Here is my own rainbow of sari petticoats. To wear a sari, you need to wear one of these to tuck the sari into as you wrap it around your waist. This and the choli are considered underclothes, so running around… Continue Reading
Choli is the term for blouse in Hindi. It is most characterized by the lehenga choli, another Indian outfit with a skirt, a scarf (or dupatta) and the choli. Lehenga choli’s are one of my favorite things but we will… Continue Reading
My friends and I wanted to watch “The Great Gastby” with Leonardo Dicaprio and I was tired of making cookies. Tis the season to whip out my cathedral shaped bundt cake pan.
Pallu refers to the end of the sari on display, usually wrapped near a woman’s arm and/or waist. The pallu is the more decorative part of the sari reserved for a variant on the pattern.
This week, my autumnal food cravings have finally kicked in. Oregon suffered recently from a prolonged Indian summer, switching abruptly in mid-October.
There are a variety of ways to wear the sari and there is many a blog (or youtube video) to tell you and show you how. But I want to spend this time to talk to you about the three… Continue Reading
This is a cajun pecan cake from the Palio dessert cafe. The slice is a white cake with butter cream- cream cheese frosting. There are pecans within the cake and on top, which are candied and with cayenne pepper and… Continue Reading
I had another Rice Krispie treat craving of late, which is another product from my return to the United States. I hadn’t had Rice Krispies in forever, but when I got off the plane almost a year ago from traveling abroad, I… Continue Reading
Yes, Portland is the land of Voodoo Donuts, but I am talking about another type that is classicly creative and damn delicious. Blue Star Donuts came into the Portland scene quite recently, but they now have two stores that are… Continue Reading
Varanasi was the first place I did my shopping and bout my first sari. It was a forest green with orange red and yellow embroidered flowers. On sort of a whim, I went to India for the first time with… Continue Reading