On Life and Death

The traffic was moving at a snail’s pace on the free way this morning. Most of the days, especially during the rush hour, the traffic is pretty bad, but nothing like this; this took the icing on the cake so to speak. I just hated it that I was stuck doing nothing, could not take any other exit and worst of all would be late for work for no fault of mine.   After much snorting and cursing, I reached work about an hour and half late. I was complaining to my colleague about the traffic when she told me that there was…

INDIAN SWEETS (MITHAI)

   INDIAN PAYASAM VARIETIES Indira’s Chanadaal, Vermicelli Sabudana Kheer/Payasam Rice Kheer (Payasam) / ( Rice Pudding) Vermicelli Sago Kheer/Payasam   Tabouli Wheat Kheer/Payasam  Bottle Gourd Pudding/ Lauki Kheer/ Gardudde Paays Chana Daal Kheer ( Kadlebele Payasa/ Madgane) Oats Vermicelli Pudding/ Oats Semiya Payasam Sweet Pongal (Huggi) LADOO VARIETIES Wheat Flour Laddos (Churma Laados/ Atta Ladoo /Pitta Undo) Sweet Beginnings with Coconut Ladoo Microwave Wheat Ladoos (Churmundo) Instant Carrot Ladoo in Microwave Broken Wheat, Coconut Ladoo    Sesame Seeds Jaggery Balls with a twist (Til Ke Laddoo/ Tilgul Laddoo)  PEDA/ HALWA/ BURFI VARIETIES Mango Peda Banana Halwa (Burfi) Kalakand Mango Coconut…

Our little angel…

Days, weeks and months have zipped by and before long little S is almost 2 years old. He has turned from a teeny tiny infant into an active, spirited toddler. The sitting, crawling, creeping days that have passed by seem like a haze now and what persists now is constant jabber, endless running around and jumping.  His world is very simple for now. Every animal he sees including a bunny and squirrel is a “dog”, every fruit and vegetable including tomatoes, onions is an “apple” and anything liquid is “da-da” his terminology for water.  He loves his shoes and does not…