tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post4753427705925348565..comments2024-01-29T19:23:58.553-07:00Comments on Indian Food Rocks: Holy Bananas! It's the Big Four Oh!Indian Food Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-7803574505957644712013-02-24T20:54:45.693-07:002013-02-24T20:54:45.693-07:00Too late to wish you a happy 40th (!) but i turn 4...Too late to wish you a happy 40th (!) but i turn 40 in October this year, and you can wish me instead. <br /><br />Another radio station that we used to listen to was 'Radio Ceylon'. It had all the 'cool' music (Boney M etc. I think.)<br /><br />On AIR the Bournvita Quiz Contest was a favourite. With (was'nt it?) Amin Sayani.<br />dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316975600644984129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-54954679450522109752008-04-26T01:28:00.000-06:002008-04-26T01:28:00.000-06:00Dear manisha, Simply love the old pics...somehow t...Dear manisha, Simply love the old pics...somehow they capture so much of an emotion, like old songs. Your transistor and photos were simply nostalgic to see. And whether four of forty, your blogging is so youthful and peppy, so there you go! Banana twist in an icecream is a real treat, and why not, this was a special day! cheers!<BR/>PrityaPrityahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056590555839776180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-836284493208992572007-10-12T12:10:00.000-06:002007-10-12T12:10:00.000-06:00Average Jane, welcome to IFR! Thank you for the lo...<STRONG>Average Jane</STRONG><EM>, welcome to IFR! Thank you for the lovely wishes and congratulations to you, too, on this - you said it right - liberating milestone! Life is good at 40! Let me know if you make glazed bananas. I had the left-overs the next day over fat-free yogurt. The bananas didn't look all that appetizing but tasted good nevertheless!</EM>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-734956388613197062007-10-12T08:40:00.000-06:002007-10-12T08:40:00.000-06:00Happy birthday from another BlogHer. I turned 40 t...Happy birthday from another BlogHer. I turned 40 this year, too, and I'm finding it very liberating. I hope you have a great year and I can't wait to make that recipe. :)Average Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415336045074131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-59365427309238268322007-10-10T21:25:00.000-06:002007-10-10T21:25:00.000-06:00I've been swamped and I am also guilty of just enj...<STRONG>I've been swamped and I am also guilty of just enjoying myself a bit too much. Which is why this reply is so late! But the good wishes are truly appreciated and I thank you all for sharing my special day with me! To those of you who delurked, a warm welcome to IFR!</STRONG><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Manasi</STRONG><EM>, I hope she continues to feel that way!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Vee</STRONG><EM>, I should have learned to do what your sister did! But most of the friends I wanted to celebrate with were in my class and they came from all over the city. So celebrating on a national holiday was not really possible for me. And my teachers did not encourage celebrating birthdays on days when it was not your birthday. :-( So I was kind of stuck! But I am glad you guys made the most of it!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Roopa</STRONG><EM>, there's no way Asha is wrong! It's definitely been a fun week!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Siri</STRONG><EM>, you should see what pictures you can dig up and enjoy them all over again!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Lee</STRONG><EM>, that is so lovely! Looking forward to meeting you soon!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Lakshmi (Taste of Mysore)</STRONG><EM>, yes, he was very cute. The current love one is hot, though!</EM> ;-)<BR/><BR/><STRONG>Vidya</STRONG><EM>, oh no! Not disaster! Do let me know!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Madhuli</STRONG><EM>, sometimes she's too smart for her age! Sometimes she's just oversmart!</EM> ;-D<BR/><BR/><STRONG>Laila</STRONG><EM>, glad you enjoyed the pics!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Sia</STRONG><EM>, looks like I started off really young, eh? Why do you think I keep such a close watch on Medha?</EM> ;-)<BR/><BR/><STRONG>ISG</STRONG><EM>, I wouldn't even know of him if it weren't for these pictures! I don't feel any different than when I was in my 20s. Except when my body won't move as quickly as I think it should! Medha is glowing from all this attention, I tell you!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Preeti</STRONG><EM>, if it's up to me, the next 40 years will be fun!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Molly</STRONG><EM>, I hope we get to meet soon!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Shilpa</STRONG><EM>, I was worried and concerned about you. There was no way I could not call. I wondered whether I might be intruding but decided to kick that thought aside and make the calls to find out how you were doing. Good health to you always, my dear friend!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>click</STRONG><EM>, erm...Bee? Picture was slightly late but there it is now! The bowls are actually Japanese tea cups that were gifted to me over 12 years ago by a dear friend. I didn't dare use them all these years.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Kitt</STRONG><EM>, I hope so, too!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Kumudha</STRONG><EM>, glad the pictures touched a chord with you!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Dhana</STRONG><EM>, they are priceless! And we're making more memories every day. </EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Mocha</STRONG><EM>, if it makes more folks delurk, I don't min celebrating my birthday over and over again! But after a point, we won't keep count, ok?!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Mandira</STRONG><EM>, you are the best! Thank you again for the reminder and for accepting my late entry!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Sirisha</STRONG><EM>, a simple recipe that takes hardly any time to put together. Try it!