May 1st, 2013
by Manasi
Whew–where do the months go? I can’t believe that I haven’t posted so much lately, but apparently being a mom plus restarting clinical rotations equals no time for blogging. I’ve most definitely covered my love for Thanksgiving many times, so I won’t go into that again. Our usual family tradition entails buying a pecan pie from a local bakery. Actually it’s usually two pecan pies as one gets demolished that night and it’s always nice to have additional pie available for breakfast, I mean dessert. Oh don’t judge me…everyone eats pie for breakfast. This year, we were perusing the Thanksgiving issue of Bon Appétit and found a couple of recipes that looked so fantastic that we decided to change up our menu. I know–stranger things have happened. read more »
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February 18th, 2013
by Manasi
Remember last winter? There was no snow, except for one or two dustings where the ground didn’t even stay white for more than a day or so. I remember wearing my fleece all winter and just thinking about how weird it all was. Don’t get me wrong–I’m a summer girl, but some of the appreciation comes from enduring the cold all winter. Or so I tell myself. Well this summer will be duly appreciated as there was an entire week where I didn’t leave the house. Seriously. I mean, I’m nearing the end of my maternity leave and enjoying the relaxation, but I usually try and get Rishi and myself out of the house at least once a day. Well, the week where it was “2 feels like -12″ I threw in the towel and hung out inside. I mean, I had nowhere to go and why would I subject a baby to that? read more »
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January 22nd, 2013
by Manasi
My dad is a man of few words, but a man who knows what he wants. He came up to me a year or so ago and told me he wanted a plum tart for his birthday. I’m pretty sure this was several months before his birthday, but he was very specific. Fortunately, his birthday is in August and plums are in season then. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get it done that year, so the plum tart got put on the back burner. read more »
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January 11th, 2013
by Manasi
Poor old zucchini–the neglected vegetable of summer. Zucchini gets lost amongst all the other, sexier produce that comes along with summer and gets lumped in with summer squash. After you’ve grilled or roasted it, there’s isn’t that much left in zucchini’s repertoire. Maybe zucchini fries? Lately I’ve seen zucchini fritters that are just the carb hater’s latkes. Then there are quick breads: banana bread obviously wins with perhaps pumpkin coming in a close second. Zucchini bread, on the other hand, is the one that always grosses kids out (myself included). read more »
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January 7th, 2013
by Manasi
As you look outside at Christmas decorations and perhaps some snow, I doubt bright red tomatoes are on the top of your list. I absolutely hated tomatoes until one summer I worked in a restaurant and a friend let me try her farmstand heirloom tomato. At that point I realized I didn’t hate tomatoes, but I hated bad tomatoes. Big difference. Since then, I usually avoid the mealy mess that masquerade as tomatoes during the winter, but luckily, grape tomatoes are somewhat palatable, even in the dead of winter.
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December 31st, 2012
by Manasi
Well we’re at the end of another year. This was a pretty big year–lots of trips, food, fun–and oh yes, our little guy. I’m pretty excited to watch him grow and change this year. I’m sure at the end of next year, I’ll be amazed at how big he is and all of that stuff.
Anyway, looking back, I realized that it’s been pretty busy, besides kid stuff.
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December 23rd, 2012
by Manasi
Whoa. It’s been a while since I’ve been around these parts. I’ve been a little busy though with a pretty big project. I had planned a cute little reveal using this pic:
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August 28th, 2012
by Manasi
It’s weird living in New England as you suffer through a long winter, surviving only because of the promise of a 5-second summer on the other end. Every year it’s worth it though–I LOVE summer. Among all the awesome things about summer, my favorite thing is all the delicious produce that starts pouring out of the farm stands. I may not love living in Central Massachusetts, but all the local farms are really great. The only downside is that they turn me off of the gross and waxy tomatoes that the grocery stores try to peddle in January.
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August 16th, 2012
by Manasi
I know I’ve talked about my baking bucket list before. What a weirdo I am, right? I’m too lazy to search through all my posts (yes, all 102 of them) to find the post where I talked about it, so I’ll just talk about it again. Now I don’t have to think of some unique and witty content. Well, I’ll always be witty, yes? Anyway, there are multiple things that I’ve always wanted to tackle–if even just once. After going to Paris on our honeymoon and gorging on macarons, I realized that in order to get some more of that macaron goodness, I was going to have to make them myself. Actually, I suppose I could go to New York and and go to Laduree, but clearly that’s excessive. read more »
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August 6th, 2012
by Manasi
The quality of my dinner making most definitely changes with craziness of the rotation I am on. Last month, while enjoying a nice pediatrics rotation, I was trying new recipes and taking lots of pictures. I had even posted twice last month! That seems like a lot for me. Anyway, this month has been slightly different and 10 hour days are more the norm. I can’t even remember when I made this recipe, but depending on how much time you have, you can either go the homemade route with your salsa or buy everything at the store.
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