Ammalu’s Kitchen

Green Garbanzo Beans

When I saw them first , covered in plastic , I almost walked away , until my husband gently reminded me of the summers we spent eating them joyously. Ahh! Nostalgia … it came back and I couldnt resist buying them .

Late summer evenings, sitting on the floor by the door or on the terrace / rooftop with the sun setting , all the women folk sitting around and popping these juicy beans while shelling them and drinking a good cup of chai . These are the memories I have .

Back to the Grind

Survival has been our key for the past year. We are slowly falling into a routine and hope that we get back to our normal lives soon. I have totally neglected my virtual space for the past year or so and trust me , there has not been a single day when I would get up and tell myself that ” Today I will blog” and the day flew by without me even thinking of opening up this page.  So much so I missed my beloved virtual space turning 2 in April , all the attention has been on our little one !

Think Spice Round Up

Finally, here it is… My little one had a runny nose which kept me awake all night most of the week. Yesterday was the only day where I could snatch a couple of hours of sleep and I feel so rejuvenated . Now I realize how precious sleep is.. especially when I dont get a chance to snatch more than 2 hours at a stretch.  Thank you all for being patient with me  and thanks a ton for all the congratulatory comments and emails !

Sleepless nights… and I’m thinking Pickle

I have some great news to share with all you folks !!  We have been blessed with a little angel 3 weeks ago and apart from experiencing ” The joy of motherhood/parenthood”  we are having sleepless nights and innumerable diapers to change !!! So far we are enjoying this phase  though its a tad difficult( not impossible) to do so without help as both sets of parents could not make it in time.

Think Spice - Think Kalonji

I am glad to announce this month’s theme for Think Spice as Nigella Seeds a.k.a kalonji in Hindi. Thank you dear sunita for giving me this wonderful opportunity.  The event starts on 1st April ‘2009 and the last date for entries is 30th April 2009.