Last year was the first year we had a veggie patch. And as novice vegetable gardeners we just went nuts buying a ton of seedlings, not realizing that those tiny seedlings grow into huge vegetable plants with tons and tons of vegetables!! I had so many vegetables I was giving them away to friends to the point where one of my friends said she didn’t want any more! It was loads of fun for all of us to go up the hill to check on our veggies, pick what was ready, and bring them down to cook or eat in a salad. We even hosted a couple of veggie picking parties with our cousins. Here are a bunch of pictures from our 2015-veggie harvest! Continue reading Vegetables from the Garden
Fall in our Garden
2015 was a great year for the leaves to change color. We had a spectacular fall show last year. I just took a ton of pictures. Here they are with some friends of mine; Rose, Shalini and Georgina. And some pics of the twins Anjali and Rani. Continue reading Fall in our Garden
Ina Garten’s Book Signing
The twins and I are big fans of Ina Garten and her Food Network show Barefoot Contessa. We love her program; her personality, her home and garden, her recipes, and how she is always cooking delicious meals for her family and friends. In November of 2012 Ina Garten came to town to promote her new cookbook Foolproof. I thought it would be a great idea to go to her book signing with the kids. I looked into where she was coming and the closest place was going to be 45 minutes away. I really wanted to take Anjali and Rani for this event, but it was a weekday, I wasn’t sure if I wanted them to blow off an entire day of school for this. But then as luck would have it my friend Rose called me and said there was a cancellation at one of the other book signing locations and they decided to come to Sur la Table in Santana Row instead!! This was great news because Santana Row is 15 minutes from our home! Continue reading Ina Garten’s Book Signing
Celebrating My Birthday with My Family
2014 was a big birthday for me; you guessed it, the big 50! To celebrate this milestone my entire family came to California from all corners of America. All arrived on the day of my birthday to surprise me! Continue reading Celebrating My Birthday with My Family
Spring Garden Ladies Lunch
Every year I host a Spring Garden Ladies Lunch for all my girlfriends. It’s usually in late April or May depending on when the flowers are blooming at their peak. Continue reading Spring Garden Ladies Lunch
Mushroom and Spinach Strata
It was a rainy day on Sunday when we stopped by for New Years Tea at our friends Jo and Oliver’s home. In a way it was the perfect day to spend with friends with a hot cup of tea or coffee and some hot vegetable strata. Continue reading Mushroom and Spinach Strata
Veggie Quiche
When you add wonderful veggies to eggs and bake, you get an amazing veggie quiche. Carrots, peppers, spinach, garlic and herbs – this is a yummy in your tummy type of recipe 🥕.
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Celebrating Diwali 2015
The name says it all. Celebrating Diwali with friends and family. Here are the pics.
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Diwali Dinner, 2014
Not everyone could come on the same day for our Diwali party in 2014, so we hosted two dinners over two weekends. Here are the pictures from those two parties. Here are the pictures.
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Summer Garden Ladies Evening
In the summer of 2008 I hosted a Summer Garden Ladies Evening. I wanted to give all my lady friends a chance to get dressed up and come hang out in the garden. But I also wanted them to just enjoy themselves and just be served. After thinking about this for a while I came up with the idea of asking the guys (mostly husbands of the ladies coming) if they would be willing to be waiters and servers and bartenders for the evening. The guys were thrilled to be surrounded by so many ladies and happily agreed!! It was a fun filled evening with drinks, food, plenty of laughter and good cheer. Continue reading Summer Garden Ladies Evening