Avanee likes cookies, and thankfully, she is equally excited about savory crackers. I try to bake them as often as I can because then I am at peace in the knowledge that the kid is downing stuff made at home–stuff that is made without ingredients that sound like they came out of the school’s chemistry …
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Every year, a day before the Hindu month of Shravan, Mrs. B takes the day off, no matter what (she takes a lot of other days off as well, but that apart). On this day, I imagine, like most people of her fisher folk community, she indulges in a spread of the choicest non vegetarian …
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Once Diwali is over and the ingredients for your Christmas cake have been soaked in copious amounts of alcohol, you are left with huge amounts of nuts and dried fruit. Stuff that will definitely go to waste before you know it. That is, of course, if you live in humid climates or have a tiny …
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As kids, my brother and I would satisfy mid-meal hunger pangs by pulling out a juicy red, plump tomato from the fridge and eating it just like that. Like people eat apples. When I tell MK this, he looks at me the way he looks at Avanee when she’s lying around on the floor–with a …
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There are some things that you must have when you’re entertaining. For me, it is this salsa. It is a ridiculously easy thing that you can make even a day in advance and serve to hungry guests, and get much more than just a pat on the back. Best as a cocktail snack. I serve …
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It was in the dark space under the main staircase. The chapel was right next to it but who cared about god other than during exams? The building was otherwise beautiful—large, bright, and airy, with huge expanses of playgrounds around it. Tall conifers stood testimony to the many generations that made their way through the …
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Two days ago, my nieces, Shreya and Ananya, kicked up a racket when their grandma came over to pick them up from my place. They never want to leave. Especially now that Avanee follows everything they say or do, making them feel like important people. Finally, I told them they’d have to leave because it …
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