Suvir

Young in years, sage in spirit, inspiring in his actions

 

Watch this video if you are ready to see a glaringly wonderful face of our society. No drama or vulgarity here. Pure magic! Simple, honest, uplifting, inspiring. Jacob Rudolph's story is one we should hope for every young kid in America and beyond to have. 

40th birthday, a cookbook (a gift to me), a sacred city, and a memorable dinner

Charlie gave me 40 gifts for my 40th birthday in November of last year.

One of the gifts was Jerusalem, A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi.

Like 99.9% of the cookbooks (of the thousand plus we have) that we have, which never go opened, or used - I had thought this one will also be put to rest on a shelf. Waiting to be pulled out by a guest, borrowed and never returned or just there for posterity using space and making a room look rich.

That was not meant to be. Afterall Jerusalem is no ordinary city. Why then should a book with that name be anything expected?

New year, new thinking, new beginnings, new recipe, new tastes - new life! A reflective guest-post by Ellen Tarver

I’m making my peace with food. And I won’t give up. 2012 will be a year of adventure—learning from both successes and failures—and of new tastes and discoveries.

I’m more determined than ever to leave the children’s table behind me, to care about what I eat, and to shop in the produce aisle and not the frozen foods section. What an exciting year this will be!

This is how I ended my blog a year ago, when I wrote about how Suvir Saran’s recipes and encouragement had changed my life and awakened and educated my palate. And I was right—2012 was a year of great culinary adventure and excitement.