Domestic Devotion, Hare Krishna Style

  Usually in the spring, after all danger of frost has passed and until the first frost prediction in the fall, Tulasi gets a vacation outsi...

 Moong palak is moong dahl with spinach. I've been using a type of wild spinach called lambsquarter.  I have also used store-bought spin...

INGREDIENTS : 4 overripe bananas, well mashed 2-3 T sugar  1-2 T molasses  1/2 t salt  1/4 t ground cardamom flour  ghee for frying PREPARAT...

 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...