Well folks, my Whole30 ended earlier this week. This was the first time in my life I have embarked on any sort of elimination diet and, honestly, it surprised me. The health benefits were great and the effect on my cooking even more profound. If I’m being perfectly honest, my cooking and eating were in…
I visited Mumbai for the first time back in 2011 and despite only the one visit, it remains my favorite Indian city. My husband, Arjun’s sister was living there at the time and we took our (then) baby boy, Shiv on his first trip to India to visit Arjun’s family. Mumbai charmed me with its seaside…
Before I was on the Whole30 my breakfast would be either some sort of egg (boiled being the go-to) or oatmeal plus fruit. Since I can’t currently eat grains, I have been eating a lot of eggs. The easiest way to do this and still get out the door on time is by making a…
Towards the end of last year I started hearing about a newish way of eating called the Whole30. Now I am not a diet kind of gal. I believe all foods have a place in your life in moderation. Or at least I did. What convinced me to look into the Whole30 was that really…
I have already come clean about my cookbook hoarding tendencies so it will come as no surprise that all my gift recommendations are cookbooks. For the novice or experienced home cook that likes to dabble in Indian flavors, I think a well versed cookbook can help expand your repertoire and raise your understanding of the…
I have a confessions to make….I am a hoarder….of cookbooks. Much to my husband’s dismay I have a rather large collection of cookbooks that only seems to be expanding. It doesn’t help that up until very recently, my sister worked at a major New York publishing house and would send me a box of free…
Once a year, when my parents are visiting us during the summer typically, my husband Arjun and I escape the kids and take a couple of days off of parenting. I love my kids but one of the hardest parts about being a parent is you really never get a day off. And date nights…
Three weeks ago my little man started Kindergarten. Now, he has been attending school prior to this but for some reason this feels like he has officially entered “school.” And likewise, I feel like with the start of the school year comes a regular “school” year schedule. The one thing that can be tricky is the weeknight…
August was an absolute blur. Work was a bit nutty for me. My son was out of school and going to a different camp every week. And my parents came to visit and we went on a short vacation to Lake Tahoe with them. Arjun and I also got the chance to escape by ourselves…