I remember as a child, a few of my friends were into the pen-friend thing. Pen-friends apparently shared strong bonds. I often thought, as young children are wont to think when not convinced, that the stories were made-up, just to ‘show-off’, until I heard a real life incident. One of P’s friend actually traveled to Australia to meet his pen-friend after receiving an invitation and ended up working and living there for a long time! ...
In case you are wondering where I had disappeared to, well, I did not. I was very much here. And I was bouncing with thoughts and ideas and excitement. So much, that I just could not bring myself to sit and write down or concentrate enough to photograph anything! It is all to do with the arrival of Summer, and with it the Holiday Season. I am going to take off on a trek, this time to Sarkundi Pass in the lower slopes of the Himalayas along scenic, beautiful, Himachal Pradesh. I however requested a few friends to help me keep the blog going. Friends who started off as strangers whom I met in ‘Flickr’, ‘blogger’ or facebook. They kindly consented to do guest posts so that the food section keeps getting updated here.
Today it is my pleasure to introduce Vera to you. Veronika writes a food blog that goes by the apt title ‘The Kitchen Finesse’. I was attracted to her beautiful blog since my first visit to her flickr stream. Her finesse in photography and styling are unique and captivating. She is not vegan, but she loves to experiment once in a while as she will tell you ...
I remember as a child, a few of my friends were into the pen-friend thing. Pen-friends apparently shared strong bonds. I often thought, as young children are wont to think when not convinced, that the stories were made-up, just to ‘show-off’, until I heard a real life incident. One of P’s friend actually traveled to Australia to meet his pen-friend after receiving an invitation and ended up working and living there for a long time! ...
It is not a recipe in keeping with my tastebuds. For me sweet and sour do not run well together. I can’t help it. My taste buds have a very one dimensional approach and like to distinguish the elements that they come in contact with! And peculiarly this is restricted to sauces alone.
That is another reason why I prefer salads without dressings made with even a hint of sweetness such as date syrup or jaggery ...
