The Workings of an Overactive Mind

        My weekdays are super busy with packed breakfast & lunches before 7.30 in the morning & one pot dinners in the evening. To come up with the menu itself is tiring. So on saturday I dont go anywhere near the kitchen. We usually get from outside. But Sunday's are different. I feel guilty for not cooking on Saturday & make something special for my two boys.     Fish is the favorite non-veg for all of us. A picky, choosy eater like Varun just sits & devours the rice if there is fish. So I made fish curry, fish fry, payaru thoran, Kerela red rice & papadom. The name of the fish curry is Thatha curry(Grandfather curry). My mother's maternal grandfather lived in a village alone after the grandmother's death. His daughter Ponnu Aachi who lived in the next village Kadukkarai sends his lunch every afternoon. The fish reaches the village in the 12 PM bus. By this time, the rice is ready & the gravy will be boiling in ...

            By now everyone would have known my love for Cappuccino. But Tea has a special place in my heart. Not the traditional milk chai. That is still out. A cup of black tea with honey on a cold morning like today just warms the soul. I love black tea with different flavours like ginger, cardamom, lemon, Sulaimani from 'Chai Kings'(OMG, they taste awesome)....     I also love flavored green teas, Hibiscus tea, Mint tea, Tulsi tea, Pomegranate, orange etc. When I was pregnant with Varun, I was off coffee & was not sure whether I could drink the flavored teas. On my first visit to the Dr I asked about Hibiscus & Rose tea(my favorites). The Dr gave me a weird look & laughed at me saying "Yen ma poova thalaila veika asa paduvanga, nee enna Kudikura!!!"(Everybody will want to adorn flowers on their hair, why are you drinking it!!!)     So again with the tea making came many perks. I collect...