Domestic Devotion, Hare Krishna Style

I first heard about planting by the moon from The Farmers Almanac , a long time publication here in the US. There are different activities r...

  INGREDIENTS: 1 c split peas, soak overnight and drain  Water 1 carrot, scraped and chopped 1 stick of celery, chopped  1 t salt 3-4 T ghee...

Another “weed” worth posting. It’s edible. It shows here the leaves and seeds. There is one variety that has really sharp thorns. Those need...

INGREDIENTS: About 8 cups of chopped cabbage 2 T ghee 1 T grated ginger 1/4 t yellow hing 1 t coriander powder 1/4 t black pepper 1 t turmer...

  A lot of whey gets made while making paneer. That extra whey is great in chapati and bread doughs; subjis,  and dahl  (only after the dahl...

 Often a breakfast item. INGREDIENTS: 1 c coarsely ground wheat ( or farina/sooji) 4-5 T ghee or butter 3 c water 1 T ginger, grated  1 t mu...

 After much research and trying to find a local supply of twigs, it was satisfying  to discover that my local supplier of twigs was all alon...

That’s right. Carrots (New Talavan farm fresh, too!). I got off long ago the well beaten path of sugary sweet foods typical in the American ...

Tulasi just wants to serve. And occasionally we get a chance for a little extra service for her.  I started noticing browning on the tips of...

 In winter, Tulasi can suffer taken indoors into dry, heated homes in the west, since  she likes humidity. This in turn makes the infamous a...

Some people grow it and cut it as needed. Which is ideal. But to store it can be challenging. It doesn’t do well in plastic bags from the gr...

Do you ever wonder how villagers in India make yogurt without getting some already made at the store to use as a starter to make your own? W...

(this got posted on Pinterest, but wasn't allowed to remain there long) What other animal on earth gives as many varieties of foodstuffs...