Plum and Berry Crumble
Summer is officially on the way. You know what that means? Weekend visits to my local farmers market! Some people won’t get it, but trust me when I say this… Read more »
Author Archives: mixedbag
Mexico in Pictures
A few photos from my trip to Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco, Mexico. Puerto Vallarta overlooks the beautiful Bay of Banderas and it is located at the base of the Sierra… Read more »
Bad days and Cookies
This last week has been a particularly trying one. Meera, my almost-two year old daughter suffered a febrile seizure on Mother’s Day. It was the singular worst moment of my… Read more »
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee
This book written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has to be one of the most interesting books I have read so far. The Mahabharata is one of the greatest Indian epics… Read more »
Wall Decor
Remember my blog post about my shopping haul from India? Read it here. And read on to see what I did with those beautiful Indian crafts. We started with simple white… Read more »
3 Ingredient Ice-cream
Feast your eyes on this – Mango and coconut ice-cream made with only 3 ingredients! Also without an ice-cream machine. It happens every mango season. I see, I get overcome… Read more »
India Shopping Haul – Part Two
On the way to Mysore from Bangalore is a small town called Channapatna. This place is famous for its wooden toys and crafts. Every time we drive down to visit… Read more »
India Shopping Haul – Part One
In my short three-week trip to India, guess what I spent most of my time on? Other than eating and spending time with my family, of course! Shopping! First stop… Read more »
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
History and Historical fiction are two of my favorite literary genres. This is the first time I picked up a book on Egyptian history. This is the story of Queen… Read more »
Snack Time is Bear-y good!
My daughter, M, loves food. She has never been one to fuss over meal times (at least, not yet!). I really lucked out with her! Though she happily eats whatever… Read more »