the twenty second line

notes to self

2012-01-30T22:30:00.005-05:00

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.So, throw off the bowlines.Sail away from the safe harbor.Catch the trade winds in your sails.Explore.Dream. Discover.- Only Mark Twain could have said the above .And if anybody calls you crazy, just know that you are doing it right ! I just added this one.Talk to your self to

Couscous with love and patience.

2012-01-28T08:37:00.019-05:00

I can see yesteryear Algerian women making couscous at home - hand rolling the semolina.It is planned, time consuming and laborious. Some day I would like to watch and learn this long process and make it from scratch, at least once. For now, couscous is fast food for me,since it moves from a box into a bowl. Talk about paradox ! And also about marketable skills. Well, lets move on to something

notes to self

2012-01-23T11:05:00.001-05:00

...when you connect with people ...do you change their world ?

Warm company.

2012-01-22T18:12:00.015-05:00

I love the lime cilantro rice served at Chipotle,the younger health conscientious sister of the giant McDonalds.To break the cold snap,we had to eat something right off the stove.Brown rice is a staple. A small drizzle of lemony-garlicky-cilantro vinaigrette dressed the hot fluffy brown rice.Cooked and drained black beans was added to caramelized onions,tomatoes, salt,cumin and turmeric.Long

No grocery run for me.

2012-01-12T20:53:00.011-05:00

The Lotus root - currently lies untouched in the bottom drawer of the fridge and I have been cooking this in my mind every since it was bought.Option 1 . Make a thai based gravy , with coconut milk, kaffir lime, galangal, lemon grass and Thai chillies. The gravy would be thin.Option 2. Include Tamarind pulp and Peanut sauce to Option 1 and one would get a thicker based gravy.Option 3. Since

Banana Flower on my plate

2012-01-09T21:11:00.012-05:00

Yes, banana flower , you read that right. Raised in a city, I had missed out in understanding vegetation. My long spells of nature are the summer vacations to my ancestors village down south. From the time the train left the suburbs of Bombay and the train chugged through khandala and Lonavala, we had left the concrete jungle to enjoy brooks and streams, ghats and hills - breath taking scenes (

Dressing up black beans

2012-01-08T19:28:00.006-05:00

The black beans has been resting a while in my pantry. Read - A good 6 months or so. Fortunately they have not turned bad. Has it lost its freshness ? I don't know. When it is cold and one does not want to go to the grocery store, one reaches into the nook and corners of kitchen shelves to make a meal.2 cups of black beans soaked in the morning. Cooked and drained in the evening.Roasted carrots

Tomato Miso Soup .

2012-01-06T20:16:00.032-05:00

I came home to eat macaroni and cheese;an excuse to switch on the oven.But found an empty box of macaroni languishing on the shelf. The heat could break the icy wind that just blew over me.Instead I had to pick -a can of diced tomatoes(411g)green tea soba noodles(200g) a handful of dried sea weedsFrom the refrigerator-5 pods of garlica table spoon of miso soup.The can of tomatoes and 5 pods

...And Another Time Piece

2012-01-02T21:28:00.002-05:00

I like moments,but I really like MOVEMENTS and look forward to it everyday. Everyday has been incredibly miraculous the last year.In the last few days of the year, I counted my joys and sorrows, blessings and disappointments.I understood the word "believe" better.We are closer to an answer that we have been searching for the past 11 years. We need great health and healing. We need

Family Tree.

2011-12-30T17:36:00.006-05:00