The world reveals itself in a smile
I so appreciate the smiles of Indian people. A village woman is proud of the grain she has threshed with a few other women in the field. Her children play happily nearby.
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Slow Travel Since 1992: Introducing Peggy Markel’s Culinary Adventures
Slow travel since 1992. Travel is deliciously transformative. It cooks us in a good way, like fire and salt. To engage with other cultures through food is primal. It’s deeply connecting to break bread and stir a pot in an unknown land with a trusted insider.
Recipe: Dal Tadka (Yellow Lentils with Garlic)
Ingredients: 200 g yellow lentils (arhar dal) 1g cumin seeds 60 g finely chopped onion 60g fresh chopped tomatoes (can used canned) 15g chopped coriander (cilantro) 3g red chili powder 5g ground coriander 3g turmeric powder 20g chopped garlic 20 freshly grated ginger 60g ghee (or butter) 20mL lemon juice …
Change is good. Transformation is better.
Change is good. Transformation is better. This is a sign I saw in London for an investment company. I thought to myself, “I also have an investment company.” I’m invested in people making change in how they view the world. I’m forever invested in myself and others seeing ourselves in a different way.
Why India? Equal to none
Why India? She is known as the noble land of mother India. equal to none. It’s not only that she is 5000 years old and very wise, she is intelligent and forward-thinking and has roots in some of the oldest food traditions that we draw upon today.
Would you like a cup of tea?
Dear Travelers, Our monthly newsletter/blog is a month behind due to travel in India and Morocco since the end of January. February in India was a rich display of humanity moving in living color of grace, beauty, taste and feeling. The experience is so raw and breathtaking that it takes …
The power of being a woman and defying stereotypes
Women like getting together to do purposeful things and share their stories. We have fun together. I’m not saying that men don’t. We do it differently.
Flaming Spinach in Udaipur?! Yes please…
Chef Amar focused on his flaming spinach dish, while master chef Choti Lal executes. Chef Amar, former chef of the king of Udaipur, has been at the Lake Palace for 15 years. Chef Choti Lal for 23. I love these chefs and their wood fired kitchen. They only have two …
No utensils? No problem…
Eating with ones hands is a sensual, connected, primitive delight. The mix of flavors and one-on-one contact of fingers and food to the mouth is nothing short of nurturing yourself on a deep level. Skin to skin contact happens with the first suckle. From there we naturally learn to …
Pomegranate Pistachio Lassis in Varanasi, India…
Walking the small lanes of Varanasi, we passed old tea shops, paneer venders, bead sellers and so forth and stumbled upon a lassi shop popular with travelers. Our favorite was pomegranate and pistachio. A lassi wallah sits in the window with his legs crossed and blends fruits into different flavored …