When we were growing up in Mangalore, we hated vegetarian food. Come Lent and my Mum insisted on cooking only vegetarian food. We disliked that period and it is only now that we understood why she was so fussy about it. It disciplined us, made our bodies and minds stronger and taught us about self denial and to concentrate on higher things. Lent is a time for prayer and fasting. It starts on Ash Wednesday, and lasts until Holy Saturday (the day before Easter Sunday). One of the traditional practices of Lent is fasting. Once we grew up and went our own ways, we did try to keep up with tradition. It was not easy, but we managed somehow. Nowadays, I do make a lot of vegetarian dishes during Lent and most of them are what my Mum used to cook for us. Here are some of them.
A dollop of ghee made eating vegetarian food a lot easier.
The ultimate guide to Mangalorean Protestant Cuisine and my tales in the kitchen. You will find recipes of all kinds here, to tickle your palate.
My name is Ruth and I am an Applied Psychologist with a post graduate degree in counseling and guidance. Over the years I have specialized in Obesity Counselling Services using food to reach out to the community. It is a great way to connect with people as food has an incredible impact on health.
I started this blog to chronicle my adventures in the kitchen and to showcase the recipes handed down to me from my Mother and maternal grandmother Ajamma ( grandmother in the Kannada language). I do hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I did putting it all together.
I love reading, music, gardening, and learning new things everyday.
My passion is enhancing human potential and teaching people that they have to take responsibility for their own lives. In short, I am the Versatile Housewife.
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