This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Krishnan doesn’t like to eat fruits but loves fruit juice .. so we invested in a slow juicer from Hurom almost four years back. The pulp remains, just the seeds and skin is discarded while juicing and because there are no blades, heat isn’t introduced during the crushing process. Now the market is flooded with … Read more
Today’s lunch was noodles for Krishnan and I. Amma ate a little because it was made at home and then went to her rice and rasam :). Its a huge progress from the days when she would refuse to eat anything that was called noodles or pasta or macaroni. Food is a such a deep … Read more
Here’s a sample menu for breakfast/lunch – Breakfast – Poha, Sabudana Khichadi, Pav Bhaji, Pongal, Khichadi, Ammini Kozhukattai, Idli, Dosa, Semiya Upma, Rava Upma, Curd Semiya, Bhel Puri, Stew (ishtu) & idiappam, dhokla Lunch – Veg Biriyani, Sambar Rice, Rasam Rice, Dal Paalak, Puliyodare (Tamarind rice), Bisi Bele Baath, Paruppu Podi rice (Spiced lentil powder), … Read more
I remember using this verse (verse 22 from chapter 2) during a Bhagvad Gita recitation competition that I participated in at the Ramakrishna Mission in Shillong. वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि | तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही || 22|| vāsānsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛihṇāti naro ’parāṇi tathā śharīrāṇi vihāya … Read more
Last Thursday, our train from Chennai to Hyderabad reached early in the morning and we were home by 7.30 am. As we didn’t have anything readily available at home to make breakfast, we decided to go to our favourite breakfast/snack joint and get breakfast for the three of us. I dont know how to describe … Read more
Blame Girija, my school friend for my Kal-Appam fetish …. she would bring them in her tiffin box and I would eat them all up. God bless her mom and her for introducing me to the wonders of Kerala food, so early in life. Its also my belief that you can never make authentic Appam, … Read more
The other day we had gone to buy groceries from one of the ‘Fresh’ outlets(of the Heitage group) in Chennai, located in Pallikaranai. We were there by about 8.30 am. Within few minutes of being inside, we started feeling stuffy and looked around to see if the air conditioners were switched on. They were not. … Read more
