomfortable writing in a public space, preferring to write for myself or at least pretending I’m writing for myself during the process of writing. Yet there is that unaccountable need to share. What I […]

Categories: Art, Food/Drink, Memories, Scent, writing • Tags: blog birthday, memories, perfume, writing

Secret Ingredient: Bell Pepper/Capsicum

September 25, 2010 by Lavanya

When Nupur announced the Iron Chef Edition of Blog Bites, I had lots of  red bell peppers in my fridge that I wanted to use up before my next trip to the farmer’s market. This has been a super busy month for me- but there was no way I was going to miss an opportunity to pick an ingredient and think of two ways of showcasing it a la’ Iron Chef. And so, of course I picked Bell Pepper. The […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: bell pepper, blog bites, chutney, Food, Iron Chef, paneer, Recipe

Belated

August 30, 2010 by Lavanya

I realized a few days ago that August 29th was the 1 year anniversary of my blog. I thought I would pull my blog from semi-hiatus status with a post to mark the day. However, as it sometimes happens, I completely forgot till … right now. I am almost ‘jekyll and hyde-ish’ when it comes to milestones and ‘days’ – on one hand I feel like celebrating days and special occasions, so time won’t fly away without me having run […]

Categories: Food/Drink, Picture Memories

Some old foods, new foods and a giveaway!

April 1, 2010 by Lavanya

I usually eat reasonably healthy food when I eat at home. But I go through these phases of junk food craving. At  some point last month, I realized I was eating way too much junk. Fries and chips. And anything cheesy. It didn’t help at all that a new Hot Breads franchise had opened very close to home. And so ofcourse I had to try everything they offered. Dabeli, spicy-minty  pani puri, eggless butterscotch cake . Even Paneer Tikka Masala […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: giveaway, healthy snacks, low glycemic index, superfoods

Something sour and something sweet

December 31, 2009 by Lavanya

11:29 a.m (P.S.T) I can’t find my keys. Cheerfully optimistic that I have just misplaced them, and that they will amiably turn up when I am looking for something else, I have decided that I am not going to get worked up trying to find them. Instead I have decided to work from home and enjoy the buzz of the heater while I cozily curl up under the razai with my warm laptop on my (where else?) lap. Today is […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: coconut chutney, fig, new year, paysam

Pink Sauce

December 30, 2009 by Lavanya

I like to eat on a flat plate. The longer the better. The wider the better. Enough place for my elbow to sometimes touch the spicy stews And cabbage. And sometimes catch the rice that falls Accidentally from my fingers Or mouth. I don’t like to eat from tall Cardboard takeout boxes. Their white walls hiding the sauces That I want to smear on my fingertips And lick. Day 6 I started typing this post to the mild thuds and […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: marinara, mornay sauce, pasta

The Risotto must go on

December 29, 2009 by Lavanya

Before our trip to Italy I heavily researched the restaurants that I was going to eat at and the food that I was going to order. I dreamed  about ricotta filled raviolis and pear filled pasta, drooled at the thought of thin Roman pizza and thick bready soups. But the dish that finally ended up stealing my heart was the simple but sinfully comforting Risotto. Whether it was the light leek Risotto in Florence, the tangy radicchio Risotto in Roma […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: parmesan, risotto, sage, zucchini

A prosy Upma

December 28, 2009 by Lavanya

I’ve been having a wonderful few days. Not very lazy, but filled with meanderings, blue and silver water, swooping seagulls, orange skies and food! And all so close to home! I have been learning to enjoy the space I live in, finding new spots to love. Of course, I didn’t have internet access at home yesterday and so couldn’t make use of any stolen moments to post the third recipe in the countdown. But in the spirit of ferreting out […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: Upma