After the honeymoon
Some visiting friends the other day asked us curiously, Don’t you get bored staying here? It seems very romantic in theory, but we don’t know how long that will last. […]
Shattering entrances
It’s that backbreaking time of year again – urad picking.I love this dal and everything you can do with it, from idli to dal makhni to halwa, so every year […]
Weed of the year 2019
Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s wishing you all a healthy, fulfilling and joyous 2020! My new year resolution is to keep a weather diary. And make a rain gauge. I […]
An easy rope trellis for your seasonal climbers
When you have a row of climbing plants like peas, beans or gourds, you need a trellis. Whether you decide on a wooden or a metal one, there’s a fair […]
A colloquium of colocasias
We harvested a bed of colocasia (shepankizhangu/ arbi/ taro) today. I love this tuber vegetable, and its leaves too, that you can make into delicious patrode, west-coast style.But the best […]
Banished
The house is clean enough, why have we been thrown out?
Old stones: My trusty kalloral
Also known as an aattukal, the kalloral or wet grinding stone used to be an indispensable tool in every south Indian home. Then there was the flat ammi kal, which […]
