Bought this langra variety and turned out to be a disaster. Believe it or not, not only did it look un-mango-like, but tasted like old clothes. But let me begin at the beginning. Trying to enjoy mangoes when it is in season – so I usually buy banganapalli, as you…
Posts tagged as “memoirs”
Sometime in July 2012 – you know nostalgia arrives unannounced, Mi. Enjoy. Me: Oy, what are you watching V: Oh, am waiting for my program to start in ten minutes…so I thought I’d keep the channel on in case I forget Me: Rolling eyes. What’s happening? (Neither of us is…
You know yesterday I kept thinking of jadiya Narendra from Little Flowers. I remembered how he would keep locking people in the bathroom in school. I never thought he would do that to me–because I was a teacher’s kid. But he did, one day, after school. I still recall being terrified of…
Amidst making stuffed parathas and binge-watching a show to completion and giving Vidur a haircut and getting groceries, veggies and fruits, I tired myself out, Mi! Just being in the kitchen itself is an exercise in fitness. All that sweating should count for something, no? You know what I am…
Never thought I would bake bread, Mi. Thanks to the oven – and a few experiments putting two and three together and coming up with eight, I managed to make a fairly perfect loaf. No yeast, wholewheat bread no less. The entire process took an hour, including kneading the dough…
So just like that, another year passed in my life and I turned one year younger and wiser. Seems strange to me that with each passing year, I miss you especially more on these significant days. After all, a birthday is a personal special festival, isn’t it? This year I…