Domestic Devotion, Hare Krishna Style

 Inspired by the altar of a lady neighbor bedecked with profuse flower arrangements,  the garden over here has been expanding. We decided to...

 Tostones means fried twice. Made from green plantains. Here's a recipe: tostones   The only recipe adjustments were using ghee for fryi...

The okra plants in the garden needed thinning. The tender leaves of the new plants make a nice subji or sak, spinach dish. I use this recipe...

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...