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Just 10 days ago, my dearest childhood friend got hitched! We’ve been friends since 3rd grade, through ups and downs, through moves across oceans and cross country. She has always been there for me, and it was such a joy to be at her wedding, to see her start a new chapter in life. She was also the most cheerful & coolest bride I’ve seen and she had a beautiful Indian ceremony in New Jersey.

When I was young I never liked going to the market. Yet, my mom would send me to the market every week; for me it was a form of punishment. The vendors were my major source of distress. Because I was young, they took advantage of me by giving me substandard items thinking that I did not know better. I’d go home and my mother would lecture me! I felt trapped - bullied by market vendors and being

Last month, or maybe two months ago, Tammy from Adventures of a Florida Girl in DC posted a question on Twitter to see if anyone could recommend a knife skills class. I jumped in and offered my services (so to speak).

You see, I’ve assisted a knife skill class at Sur La Table, and have been a witness to numerous knife skills mini lessons by Robyn Webb. I was ready to teach! Adventures in Shaw

(Sticky ginger, golden syrup and yogurt cake)
This post had a beginning, but I decided to truncate it and concentrate on my main objective instead, which is to write this in appreciation of friends who have been supportive and helpful of late. You all know you who are, and since I’m not very good at expressing [...]