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The Move: From Blogger to Cucumbertown

When I started my blog Saffron Trail in 2006, Blogger was the obvious choice. While I was aware of Wordpress, I found the former interface much simpler, easier to customize and I started blogging there. I’m a creature of habit, and I happily plonked myself on Blogger platform for 9+ years. Some 3 mo

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Bloggers’ ConClay at Club Mahindra Kanatal

The view from our room in Club Mahindra – Kanatal Many of you might have spotted my tweets on #ConClay and #kanatal last month, and I was asked by quite a few as to what that was about. Here’s the story- Early in October, when Club Mahindra approached me if I would like to be a part of the Blogger

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  • Roasted beet, purple basil microgreens from @livingfood.co and smoked paprika in this hummus. Got this lovely plate from @ikea.india on my recent trip to Hyderabad. . For more such recipe inspirations, follow @saffrontrail
  • Happy Independence Day! Such Joy to find all colours of our beloved flag in my kitchen garden 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 Nasturtium, eggplant, chilli, lemon and butterfly pea blossoms and Nasturtium leaves .
  • Happy after spending a lovely afternoon catching up with a friend. Husband got me this cotton saree from Chennai many years ago. After many a wash, it's soft as muslin. I've paired it with an @umbaradesigns blouse which is unfortunately quite hidden in the first pic but you can swipe and see it in the next pic. 📸@nandinivish
  • Rich in healthy fats and fibre, get the recipe for this Avocado, Coconut and Kala Chana Salad in my book The Everyday Healthy Vegetarian. Amazon link in bio. . 🥗What will YOU pair with kaala Chana in a salad?🥗 . For more such healthy eating inspirations, follow @saffrontrail
  • 🍃Sunday lunch🍃 🌸Sundal 🌸Steamed broccoli with tadka 🌸Beet raita 🌸Cowpeas curry (from the long beans in my garden) 🌸Rice 🌸Ghee (of course) 🌸Amla pickle All this followed by 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴 . For more such home cooking ideas, follow @saffrontrail
  • Home is where the ❤️ is, and ❤️ is where the flowers are! Happy Sunday, my dearies! 📸 Beta
  • This morning's gifts that bear joy from the #kitchengarden . Plan to try out a chutney using manathakkali (nightshade) leaves and the ajwain leaves. Apart from that, a few bhindi, baby karelas, one green brinjal, one lemon, green chillies and a few shankpushpa flowers in the most gorgeous blue colour. . Follow @saffrontrail #saffrontrail for more such garden updates
  • STILL LIFE WITH EGGPLANTS . The one vegetable which is found in many many varieties in India! In my fridge itself, I managed to find these three. The long green variety (Mysore?) from my garden and the rest bought from our veggie vendor. My favourite is the bharta variety and you'll find me raving about it in my column in Mint Lounge on this coming Saturday. . Do you like baingan/kathrikkai/ eggplant? Do you have a fav variety and a dish? Do tell!

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