Comments on Curtain to Coats: Life's little treasures

What a wonderful, beautiful and young wonam Dadima...

2008-04-28T20:02:00.000-04:00

What a wonderful, beautiful and young wonam Dadima is!! What a gift she is to those who love her!!
Warm greetings,
Rhonda in Montreal

that was such a heartwarming post. dadima is beau...

2008-04-21T22:30:00.000-04:00

that was such a heartwarming post. dadima is beautiful - cannot believe she is 80.

i would love to see the magic masala recipe. it's so easy these days just to pick up a box of readymade MDH masala's isn't it?

I enjoyed reading your comments on this post. It w...

2008-04-14T12:58:00.000-04:00

I enjoyed reading your comments on this post. It was really nice to be able to share my thoughts and I am glad that this post reminded you of similar people you have in your lives. I haven't made anything from her books yet but I plan to as soon as Gagan returns from his trip.

What a lovely lady and how fortunate you are to ha...

2008-04-12T17:46:00.000-04:00

What a lovely lady and how fortunate you are to have such a wonderful piece of her history. Food (family recipes :)) play such a large part of who we are.
Thank you for sharing with us.

Oh Deepika, I'm really looking forward to seeing y...

2008-04-07T16:42:00.000-04:00

Oh Deepika, I'm really looking forward to seeing your Dadima's recipes. What a lovely woman!

I didn't know you actually started your blog after...

2008-03-29T07:49:00.000-04:00

I didn't know you actually started your blog after all, can't wait to read more.

Awesome post, Deepika. It reminded me of how I fe...

2008-03-26T17:36:00.000-04:00

Awesome post, Deepika. It reminded me of how I feel about my grandma, even though she's passed away now. Makes me miss her, but brings back all of those wonderful memories. Thanks for the trip down memory lane and I'm glad you have such a wonderful person to cherish and great recipes to try.

Jodi

What a gorgeous lady your Dadima is! I too cherish...

2008-03-26T16:53:00.000-04:00

What a gorgeous lady your Dadima is! I too cherish the recipes that have been handed down to me from my grandmother and mother - I still have their recipe cards and browse through them occasionally. How lucky you are to have such a wonderful role model, too! Love is the "glue" that holds the universe together, no?

Sherril, yes the recipes are in Hindi in her own h...

2008-03-26T16:02:00.000-04:00

Sherril, yes the recipes are in Hindi in her own handwriting. Which is what makes it even more precious. Gagan, asked me once if I am going to convert it to English and retype the recipes in my ahem "digital cookbook" , to which I replied, no way! Her books are going to be preserved forever.

I will post the recipes I try here and I will of course type them in english to share with you all, cause that's another thing about Dadima, she never hides anything, she loves to share everything. I am sure she'd love it if her recipes are being used by you guys.

Debbie, you are right. She is wearing a different tone of teal and yes, she is lovely, isnt she?

Lindsay and 2BSewing, thanks for reading this post. And I am hoping to post one of her recipes very soon. Maybe I will start with the chocolate cake. Now, please know that this cake is not like the cake you all are used to but in a pinch it does satisfy the cake craving!

North Indian cooking is pretty healthful actually. There is not a lot of oil (actually they use Ghee - clarified butter in my mom's house and at my in-laws) and tons of flavor and lots of fresh veggies and different ways of cooking them. You will need some spices though which are easily available these days. I'll talk more about them as I try the recipes.

Thanks again for reading and commenting on my blog.

Deepika...I enjoyed reading your wonderful post ab...

2008-03-26T14:28:00.000-04:00

Deepika...I enjoyed reading your wonderful post about Gagan's grandmother. Your post is an inspiration and I am glad you took the time to write about it...unconditional love. Thank you. :)

Thank you for sharing your love of Dadima. You've ...

2008-03-26T13:25:00.000-04:00

Thank you for sharing your love of Dadima. You've been given such a gift with that cookbook. Is the recipes written in Hindi? I'm looking forward to you sharing recipes you try on your blog. How about starting with the cake recipe?

~Sherril~

I'm looking forward to seeing the recipes and mayb...

2008-03-26T10:08:00.000-04:00

I'm looking forward to seeing the recipes and maybe even trying one (love Indian food). Thanks for this post which made me stop and think about my own dear grandmother, who taught me to sew.

I enjoyed this post on many levels. To read about ...

2008-03-26T07:11:00.000-04:00

I enjoyed this post on many levels. To read about your love and respect for "Dadima." To learn a little about your traditional customs, and to see such a beautiful woman who surely can't be 80+! (And I notice she's wearing and also looking good in a similar color to your latest sewing projects!)