Amaryllis in Pot

Here is the picture from the bulb package, I will wait and watch if the real flower will at least come closer to this :)

I wish this happened in my garden

I took my daughter to Science Museum and she wanted to go into the butterfly garden section, this is one of her best places in the museum and we had a great time sitting and watching beautiful butterflies flying around us.

Comfort snack for a snowy evening

Moong dal snack

Grinded sprouted moong dal + green chilli paste + ginger paste

We had Blizzard snow. It started snowing on Sunday and continued on Monday. It was a nice excuse to make and eat something savory and the end result are these moong dal pokoda, they are hot, spicy and crunchy and a perfect comfort food for a snowy evening.

First Snow

This year's first snow...not much just 3 to 4 inches....still melting after a day...

Cookies from Swap...

Thumbprint Cookies

For the first time I tried thumbprint cookies as a trial before I make some cookies for a cookie swap. I am glad they turned out good(atleast taste-wise :)). I need to master the art of making the cookies in uniform size and I guess I have to use Jam and not fruit spread (which overflowed from some cookies). Overall a quick and easy experiment.

Happy Holidays ...

Orange, Cranberry, Nut Bread/Cake

I tried Orange, Cranberry, Nut Bread recipe and gave it a cake shape...really enjoyed the tartness and Orange and Nutty flavors...

Sprout Salad...

...Moong sprouts + Tomatos + Jelapeneos + Bell peppers + Red onions + salt + Amchoor powder = YUM YUM...

Still growing...

I should say I am still growing *something* even though its winter. Recently, I have been regularly sprouting moong dal or chick peas for salads.

Its already Dec

Its already December and no snow yet. I captured these pictures when I went for a walk. Its amazing that in summer the same trees were green and lush and now they are bare. Nature is something which is always most beautiful whatever the season is...

Visit to a farm

We visited a holiday open house @Wilson Farm, Lexington, MA. Here are some pictures....

Holiday Cheer!!!

Diwali Diyas

For me "Holiday Cheer" starts with Diwali (Festival of lights, usually is in Oct or Nov) and then Thanks Giving break, Christmas and finally the new year. I look forward for this part of the year. It is right period for me to look back at the year to see how year went and for planning for the new year to come.

Ornament

Foliage in a container

Its peak fall

...cann't resist myself from posting foliage picture. The season comes and goes every year and leaves a ton of job (I should say leaves) to get done, but its my favorite time of the year with so much color around and not so cold and not so hot days...

The Lexington Battle Green

View from the backyard

Homemade pizzas for dinner..

We had pizzas for dinner, as a pizza base tried the roasted tomato sauce from Annies  Kitchen Garden. Experimented personalized pizzas for everyone with whole wheat pizza dough, mozzarella, basil, peppers, brocolli and mushroom toppings.

Hello "Fall"

No Fruit, No Flower

Summer is over and Blueberry and Jasmine are growing but no fruit or no flower :( . I figured that growing one blueberry is no use as there should be atleast 2 for pollination and Jasmine, not sure what is the reason that it is green but with no buds. Still I am happy to say that they look much better now. Click here to see how they looked before summer.

Holy Basil a.k.a Tulasi

One of the many plants I always wanted to grow is Tulasi and this year I started growing holy basil or tulasi from seed. I am glad I have few extras to give away to friends. Tulasi is a sacred plant and worshiped by Hindus. It is used in Ayurveda for its medicinal properties. Its extract can cure common cold, stomach ache, etc. It is believed by Hindus that giving tulasi water for a person on death bed can raise their departing soul to heaven.

Oregano coming back

This year I haven't used oregano much all summer. It grew well and purple blooms have come and gone and along with them the whole plant wilted. But luckily from the roots new growth is coming back, I am glad I can overwinter this and get it again next year.

Yellow & Maroon

 Mums are planted in the ground before we got a heavy rain. I am hoping they will establish themselves and come back next year too.

First Homemede Pizza

Pesto base with roasted bell peppers, red onions, serrano peppers and goat cheese on the bread flour crust