I am back! Two long months went by in a wink and we are here with plenty of memories and experiences to last for a life time. The time fleeted by quick, almost like a dream… changes and familiarity, reconnecting with the cultures, and traditions, the joys of meeting and the tears of the farewell but with the promises to make it happen again, visiting new places which took us back in time, many many years back and getting cozy in the known corners of our lives – a beautiful amalgamation of emotions made even prettier memories.
This might sound like a strange, unusual combination, but trust me on this one when I say this recipe is really good, though of a different kind. It is a homey, no fancy quick dish and I promise I did not make this up, but my dida (grandma) did. So it is a hand me down recipe from a trusted source.
Summer is quite incomplete without a crisp or a crumble. There is no better, easier or quicker way to savor these luscious gifts of fruits and berries that nature endows on us during this time of the year.
My sweet friend Prerna is here at eCurry today. Prerna needs to introduction. The vibrant chirpy and the talented lady is the author of beautiful Indian Simmer.
My time at home seems to be flying by so quick that I am unable to keep track of the days. The few weeks in my home went by before I knew it and soon it will be time for us to fly back and start the “real” life again. For now I will try not to think of that. We are spending time with A’s family now and it is delightful too have my girls meet and connect with their cousins. For them, it is quite a different life here, where “freedom rules’ right now – a lot of love and pampering. School and activities and chores have been forgotten and they are existing is a blissful world – so well deserved after so many years.
I have to thank Prerna big time for this guest post. She took time out of her inexplicably insane schedule between return from her vacation to India and then a big move and various other engagements to do this gorgeous guest post for me. Indian Simmer is a friendly, delightful blog, and let me warn you that you will spend a good many hours once you step in there. Prerna’s photography is gorgeous beyond words, and she presents not just traditional Indian recipes, but many other delicacies. She is also a mom to a toddler princess and being a mom to two girls, I know it is no easy job to chasing the wisp and the whim of an active toddler. But she does it and she does a fabulous work on Indian Simmer too. Visit her if you haven’t yet and see it for yourself. I will now step aside and allow Prerna to share her recipe and her photographs with you today!
Like every day I was quickly checking my emails with a cup of hot cardamom chai after putting my little one in bed for a nap when I read this email from Soma. She told me about how she was planning to visit family and home in India after years. This trip was even more exciting for her since this was going to be her little girl’s first trip ever. I was thrilled to know how stoked she was about the whole trip but part of the email I was more thrilled about was a request for guest post. Soma asked if I would be able to cook something for her wonderful readers while she’s away with her family and closer to home. Well my answer was, “hell yeah”!
Today I have a very special friend who agreed to guest post for me. Please welcome Susan Wolfe! You must already be familiar with Susan, who cooks and entertains at The Well-Seasoned Cook.
I have known Susan ever since I started blogging about 2.5 years back. My very first introduction to The Well-Seasoned Cook, was when Susan had come by and had left a comment in one of my posts. I was delighted to finally have someone visit me. Susan is the creator of the rocking food event My Legume Love Affair. I love love love her “tiny kitchen”; visiting her blog is like going to foodie school. She “globe trots” in her “galley kitchen”. And as you read through her posts, you would know exactly what that means. A galley kitchen she might have, but what goes on there is far from tiny. I have been globe trotting with her, learning from her every single post – new ingredient, new techniques, new recipes. And her recipe today is a perfect example of one.
Besides the recipes, reading through Susan’s blog is a literary journey. She writes so beautifully that I usually read her posts at least twice before I have to tear myself away from her page and then go back and read them again. Her recipes are eclectic, and her style elegant and elevated. My weakly chosen words will not do justice to her talent. And did I mention her photographs? They are professional, and calming. An astonishing combination of the unique exotic recipes, which she brings home with warmth and eloquence of her words, and the unforgettable photographs makes her blog the most interesting and desirable place to be. I won’t speak another word here. After you are done reading through the recipe, head over to The Well-Seasoned Cook to experience another world for yourself.
I will allow Susan to take over now.
This is an informal and very unscientific survey, so you will forgive me in advance for natural assumptions. Now, please raise your hand if you’ve even heard of a Gâteau Trois Frères? Hmmmm…one hand…two, do I see two?…I thought so. And that one hand, I think, is my own.
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