Author: kristen

winding down the longest month

This everlasting month of January!  It feels so much longer than other months, a month to get through, full of solving innumerable small problems, a...

Tarka Daal

Tarka Daal (serves lots, per­haps 6–8) about 1 cup/250 grams orange, yel­low or brown lentils about 3 cups water 1 medium tomato 1 medium onion 3 cloves...

filling up January

Why do I feel it’s been a grey two weeks since we returned from our Christmas holiday?  I said so to myself this morning, adding...