A little over thirty years ago, my parents spent the early years of their life together in what was then Leningrad in the Soviet Union. They have tales of rejoicing when they saw cauliflower, taking bananas as gifts for their friends, comical mix-ups between similar sounding Russian words and more than anything, stories of my very…
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Lassie
I don’t normally talk much about my life outside of this blog. But this weekend, my family and I went through something terrible and it was impossible to carry on like nothing happened. Today I’m going to tell you about our irresistibly cute, completely nutty, not yet 6-year-old Golden Retriever, Lassie. On Saturday, we put her to sleep…
Patnem Beach, Goa
(Hi! This is a long post.) I really want to say Goa is more than beaches. It is, but that’s not why I go there. I go there because literally everyone in Goa gets the kind of holiday they want, me included. You want the crowds and the clubs? They’re there. You want the fish…
Strawberry Coconut Muffins
I love planning. I love lists and schedules and notes, both mental and physical. I love knowing what I’m doing next. Safe to say, impulsive behaviour isn’t something I’m too familiar with 🙂 On this blog, most posts are planned at least a week ahead. I know the ingredients I need to buy, the props…
Steamed Modaks
First off, I’m going to pretend I made these all by myself for as long as I can convince you. I won’t admit that I stared dumbfounded as my Mom, way quicker than she thinks, moulded these perfect little modaks, popped them into the steamer and all I did was pop them into my mouth. I…