Random thoughts
Lately, it has been irking me that I have a cousin whom I have never seen or spoken to hidden somewhere in the US. My aunt left for the US many many years ago and she got married there. Her son was born and every now and then we would hear about his antics and his progress. Over time, even that slowly trickled out. I find this estrangment such a paradox in a time where our world is shrinking and the so-called technology is bringing us all under one umberella. Not that we haven’t tried from our end but as they say…you can only take the horse to it’s trough but can’t make it drink. In Tamil, we usually describe families as a sack of tamarind or a sack of gooseberries. This is because when the sack is opened and upturned, the tamarind would all fall out but would still stick to each other and stay together whereas the gooseberries would roll out in different directions far from one another and lose contact. Sometimes it feels like we weren’t even in the same sack to start with.
Oh well! this depressing note is no way to start off a new blog. So I shall add some happy thoughts.
I am going on a week’s trip to New Zealand. My husband and I spent the weekend making an elaborate yet a clear plan for it. Now a big Excel sheet lies in front of me defining our week ahead. They say the best holidays are those decided on-the-spot but I think an organized mind is also a relaxed mind and since we were looking for a week of relaxation, nothing seemed more appropriate than to be organized. I have to openly admit that I will not be bungy jumping. Queenstown might be the adventure capital of the world but my adventurous streak ends with watching other jumpers. Ski-diving seems a floss-breadth less scarier. Why? Because misery loves company and if the jump is going to be miserable, uncomfortable and petrifying for me, I will atleast have company. One a placcid note, I am looking forward to the canoe ride down the Avon river, the cruise to Milford sound and ofcourse the walk on the glaciers itself.
My friend delivered a baby and she is the cutest, chubbiest thing I have seen in a while. Fresh and pink and wrapped in fluffy purple blankets with hearts on them. To think this pretty dollop came from just two cells undelines the miracle of pregnancy and child birth for me. The relevance of so many cliches is finally dawning.
This salad recipe is by far my favorite as the preparation is hassles-free and it tastes simple yet delicious.
Ingredients:
Moong sprouts- 2 cups
Roasted peanuts- 1/2 cup (I like my salad crunchy)
Onion- 1 small
Tomato- 1 small
Lime- 3 tbs (If you like it tangy as I do)
Salt/ Pepper/ Sugar (a pinch) and Cumin powder- To your taste
Method- Chop up the tomato and onion and mix the lot in a salad bowl and well….bob’s your uncle!!
Ofcourse you could garnish it with corriander and maybe even add lightly sauteed panner pieces for that variation and extra protein.
I exit for now, leaving you readers with this healthy recipe.
