For me, the holidays aren’t complete without holiday baking and cookie jars filled with delicious homemade cookies. I bake shortbread cookies, sugar cookies, and gingerbread cookies …
2016
Whole-wheat Banana Bread
Before the arrival of baby Vishnu, my weekends and any spare afternoons were spent baking all sorts of delicious baked goods. I prided myself in …
The Meaning Behind My Children’s Names
Recently many of you have asked me how I decided on my children’s names and the meaning behind those names. It was very important to me to give …
Sambhar
The past couple weeks have been crazy busy. First baby Vishnu came down with bronchitis, then the older two kids caught throat infections and were …
Sri-Lankan Milk Toffee
Milk Toffee is a popular Sri-Lankan sweet that is often made for birthdays and holidays. It is my dad’s favourite sweet as well as my daughter’s so …
Sri-Lankan Fish Curry
Fish, a staple in most Sri-Lankan households, is often made into a spicy curry, yellow curry, or deep-fried. Fish is also used in addition to potatoes and other spices to …
Pepper Chicken
Pepper chicken curry, more commonly known as pepper chicken masala, is a poultry dish that is native to South Indian Cuisine. It is spicy, flavourful, …
Deepavali in Toronto
Autumn is my favourite time of year probably because there are so many holidays to celebrate and so many reasons to get together with family from …
Celebrating Navarathri: 9 Nights of Worship for The Divine Mother
Having grown up in a Hindu household, Navarathri was always a big deal. I have fond memories of my mother preparing jaggery pongal (sweet rice), …
Bharat Babies’ Sarla in the Sky: Review
When Sailaja Joshi of Bharat Babies contacted me to write a review for the first Bharat Babies’ early reader Sarla in the Sky, I obviously couldn’t refuse! I …