• Cauliflower & Roasted Garlic Soup
    Why you should roast a head of garlic virtually every time you turn on the oven?

    This post was published (Author- Joe Yonan) on Oct. 18, 2017 (some were adapted from a book, “Little Bird  Goodness,” Megan May (Penguin Books, 2017) by Joe Yonan). The beauty of this is that the roasted garlic gives ...

  • Party Manners

    Dear Miss Manners: I have dinner with a small group of longtime friends who come together once or twice a year to touch base. One person in the group tends to dominate the conversation with greatly detailed storytelling of mishaps and adventures of family members and friends. I believe I speak for the others in ...

  • Sophia plays Indian bamboo flute (Bansuri in G)

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    Natalie has been playing Bansuri since she was 2

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    Nathalie Ramírez, a member of Neemrana Music Foundation playing Indian bamboo flute at Neemrana Fort in Rajasthan.

    She is a professional flute player from Mexico and disciple of Pandit Kailash Sharma, has been studying bansuri and Hindustani Vocal in Delhi ...

  • Get rid of occasional odor coming from dishwasher

    Q: My high-end Bosch dishwasher sometimes emits a very foul odor when the door is open, a problem that has been happening since I purchased it about three years ago. The odor comes and goes; sometimes it smells like sewer gas, and other times it smells very rank. During the manufacturer’s warranty period, I had ...

  • Scrambled Egg and Bitter Melon (Kalara)
    Scrambled Egg & Bitter Melon (Kalara)

    Dr. Subhransu (Mitu) Ray

    For thousands of years we have been using Bitter Melon, “Kalara” in Odia, in our food in different forms. In rural areas almost all have this climber in the yard or garden. These plants grow very well in summer season.  Fruits in North America can be picked up ...

  • Lentil with Moringa (Sujuna) leaves
    Lentil with Moringa (Sujuna) leaves

    Dr. S.N.Ray

    For thousands of years we have been using Moringa leaves, flowers, and beans (called drum sticks) , “Sujuna Saga” in Sujuna Chhuin” respectively in Odia. In Odisha these plants (about 20-50 ft. high) are abundant. In rural areas almost all have this plant in their yards or ...

  • Window seat showcasing
    A very attractive window décor design for reading your news paper

    A window seat should have its own identity, says D.C. designer Caryn Cramer, who was delighted her room at the 2017 DC Design House contained two. In decorating a window seat area, consider its primary use as a quiet spot for thinking ...

  • Bedbugs are hotel room hitchhikers

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    Hotels are a hot spot for bedbugs.  Be sure to check your Beds, couches and chairs for signs of these bloodsuckers.  Read on

  • Quinoa & Fruit Breakfast
    Puffed Quinoa & fresh fruits – healthy breakfast recipe

    by Chhabi Satpathy (while visiting Machu Picchu – May 2017)

    Peru is a big supplier of Quinoa to USA. While visiting Machu Picchu we saw that Quinoa is served a lot with different recipes.  The following recipe all a sudden caught our attention and everybody in ...

  • Memory Loss

    “Memory Loss” – by Dr. Surendra Nath Ray. Surendra is a Physicist & Engineer, and community developer, came to USA in 1970.