Hope you enjoyed reading India – Part I. My parents live in India; Kolkata precisely. They live in a 3-storied house with a beautiful garden. Mom and dad love gardening so they bought some extra land in front of our house. These are photos from their garden. As you can […]
I grew up in Kolkata and lived there for 25 years of my life. It’s quite nostalgic to visit the city, family members and relatives. But, I don’t miss Kolkata as much I miss mom’s love and food. She pampers me with my childhood favorite dishes, gives me spa treatments. […]
October, November, and December are my favorite months. It starts with Durga Puja and ends with my most utmost favorite Christmas. During this time, I decorate our nest for Diwali, Thanks-giving & Christmas and we both gain weight from the goodies I prepare. No matter how busy I am, every year […]
‘Diwali is NOT an important festival for Bengalis, so why do you get so excited?’ asks my husband. I tell him ‘Well, you know, my parents used to travel during Durga Puja so we celebrated Diwali with close family members only. Few days before Diwali my uncle used to buy […]
A collection of super simple, homemade, organic and delicious Bengali sweets… Rose Sondesh Sweet Potato Malpua Strawberry Sondesh Pineapple Sondesh Homemade yogurt (sweet) and fruits Mango Yogurt – Aam Doi (no oven method) Dudh Puli – Sweet Coconut Dumplings in thick milk cream Jaggery Rasgulla Gulab Jamuns Kacha Golla – […]
We got three news to share! After searching for a month and half, we finally got a renter for the new place. Most of you must be thinking, what’s the big deal in that? It is, at least for us. This is our investment property so finding a renter was very […]