Recently we announced the birth of our first son, who is born after a 7-yr long struggle. Through these struggles, I learned how important it is to silence the mind and accept that universe has a way of working things out for you. We (husband and I) worked hard just like others to settle down…
Author: sumana
Are you a ritualist or spiritualist or both?
Somebody close to me asked: “How come you do not perform elaborate rituals during festivals?”. It’s a fair question. My husband and I come from families who are very religious but not sure why we turned out different! We always pondered if rituals were more important than being spiritualistic? During childhood, my parents encouraged to…
“We are all hoarders” — Aren’t we?
You must be thinking I am crazy to call us all hoarders — right? Well let’s spend few minutes on this topic. I live in Ponderosa Park neighborhood of Sunnyvale, pretty decent people live in our street except for one home that stands out in the neighborhood. Everytime my attention goes on that home, I slightly get…
“I envy you!”
“I envy you” said few friends of mine over a period of few years and quite recently too which prompted me to write my thoughts on this topic. I asked my friends “why are you envious of me?”. One friend said, you have everything — a loving and caring husband, financial stability which allowed you to quit…
Prickly pear lemonade
Few weeks ago, during my regular grocery shopping, saw an unfamiliar fruit so I decided to buy just to taste them. After coming home, I started googling what this fruit was, where it comes etc… Scientifically it is called “Opuntia” but commonly known as “Prickly pear” or “Cactus pear”. It’s an edible desert fruit with lots…
African Safari – Serengeti, Tanzania and Rwanda
An African Safari is most likely on every bucket list. If you are like me, you don’t know where to start and how to plan your safari. Here are some practical tips on how to plan your Safari. First you must select which countries you would like to visit, and if you are taking your…
10 days in paradise – Kauai
Hubby needed a break from his work, and of course I needed one too :). We wanted to visit tropical climate islands but unfortunately due to Zika virus, our options were limited. After a bit of back-n-forth, we settled on Kauai. Unlike other trips which are very well organized by moi, Kauai trip was totally the…
Pattypan squash soup
Few weeks ago, we were holidaying in Kauai and went to eat at much praised restaurant which offers gluten-free vegetarian food – Kauai Grill. We had the best seat in the restaurant overlooking the ocean and sunset, and we ordered the tasting menu. As a part of this menu, they served us “Squash soup” and…
Garlic yogurt sauce
Dips or sauces pretty much go with any of the side dishes or fresh vegetables etc. I chose to serve this dip with Zucchini Fritters. It was a perfect combination! Here is the simple recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup plain Greek or regular yogurt 2 teaspoons chopped coriander 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint Fresh lemon juice to taste 1 teaspoon honey 1…
Zucchini Fritters
This is my first blog and many more to come in the future as I venture on the quest for vegan, gluten free, and dairy free recipes for holistic healthy living. I will save the story about why I started on this dietary journey but I am glad I did because it re-kindled my long last…
Asparagus celery soup
It’s spring and peak season for Asparagus, can be found in abundance in the farmer’s markets. I picked up a bunch to make this delectable, luxurious, and heart warming soup – perfect for the evenings which still have the chill in the air. First time, I had this soup was several years ago and since…
Unwanted apps in Launchpad of your Mac OS X laptop?
Not sure how but I am stuck with unwanted and remnants from deleted apps in Launchpad. I was annoyed and I thought it’d be an easy deletion but found that it is not quite easy task after all. Here are few ways to delete them: 1) Delete using Launchpad Jiggle mode: Once you found the…