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• Dates for dessert, anyone?

  Published: September 6, 2007, 12:23 pm

  Tags: Mystic Masala

  As a kid, I was skinny as a beanpole. Mom used to place my breakfast plate in front of me and coax me to tuck into the gooey mass of fried eggs. But all I would do is to pop a morsel in my mouth before puking on the dining room rug. I was always good with veggies and so I am and will continue to be, a confirmed vegetarian. Our moods can be

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• A simple Sunday Brunch

  Published: September 9, 2007, 1:00 am

  Tags: Mystic Masala

  My Sunday brunches are usually very thought-provoking.  Between my deep breathing Pranayams and  bouts of writing, I take time to check out the kitchen shelves. This weekend, I had a large eggplant staring back at me from the fridge. It was a wonderful purple, turgid, completely clear of blemishes. In the prime of youth, so to speak.To

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• Rice puddin' for the Elephant-God

  Published: September 15, 2007, 5:06 am

  Tags: Mystic Masala

  In India, many festivals occur during the monsoon season, when the rain finally shows mercy on the parched earth. Thereafter, a riot of greenery bursts forth, and the air is filled with the sweet scent of moist earth.India has always been predominantly an agrarian society, so after the farmers have sown the seeds in the soil, they really have to

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• Sprout salad for the soul

  Published: October 1, 2007, 11:58 pm

  Tags: Mystic Masala

  from the seed, a sign of mystic, vibrant life. I then transfered the sprouted seed into a nice ceramic bowl.  I tend to wash my sprout for just a few brief seconds in boiled water, to discourage any infections that might come about from any lurking bacteria. I diced tomatos and cucumber nice and fine. Added it to the seed. There was a

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