http://andamu.org/ruchi/ a pinch of this, a smidgen of that en-us Copyright 2008 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:09:23 -0800 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:01:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.01 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss We were in the mood for some fruity scones, and I recalled a recipe I came across a while ago entitled Company Scones. I had made it before and we had loved the results, so off I went to ask... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/12/sweet_scones_with_recipe.html Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:09:23 -0800 There had been a power outage in the night, so the heat went off and the alarms did not. Not that I am complaining, since there are many people in this region who had lost power for several days as... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/12/frustrations.html Other Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:35:11 -0800 To make up for my absence, I am jumping right back in with a scrumptious recipe. "But what happened to you?" you might still be inclined to ask. Well, there is always work of course, but this time I got... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/12/hello_stranger_1.html Indian Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:33:01 -0800 We have been seeing typical Pacific Northwest winter weather here for the past week or so; mostly overcast skies with rain, drizzle, showers and spitting most of the time. Lucky for me, I love the rain, although the gloomy skies... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/surprise_rainbow.html Other Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:58:16 -0800 Ours is a Telugu household; in short, that means that you cannot speak of a "proper" meal if there is not some rice and some kandi pappu (toor dhal) on the table. There's more to it than that, of course,... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/staples_using_the_easy_button.html Andhra Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:07:42 -0800 I reckon that I am about two weeks behind in most things in this stage. Well, I am basically up to date at work, and as they are paying my salary, that is as it should be. But in everything... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/running_to_catch_up.html Western Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:23:18 -0800 With all the talk about Angel Face recently, I thought I would just share a quick little story with you. When kids are little, they hear things and if they don't immediately make sense, they try to make it fit... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/quick_little_story.html Other Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:47:23 -0800 My husband has strong opinions about okra (lady's fingers): it should never have the slightest hint of sliminess. I can understand that, and I agree, but he is ever so slightly fanatic about it. He is very - shall we... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/ladys_fingerlickin_good.html North Indian Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:14:19 -0800 First, a happy deepavali to you and your families from all of us. Instead of posting a traditional light, I thought I would give you light of a different kind: the light from the face of a child. Sandeepa stumbled... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/angel_face_by_popular_request_1.html Other Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:27:57 -0800 Food bloggers are wonderful people; everyone always seem so willing to help. I was looking for more Gujurati chana-bateta recipes after posting a modified concoction I made a while ago. And people very helpfully suggested that I look at the... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/the_great_chickpea_search.html Gujurati Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:44:24 -0800 I have been having great fun reading responses to the Fantastic Four Meme that has been going around. Being relatively new to the food blog world, I found this a great opportunity to learn a little more of my fellow... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/four_times_the_fun.html Other Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:42:02 -0800 Suppose you have an Oreo cookie and a chocolate brownie. The Oreo is nice enough, right? Stuffing in the middle, chocolatey biscuit on the outside. But then you have the rich lush gooey, melt-in-your-mouth, sweet-behind-your-ears total yumminess of a good... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/a_bhatura_crisis.html North Indian Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:40:42 -0800 This past weekend we took the opportunity to get up late one morning, cuddling a bit longer under the warm covers before facing the chilly day. Rather more in the mood for comfort than experimentation, we returned to familiar recipes... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/11/weekend_brunch_1.html Fusion Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:14:38 -0800 I don't know where this recipe came from! Maa chellelu Nini found it online about six weeks ago, but she copied and pasted it, and now it doesn't have any URL information - or other distinguishing characteristics - anywhere. It... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/10/help_i_cant_find_it_anywhere.html South Indian Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:57:33 -0800 The seasons were observed more on the calendar than in nature where I grew up; in summer it was green with some rain, in winter all the grass went yellow and it was chilly. Most of the trees were evergreen,... http://andamu.org/ruchi/2007/10/falling_in_love_again.html Other Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:55:53 -0800