Yesterday we celebrated Vishu, a holiday in Kerala to celebrate springtime, the new year, and new beginnings. I unfortunately did not do anything for the holiday in 2022 due to its being on a weekday and having to work, but I celebrated it for the first time with my own family in 2021. The day…
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Our Trip to Singapore
*Due to a technical glitch, I lost all the photos in this post and had to re-do it! It also got re-posted in March 2023 accidentally when it was originally posted in August 2022. We celebrated out 10th wedding anniversary this July! To commemorate this milestone, and to get our pandemic-squashed travel bug alive and…
Our Trip to London & Paris
*Due to a technical glitch, this original post from October 2022 was reposted in March 2023. August was a fun month of more travel! After recovering from our trip to Singapore followed immediately by a family wedding in New Jersey, we had a couple of weeks to prepare for our family trip (minus my youngest!)…
One Month of Homemade Meals
My in-laws who live with us have been in India for the past month, so like last year, I made sure to create a weekly meal plan to eat the manrotjty of our meals at home! Meal planning may seem daunting to prepare for, and to be honest I did feel anxious about the daily…
Vegan Golden Milk (Turmeric Milk)
In the cold winter months, I try to do as much as possible to eat nutritious and anti-inflammatory foods to stay as healthy as possible. Everyone in my household has cycled through some version of a winter viral illness in the last few months, but I was spared (until now!) I think the combination of…
Vegan Overnight Oats Three Ways
I am a lifelong lover of oatmeal. Ever since I was a child, oatmeal was a frequent breakfast on cold early mornings before school. Over the years, I learned to make it just the way I like with loads of nutritious additions. I shared my recipe for Ultra Healthy Oatmeal previously. The thing about oatmeal…
Happy 2023!
Last year I made palappam, one of my favorite Kerala breakfasts as a treat for New Year’s Day. It is a bit labor intensive, and I haven’t made it since! I thought it would be nice to make it an annual tradition going forward. It’s fun to have the kids more involved in the process…
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