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Valentine’s Day Stay at Home Vegetarian Family Dinner 2018
❤️💞💖💓💗 Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️💞💖💓💗!
Every year a few days before Valentine’s Day my twins ask me this question “What special menu are you planning for Valentine’s Day?” I don’t know why but the question always catches me off guard, because Valentine’s Day usually falls on a week day and I assume that everyone just wants to get on with their homework and studying and relaxing after a long day at work. Every year I ask the kids if they want to celebrate Valentine’s day on the weekend when it is more relaxed, but I get the same answer every time “No. Valentine’s Day is on February 14th, why can’t we have a special dinner on this day? Maybe even a dessert or something?” Continue reading Valentine’s Day Stay at Home Vegetarian Family Dinner 2018
Celebrating the Harvest Festival of Shankranthi. January 14th, 2018
Sunday, January 14th was the Indian harvest festival of Shankranthi celebrated all over India.
Continue reading Celebrating the Harvest Festival of Shankranthi. January 14th, 2018
New Year’s Eve Conundrum. NYE Celebration at Swati and Tarak’s 2017
Oh the New Year’s Eve conundrum. When we are a family of five with three adults and two kids, deciding on what to do for New Year’s Eve can be a quandary. Continue reading New Year’s Eve Conundrum. NYE Celebration at Swati and Tarak’s 2017
A Holiday Dinner at Jo & Oliver’s
Heading over to Jo and Oliver’s for a get together is something we always look forward to especially during the holidays. We know we will be treated like family in their warm and inviting home and served a special gourmet meal prepared by Oliver.
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A Karaoke Christmas with the Cousins 2017
We have been getting together with our cousins here in the Bay Area for Christmas Holiday dinner for more than ten years. It’s not always right before Christmas as synching our schedules is tough so we work with what works for all – but it’s always in December. Sometimes early December, sometimes mid-December, sometimes on a Friday night, sometimes on a Saturday night, but always over the holidays and to celebrate Christmas. We never miss this dinner – we always make it happen. Continue reading A Karaoke Christmas with the Cousins 2017
Merry Christmas 2017!
Wish you and your loved ones a Very Merry Christmas!
May your day be filled with love, peace, and joy.
Christmas
Poem by Augusta E. Rundell
Christmas–that magic blanket that wraps itself about us,
that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance.
It may weave a spell of nostalgia.
Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer,
but always it will be a day of remembrance
— a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved. Continue reading Merry Christmas 2017!
Holiday Lunch with the Girls and Gals 2017
I had my annual holiday lunch with two of my dear friends and my twin girls earlier this week. A wonderful happy lunch with four of my favorite people. When we get together it’s like a girls party with delicious vegetarian food and sweet sweets. When the five of us get together we fit like a glove – we all get along wonderfully and enjoy each other’s company perfectly – despite our drastic differences in age – 70, 50s and 15! Continue reading Holiday Lunch with the Girls and Gals 2017
Celebrating Hanukkah with Friends 2017
Our friends Rose and Dave hosted their annual Hanukkah party this past Saturday to bring a few of their friends together to celebrate, have fun and feast on delicious homemade delicacies. Continue reading Celebrating Hanukkah with Friends 2017
If Ornaments Could Talk
Every year we have a battle with the kids regarding our Christmas tree. We want an artificial one – one that we can quickly assemble and that is pre-lit, so we don’t have to worry about picking a real tree, and then bring it home, and try and get it through the front door, then water the tree every day, and then when it’s all said and done, cut it into pieces so that the city can pick it up on New Year’s. We want a gorgeous artificial Christmas tree 🎄.