Simplicity Coimbatore ,Jai Vasavi foods When the time comes for children to leave home to start their under graduate studies in another city,any parent’s immediate concern will be about their food habits and timely meals.Not all colleges or universities will have hostel facilities. Even if they do, hostel canteens are often ridiculed for the bland […]
Archive | August, 2019
Kalakkai (Carandus plum)
Simplicity Coimbatore ,Kalakkai pickle For the past few years close family relatives of ours have been sharing with us some of their kalakkai harvest. Since first setting eyes on this pretty pink and white berry,I have looked for more information on the kalakkai ,by way of recipes,nature of the plant etc.. That’s when […]
Ashwagandha berries (withania somnifera)
Simplicity Coimbatore ,A spoonful of Ashwagandha a day keeps the doctor away For years I have watched videos by health gurus abroad advocating the use of Ashwagandha as a herbal powder which can be added to juices, smoothies or even had as a health tonic.I knew of it only in bottled or packaged form .It […]
Dairy house ice-creams
Simplicity Coimbatore , Dairy house If you ask my children they will tell you that ,for me ,the whole point of eating an ice-cream is the crunchy waffle cone ! I have to admit that I’m rarely adventurous when it comes to trying out new ice-cream brands or for that matter even new flavours ! […]
Star fruit
Simplicity Coimbatore , star fruit After a particularly weary Friday ,I arrived home in the evening to a most welcoming sight. Piled high on a large steel platter was a generous mound of vibrant star fruit and some other citrus berries.But it was the star fruit which captured my attention completely and was literally a […]
Salem Ravichandran Tiffin House
Simplicity Coimbatore , Delightful thattu idli and more (Please check the link above for pictures of the food at Salem tiffin house ) I apologise for being way too hungry to bother taking proper pictures myself and also I didn’t have my camera with me !!! A few weeks ago if you […]
