What brings you alive?
What brings you alive?
What brings me alive is the active participation of being in a culture different from my own, relating with a heightened sense of awareness and an open heart looking for a way in.
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Dressed to Impress. Eggs Indian style.
It’s Sunday morning and I’m hungry. I remember that I have some super fresh eggs from Cure Organic Farm, from just down the road. I think to myself, shall I scramble them? Over easy? Poach? Yes! I say to myself with that smile that knows just exactly what to do. …
Food & Wine: “Sign Up for a Food Tour with an Unrivaled Expert”
“Travel through India with Peggy and you’ll learn how to make samosas, pickles and parathas at their sources; you’ll visit markets with knowledgeable cooks; and you’ll walk through fields of cumin and fennel.” Food & Wine, written by Tina Ujlaki October 2015 Read more.
The great affair… The love affair with life!
In cool white linen, we caught a ride over to Philipkutty’s farm with a kind man headed that way in his boat. Umbrellas were a civilized way to shield from the sun. We were on our way to visit with Anu and her mother-in-law Aniamma, to learn some of her …
How have I come to this moment?
Sitting under a coconut palm in Goa, India, watching butterflies flutter to the sound of crashing waves, I am still enough to let my mind wander. Pure amazement radiates from within. “How have I come to this moment?,” I ask myself. I have always loved to travel… not an easy …
Sharpen your Senses in India
The world is full of magic patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. ~ W.B.Yeats India gets under the skin. The desert vistas of Rajasthan with its impressive palaces and forts tell a tale of ancient history and culture. The cities of Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur glitter with palaces, …
Village Potter Chhatra Sagar
The village potter in Khera Deo Garh, near Chhatra Sagar, shares his craft with us as we creates vessels for water and everyday use. His wife will later decorate each pot and deliver them to each household in the village.
SB Digs: “Peggy Markel’s Culinary Adventures”
With two decades of experience in global culinary traditions, Peggy Markel personally hand-tailors each of her programs to lead her guests into cultural immersion, through the sensorial pleasure of food. Guests emerge transformed, embracing a greater awareness of the connection between themselves, other cultures, and the food on their plate.
a jewel in the rough
A driver fetched me from the Guest House and took me to the local salon in Gurgaon, the CyberHub city just outside of Delhi. That’s the way they do it in India. Foreign cities always have a strange smell. It’s the first thing you notice. Down the stairs, deep into …
Hot Swami ~ Chai Toddy. Why not?
Improvisation is the mother of invention. A friend from Canada dropped in on me, quite sick. I know my chicken. He needed a stiff single malt, but that was out of the question. He wanted tea. What was the next best thing? A hot toddy. That way you can have …