How to bring in 2013.

Have you ever watched someone lose their health? It's the most heartbreaking feeling. My Grandma (Dama) has to be one of the strongest women on this earth to be able to take care of my ageing grandpa the way she does.

 I don't have much more to say in this post. I have been thinking a lot about my grandparents since I spent New Year's with them. It was a short, beautiful, bittersweet trip to Chennai. And it was the first time I bawled my eyes out when I had to leave.

Here are a few moments...



Mahabilpuram. This is an ancient rock formation at the southern tip of Madras and its absolutely gorgeous. Beaches for days!

This is a super old photo of my Grandma's side of the family. My grandmum and dad are the couple in the top left corner of the photo. My dad and his siblings are sitting in the bottom row (Second one from the left is Dad). Hilarious. I know....

 

This is kulfi (ice cream) in a clay pot. The pot has a lot of frost in this photo... the contents are basically creamy crack.

 

These hands were once so strong. They held me up and held me strong. They held me in a warm embrace everytime I saw him.

These hands are those of the only Grandfather I know.


Happy New Year everybody!

Here's to another year trying to make it.

xo

 

How to MANDI

Man. I am so in love.

Today has been one of those days when everything that could possibly go wrong has been going wrong. Car, work, family etc. but the light at the end of the tunnel, the silver lining, the rainbow of my day was seeing that guy come through.

Mandi is a very traditional style of eating where you basically go cray on a shared plate. Sound familiar? Usually happens with dessert. This is quite literally a quarter goat and half chicken for like 3 people. It's just. Ugh. Rice and meat. Just simple and good. I wanna learn how to make it.

Ps. This is SO not eating clean an healthy. But hey, it's Thursday