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10/09/2025

Super nutritious and very simple to make! food

Snake gourd. Pudallangkai It’s one of my favourites! I add it to lentils for my kids or have it tempered with shallots, ...
08/07/2025

Snake gourd. Pudallangkai

It’s one of my favourites! I add it to lentils for my kids or have it tempered with shallots, grated coconut, curry leaves, fennel seeds and chopped dried red chillies.

It’s a natural detox and such a great super food that helps regulate blood sugar. If you want a low calorie high fibre vegetable this is it!

When the weather gets warmer I like to add a splash of colour and some fruity flavour to my salads! My all time favourit...
07/01/2025

When the weather gets warmer I like to add a splash of colour and some fruity flavour to my salads!

My all time favourite watermelon salad hits the spot every time. I can have bowls and bowls of this on its own.

I thinly sliced the watermelon and added some;

Salt
Black pepper
Minced mint
Thinly sliced red onion
Feta (optional)
Lime/ lemon juice
Green/thai chillies (optional) for a kick

It’s so good!!!!!

First harvest of this year is spinach. Revamping the garden space in my backyard took some time, the weather was also no...
06/25/2025

First harvest of this year is spinach.

Revamping the garden space in my backyard took some time, the weather was also not in my favor so I delayed in planting the vegetables this year.

The garden beds were raised this year with a 2:1 ratio of topsoil and fertilizer, while was then mixed with spinach seeds. The product of that is the abundance of spinach!

In the hot summer sun standing in a sea of eggplant, is a farmers dream before harvest arrives. I got to witness my dad ...
04/04/2025

In the hot summer sun standing in a sea of eggplant, is a farmers dream before harvest arrives.

I got to witness my dad plant and grow and harvest kilos and kilos of eggplant. Although is was not even close to a quarter of the land he farmed on back home, or harvested, it gave me and my family a chance to see him experience this one last time in a similar setting, growing eggplants the way he before he built a home here. It was the most beautiful thing for me to witness this lifetime, I will cherish it forever.

Skin irritation, eczema, rash this super plant was used in traditional medicine to help reduce inflammation swelling and...
07/12/2024

Skin irritation, eczema, rash this super plant was used in traditional medicine to help reduce inflammation swelling and itch. Whether it’s made into a sambal, cooked, steamed or made into a juice every drop is earths way of healing the gut. When things aren’t balanced in the inside you can see it on the outside, especially skin.

You can boil and use the water, squeeze out the juice, eat the leaves or grind and apply to the skin directly. This marsh plant that grows wild has so many benefits.

Indian pennywort, vallarai in Tamil or also known as Gotu kola.

This year so far has gave me a blessing in disguise. This week I conclude my research on ethnocultural growing of Tamils...
04/02/2024

This year so far has gave me a blessing in disguise. This week I conclude my research on ethnocultural growing of Tamils. I focused on home gardens of both Tamil Canadians and Tamils from Yaalpaanam and killinochi. A couple months back I was unmotivated, unsure as to how to research seeds, gardens and food movements, but somehow I am at the finish line feeling proud.

I’m grateful that my archives, surveys and interviews will be used for students to further examine and learn from. I’m grateful to the community for giving me their time and knowledge. This was a small project but certainly won’t be my last.

Naan with pesto and cheese paired with a savory beet salad was sooo good!
04/06/2022

Naan with pesto and cheese paired with a savory beet salad was sooo good!

விருந்தோம்பல். Etiquette and hospitality play an important part in Tamil culture.Photo credits
07/02/2020

விருந்தோம்பல். Etiquette and hospitality play an important part in Tamil culture.

Photo credits

Appam Have you tried our milk appam? Made without adding yeast and from fresh coconut milk. Made the traditional way to ...
08/09/2019

Appam
Have you tried our milk appam?
Made without adding yeast and from fresh coconut milk. Made the traditional way to serve you the best quality food.

Every friday evenings try our appam. Its an experience you wont regret!

உணவே மருந்து Food is medicine.
07/31/2019

உணவே மருந்து

Food is medicine.

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