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

Saturday Stroll: Farmer’s Market

October 10, 2009 by Lavanya

One of the rare red leaves, near where I live My local Farmer’s Market Grapes! The different ways of apples One of the sweetest farmers. I chanced upon his stall recently. A new Italian Ice and gelato stall. And Pink! What should we get? We got a Lemon Ice , an Autumn Vanilla gelato and loads of travel tips to Italy Some of my loot: lemon basil, squash blossoms, spring onions,acorn squash, Mejdool dates, kale, some baby patty pan squash […]

Categories: Food/Drink, Picture Memories • Tags: Farmer's Market

Seven Things

September 21, 2009 by Lavanya

Kiki at Yogademia passed on the Kreativ Blogger award to me!  I have been enjoying reading her blog, on balancing work and life, and this was a lovely surprise. Thank you, Kiki! As part of receiving the award, I am listing seven things (out of the many) that I love. Seven Things I love: 1. The smell of  freshly cut Tuberoses/Rajnigandha 2. Adding olive tapenade and comte cheese to home-made pasta sauce 3. Discovering my favorite film (and film maker): Le […]

Categories: Film, Food/Drink, Music, Scent, writing • Tags: Farmer's Market, Food, paper, smell

The Green Acquaintance

September 14, 2009 by Lavanya

It all started with the figs. I had never eaten a fresh fig, before that sunny saturday morning at the Farmer’s market. It was not like I’d never eaten figs before. I had!- But only the dried fruit- with their pruny texture and sticky, jammy taste. I love dried figs. So, in my ignorance, I assumed that a fresh fig could hardly better the taste of its dried self. I imagined fresh figs would taste milky and green, for some […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: bell peppers, Farmer's Market, figs, Food, green acquaintance, mint, onions, pattypan squash, Recipe, spinach, thyme