Two hours in the kitchen.

@arunima25 (85328)
Bangalore, India
March 17, 2023 3:46am CST
Good afternoon from this side of the planet. It's 2:03 PM as I write this post. It's sunny and warm outside. We did get some drizzle for few minutes in the morning. I came back from work at 11:30. One more week to go and then we start with our summer vacation for two months.. I came and changed fast to enter the kitchen. I had not cooked lunch in the morning. No lunch needed to be packed. My daughter has a break till mid April after her exams. Her new class Pre University 2 would start in April. It would be her last year before she goes to college next year. My husband is not keeping so well( a little exhausted after a hectic week) and so he chose to work from home today. And my niece is writing her term exam. She is back home for lunch. So, I stayed relaxed in the morning and only made toast and omelets for breakfast. I did do an hour or more of yoga and meditation. I was in the kitchen for almost two hours. I cooked lunch while lunch was being cooked, I finished a lot around the kitchen. Cleaned the slab, glass window along the sink, tap, utility area tiles and one shelf. I also washed the dishes in the sink from the breakfast time. I did all the preparation for dinner and tomorrow breakfast. Now, I need to catch my breath before eating lunch. My husband has gone for hair cut and he should be back in some time. Till then I can myLot. The picture is of the fresh harvest from my kitchen garden today. I cooked these fresh vegetables from garden for lunch. Hope everyone is having a good time in their myLot corner. It's been a long since I posted a discussion here. Now I move to reading and responding to your posts
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@MGjhaud (23171)
• Philippines
17 Mar 23
We still have almost 4 months til the end of school year. I'm looking forward to that too so we can go on a short vacation with the kids.
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@MGjhaud (23171)
• Philippines
18 Mar 23
We've been talking about taking a beach vacation outside of town.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
Here too the schools that follow International boards like IB and IGSCE follow the same academic year. The ones that follow Indian Central or State boards have academic year ending in March and April. Where are you planning to go for vacation??
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@MGjhaud Beach vacation sounds cool. I find beaches very soothing.
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@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
17 Mar 23
You did well! And that fresh harvest looks good.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
Thank you. It's heartening to see the produce from our own garden. It's worth all the time and effort.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
17 Mar 23
take a breather and rest for a while
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
I did take a break after lunch. Then I finished some more chores and deep cleaning around the house. I was totally exhausted and slept for 9 long hours at a stretch in the night.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
18 Mar 23
@arunima25 good for you. I cannot sleep that long uninterrupted
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@rakski I sleep at a stretch in the night. I hardly wake up in between.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Mar 23
I can well imagine that you would need to catch your breath. That sounds a very full day.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar 23
@arunima25 I would love to have 9 hours in a stretch. That would be like heaven to me.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@JudyEv I know. My husband has trouble sleeping and he also wishes for that. I am grateful to God that I sleep like a baby. That's actually a blessing
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
Yes, it indeed was. Yesterday, I was in a mood to clean and finish few stuffs around the house. I was so exhausted at the end of the day. I slept longer than usual. I slept at 12 and woke up at 9...9 hours in a stretch. I felt fresh after that long sleep
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
13 Apr 23
Thanks for the update. Your veggies look yummy. I hope you are enjoying your summer break. I have been gone for a month due to computer problems. It's good to see you again.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
13 Apr 23
@arunima25 Thanks. Glad you are enjoying your vacation. It will be quite a while until I catch up with the Discussions.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
13 Apr 23
We are into third week of the summer vacation and it's going good so far. I planned a lot of things for the vacation. I have not started on some, but at least I have started with few. I don't mind even if I don't do all that I want to do..as long as it's fun, I am happy.. You were missed..Glad to have you back here. Hope to see you more here
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
14 Apr 23
@LindaOHio No matter how much we try, it's very challenging to catch up with all that is happening here. I find some active users like Sharon and Maluse missing here in action for quite some time. I hope they are doing good.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
17 Mar 23
Home grown vegetables is always good and healthy. I hope you get some relaxation and rest .
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
18 Mar 23
@arunima25 glad you slept well. I wish to grew the vegetables in our garden.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@Icydoll You can start in small steps..start with coriander leaves, mint leaves etc
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
I totally agree. It feels worth all the time and effort that we put in there.I call it harvest of love. I also harvested a lettuce and few tomatoes yesterday. Tomorrow spinach would be harvested. One pot of spinach is ready and I would use it for Sunday lunch I did some more cleaning and sorting around the house. I slept at 12 and woke up at 9...9 hours at a stretch. I was so exhausted . I was fresh in the morning after all the sleep
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
18 Mar 23
Your harvest looks so fresh and inviting.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
18 Mar 23
@arunima25 I am getting tempted to start on vegetables again And by the way the recipe I gave you for tender jack fruit you have to add a bit scraped coconut in that
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@allknowing You have a huge space. You can plan for it. Okay! Noted The rest of the Jackfruit left from my Ranchi trip were used for cutlets yesterday. We had it in dinner. My husband enjoyed it with his Friday night drink. I will try your recipe when I get some tender jackfruit from the store.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
Yes, it is. Yesterday I also harvested one lettuce and few tomatoes.. Tomorrow one pot of spinach would be ready for lunch
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@RebeccasFarm (86769)
• United States
17 Mar 23
Good I love to spend time in the kitchen. Glad you got this time Arunima.
