Yesterday we left Puducherry behind and set off for Madurai – a drive filled with tropical landscapes, crazy city traffic and almost deserted highways. At one intersection while we waited for the lights to change a cow wandered up to…



Yesterday we left Puducherry behind and set off for Madurai – a drive filled with tropical landscapes, crazy city traffic and almost deserted highways. At one intersection while we waited for the lights to change a cow wandered up to…

Namaste, curry comrades! The countdown is officially on: only a few weeks until we trade our daily commutes to classrooms and warehouses for flights, tuk-tuks and buses, our cold-weather complaints for monsoon marvels, and our sensible dinners for a parade…

Cooking is something I do to relax. I resisted the Thermomix idea for ages as I saw it as a lazy way of cooking. My Friend and ex-student Rachel changed my mind on that with her creative demo of the…
Well it’s supposed to be cooler here tomorrow so might be an ideal day for brewing and jerky making. With that in mind and after a visit to the butcher I now have just over a kilo of beef…

After my picture yesterday of our home made pickled onions a few people have asked for the recipe. It’s not a home created recipe but one I found online a few years ago, so in the spirit of sharing I’m…