We’re looking forward to a green Christmas and we are aiming to reuse and repurpose what we already have to decorate our house this year. Aarya, my daughter, and I made this Christmas tree from sustainably sourced silver birch logs and jute rope. Here are my notes about how we made it: Here are a […]
Month: December 2021
Pav Bhaji Pinwheels / Pav Bhaji Swirls
If you are hosting friends at home for a Christmas party (or any other party come to that) you’ll need to think of something for your guests to munch on. A lot of traditional Indian food doesn’t lend itself to the party buffet. Take the pav bhaji, for example, it’s quite a handful to eat […]
Paper bag snowflake decorations
They say every snowflake is different, well my hand-made ones certainly are.If you are looking to add a bit of festive cheer to your home and, like me, you want to avoid all the plastic baubles and tinsel this year these are just the thing. All you need is some paper bags, glue and scissors.I […]
Black-Eyed Bean Curry / Chawli Chi Usal
Black-eyed beans (also called black-eyed peas or ‘chawli’, ‘chavali’ or ‘lobia’ in India) are a much-underrated legume. Known as ‘chavali chi usal’ (pronounced ‘oo-sal’) in the region of India I come from, this dish gives me some mean cravings in autumn when the weather starts to get a bit chilly and damp in the UK. […]


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