Last week while driving to work, I heard a radio show host mention that a natural way to condition the hair was to apply a combination of mashed bananas, olive oil and leaving it on for about 30 minutes. She heaped praises on this wonderful concoction and went on and ... Read More

This is a typical Rasam recipe from Karnataka. This is also a simple recipe that does not require lot many ingredients and can be done in a jiffy. So it is a good one to prepare when looking for a change or when hard pressed for time. Notes: I didn't think ... Read More

Come Sunday and this is a regular meal at our house. I have been making this for almost 3 years now and strangely none of us are tired of eating the same old stuff. One week I use Lima Beans and the other week I use Black Eyed Beans. I ... Read More

The nutritional benefit of Barley is enormous. I have heard so much about this grain that is hard to ignore its health benefits. I wanted to document some of its health benefits in this post and refereed to this link here.  I looked at it for about 2 minutes and ... Read More

One of our family friends S had invited us to their place for dinner a few days ago. We had a great time family time chatting, laughing, eating and the kids had fun time playing, running around, jumping, fighting etc. She treated us to hot and delectable Ragada Pattis. Thick gravy ... Read More

With so much talk, research going on about TV and toddlers, its effects, consequences  and what not we restrict our toddler from watching TV. As a result our TV is switched off for most part and we hardly know what is going on in the TV land. It is a ... Read More

Madhuram of EgglessCooking and Anjali of The Big Bite have tagged me for this meme. Thanks Madhuram, Anjali for tagging me, I enjoyed this. Beans and Dill in Coconut Curry ( Beans Ghashi) Stuffed Eggplant (Bharlele Vaingan ) Healthy Breakfast: Pumpkin Idli (Dudhi Idli) Simple Potato Fry (Batata Upkari) Tangy Coconut Yogurt Curry with Vegetables (Majjige ... Read More