A carrot surprise! And introducing Leela's Kitchen.

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 Today, Shilpa found some unexpected carrots in the garden! It was a really nice surprise, and they taste really good. We bought some biodegradable cups online to grow seedlings and are planning for the Spring. But other than that, not too much to report in the garden.

Surprise carrots!
They taste great!

Like I mentioned last time, Sushma is at home with me more now, and we are doing lots of cooking. I always loved to cook, so I'm really happy that I can keep cooking even though I have limited mobility. We prepare all the ingredients before starting, and I can add them each to the Instant Pot right from my chair. 

Today, we made mamidikaya pappu (green mango and dal curry)! 

All the ingredients, prepped and ready to go!

At my cooking station
Final product!
 


Comments

  1. VeenitaJanuary 20, 2021 at 9:27 PM

    Super! Im so happy to see you are enjoying doing your favourite thing...its fun to cook especially when children are around to eat. Kartik is visiting too for a month and im enjoying cooking all the more because of that. Lots of love to all of you

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    1. LeelaJanuary 28, 2021 at 12:10 PM

      So great to hear from you. Glad to hear that Kartik is visiting. I'm really happy to have both my kids around.

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  2. theBEC88January 21, 2021 at 12:07 AM

    So happy to see you! 💗

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