“When are you due? Will someone make you the “special food’’?” These were the questions every single Indian lady asked me in the weeks leading up to my daughter’s birth. Inquiring when I was due was a…Continue Reading
Mar 012016
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Jan 222016
I first learned how to make yogurt during my first trip to Italy. Days after graduating from college I headed to Southern Italy to celebrate my big accomplishment. It was there in the seaside town…Continue Reading
Aug 272012
I am caught in a web of cultures. This is not a scary thing. I welcome it with an open heart and a very big appetite. I have one foot in America and another in…Continue Reading
Aug 252012
”You are my star.””What are you talking about?” I asked, smiling at the man I have decided to spend the rest of my life with.Our wedding is five months away. It will be a traditional…Continue Reading
Nov 272011
Something I wrote on my mother’s birthday, November 27:My mother was obsessed with Princess Diana. I was only 17 years old when a fatal car crash in a Paris tunnel ended Lady D’s life. That…Continue Reading
Nov 052011
Oct 022011
The little boy who once chased me around our backyard has turned into a man. My youngest brother is now a husband. Someday he will become a father. Today I raise my glass to Jesus…Continue Reading
Sep 202011
Pain was an old friend I got used to carrying. Somehow, it always made its way into every suitcase I packed. Like a ghost, it was my silent travel companion. In India, it accompanied me to every temple…Continue Reading
Jul 032011
Next time you enjoy papaya think twice about tossing its seeds! Papaya seeds, glistening black pearls encased in the center of the fruit, can be used to tenderize meats. This is all the work of…Continue Reading
Jun 182011
As I was folding my laundry this morning, with the radio in the background, this beautiful country song played. It reminded me of my mom and others we’ve lost along the way. I hope you…Continue Reading