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• United States
18 Mar 23
@arunima25 Doing fine thanks Arunima, glad you are too. I got hungry just now and had to eat. Getting weak.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@RebeccasFarm Oh! You should grab something to give you instant energy. Hope you feel better after eating.Take care
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
Some days I spend extra time to get few things done while cooking. I don't want things to pile up and get overwhelming I am always happy to be here. How are you doing? Happy weekend
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
19 Mar 23
Very nice looking eggplants!
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
19 Mar 23
@arunima25 the color is a bit different from our eggplants here. And they do look very appetizing
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 23
@sol_cee We have several varieties of eggplant here in India differing in shape, sizes and colours.
@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 23
Thank you..they do look fresh and inviting Don't they?? And they taste so good
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
18 Mar 23
Your vegetables look so fresh, newly harvested. Your family members surely have a full lunch. Happy eating.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
18 Mar 23
@arunima25 no I wasn't enjoying we had whole day blackout. Current just came back, so annoying.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@cacay1 Oh! Sorry about that. Now that the power is back, you can enjoy rest of the weekend.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
We enjoyed the lunch. These veggies are so fresh and inviting . How are you? Hope you are enjoying your weekend
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@YrNemo (20261)
18 Mar 23
Are the purple things eggplants? They look pretty aren't they? (even if they are NOT eggplants .)
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@YrNemo (20261)
19 Mar 23
@arunima25 I wish I can plant them. (I can't seem to plant any vegetables - always failed so far! I am OK with flowers.)
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 23
@YrNemo Oh! I see. Many say the same. Maybe you can start with the easy ones like spinach, coriander leaves, spring onions etc. They need less space and care.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
They are eggplant or brinjal as we call them here. We have few varieties of them here. They do look fresh and inviting.. And they did taste yummy!!
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Mar 23
A rainy day here today. You have a long vacation soon. Enjoy the fresh veggies.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
I hope you are not annoyed by the rain. The temperature might have dropped due to the rain. You must be waiting for Spring. Fresh vegetables from our own garden are harvest of love . They are worth all the time and effort.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@CarolDM Good. Even I like to stay indoors and enjoy the rain. Yesterday night we had light showers throughout the night and I enjoyed the sound of raindrops on my terrace.. So nice of your neighbour to share her harvest. We also do that amongst our friends.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Mar 23
@arunima25 Not at all. I stay inside and enjoy the rainfall. No flooding, so all is good. Sunshine today. My neighbor gives us tomatoes in the summer. Looking forward to that in a few months.
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@Adie04 (17360)
17 Mar 23
I love to see that fresh veggies!
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
They look so fresh and inviting Don't they? They were too yummy!!
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
@Adie04 Well, in store it can't be that fresh. It has to travel from farm to the store.
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@Adie04 (17360)
18 Mar 23
@arunima25 I know! I wish the mall nearby here also able to sell fresh veggies like that
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@thebos (5779)
• Kisumu, Kenya
17 Mar 23
I too I'm having a great time over here although it's raining
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
Glad that you are enjoying your time. Is the rain not welcomed? We too had some shower last night.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 23
@thebos I prefer to do the same. And also enjoy hot coffee with a book on rainy days. That's like a luxury
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@thebos (5779)
• Kisumu, Kenya
19 Mar 23
@arunima25 usually when it rains I stay indoors under my blanket
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
17 Mar 23
Happy weekend
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
Thank you. Hope you are enjoying your weekend
@Tampa_girl7 (49005)
• United States
19 Mar 23
The vegetables look so healthy and pretty.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 23
Thank you. They do look appetizing and inviting . They tasted so good..real harvest of all love and effort that went in to grow them
@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Mar 23
You did a lot in a short time. You got a lot of vegetables from your garden. It's been a good day here.
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@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Mar 23
@arunima25 It's a good habit to have. I'm glad they taste good.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 23
When I am cooking a meal, I try to finish few more things around the kitchen. I don't want things to pile up. It might get overwhelming. These veggies are fresh and inviting. They taste so good!!
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
21 Mar 23
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@Gotrix (202)
17 Mar 23
Hello! It's nice to hear about your day and plans for the summer. The fresh vegetables from your garden look delicious! Enjoy your lunch and taking a break before your husband returns.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
These veggies look so fresh and inviting . And they were super yummy!! Hope you are having a good weekend
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