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Purnima</STRONG><EM>, my astro-twins are coming out of the woodwork! I hope you and your husband has a good celebration! And yes, the mini Taj Mahal! Every family needed to have one of those! We got one that glittered when I was 7 or 8, when we took the Raja Travels' train from Bombay to Jammu, via Delhi. </EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Kate</STRONG><EM>, thank you! That is beautiful!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Cynthia</STRONG><EM>, the birthday week might just become a birthday month! And why not?! One does not turn 40 every year!</EM> <BR/><BR/><STRONG>Mamatha</STRONG><EM>, yes, Medha is a sweetheart. I think I am very blessed! "Somewhere in my youth or childhood, I must have done something good..." is a song I sing all the time. I truly do wonder.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Priyatama</STRONG><EM>, I am glad you delurked! This blog is definitely more about Medha as our lives revolve around her. I can't wait till she goes away to college, then it will be about me! me! me! Sigh. Who am I kidding?! </EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Pel</STRONG><EM>, 1/3 translates into a l-o-n-g life. Possibly senile for the last 1/3! No thank you!! I should just delete your comment for that awful word you uttered. [shudder] Did you know durians are banned on airplanes? I need to lobby for its relative to be on the banned list, too!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Anita</STRONG><EM>, there you are! Glazed bananas were made but posted late cos I have been swamped. Medha comes up with these nuggets from time to time. She has us amazed. Just as she does when she displays behavior that is not quite so wise!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Rahin</STRONG><EM>, not from Kolhapur, no. But we spent a couple of years there and there are a lot of good memories (told to me, of course) and some very precious relationships - one of them being a close family friend who appointed himself my Godfather.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Linda</STRONG><EM>, yes! Life is good! I will hug Medha a little longer tonight! Thank you!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Anjali</STRONG><EM>, that red and white candy! Yum!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Jai</STRONG><EM>, I have one of those but there's no way I am putting that up on my blog! It's good to see ya!</EM>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-3569632267005769352007-10-10T17:27:00.000-06:002007-10-10T17:27:00.000-06:00happy birthday (albeit belated !). celebrate one ...happy birthday (albeit belated !). celebrate one day for every year...its wonderful that you dug out those pix. b has been hounding me for some of my old pix - I have couple but apparently not what she is looking for!<BR/><BR/>-jbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-59816399177257092712007-10-10T10:11:00.000-06:002007-10-10T10:11:00.000-06:00i love that picure. those bowls are gorgeous. did ...i love that picure. those bowls are gorgeous. did you make them?beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-22498001164948945792007-10-09T02:46:00.000-06:002007-10-09T02:46:00.000-06:00Manisha belated happy birthday! I was trying hard ...Manisha belated happy birthday! I was trying hard to remember if I had seen you in school licking the red and white candy.:)Anjali Kolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-66033063078482242622007-10-08T23:27:00.000-06:002007-10-08T23:27:00.000-06:00Oh, Manisha dearest girl! Happy birthday! And rest...Oh, Manisha dearest girl! Happy birthday! And rest assured, there is a wonderful life awaiting you on the other side of 'the hill' -- take it from this 42yo ;)<BR/><BR/>Sending you hugs from Mass. for your birthday and one for your darling daughter as well. You two deserve each other, if you know what I mean :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855598397706857424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-23642994541178095672007-10-08T07:09:00.000-06:002007-10-08T07:09:00.000-06:00Happy Belated Birthday Manisha ...Wishing u many m...Happy Belated Birthday Manisha ...Wishing u many many more happy n properous years ahead :) u from kolhapur ? i love the b/w pics ...v cute :)Rahinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323255817508063823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-24352617829461073382007-10-05T22:07:00.000-06:002007-10-05T22:07:00.000-06:00I'm here...finally!Hope you had a wonderful time w...I'm here...finally!<BR/>Hope you had a wonderful time with your loved ones...yes, the hill is just in your mind...it's still a beautiful life and a wonderful world.<BR/>Looks like the glazed bananas have had to wait?<BR/>And, Medha is really deep for her age! Or, maybe, we just think we get smarter with age?? :-DAnitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-81355969562979977132007-10-05T00:02:00.000-06:002007-10-05T00:02:00.000-06:00Manisha- Happy, happy birthday (belated) to you!!!...Manisha- Happy, happy birthday (belated) to you!!! I loved this post- looking at the pics, and hearing your exchange with Medha; I do think this is the 1/3 of the way mark. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Do you think this recipe would work well with ripe jackfruit? :-D<BR/><BR/>Just kidding...sort of... :-) Anyway, celebrate for at least a week, and may it be filled with fond memories!Pelicanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858951498917328458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-75389762498711857652007-10-04T17:07:00.000-06:002007-10-04T17:07:00.000-06:00I read your blog quite often, I love it. But today...I read your blog quite often, I love it. But today is the first time I am posting comment. And guess what it is not because of you but because of your daugther (though what she said was because of you)!!<BR/>I loved what she said. I am not a mother yet but I hope my children will say that to me!<BR/>Happy belated b'day!Priyatamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049205934953976914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-44940358378797689452007-10-04T16:07:00.000-06:002007-10-04T16:07:00.000-06:00Many happy returns of the day Manisha! That was a ...Many happy returns of the day Manisha! That was a lovely read. And Medha is such a sweetie.<BR/><BR/>MamathaMamathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097570626269106599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-52965760524308634282007-10-04T14:04:00.000-06:002007-10-04T14:04:00.000-06:00I'm a day late but nevertheless, Happy Birthday Da...I'm a day late but nevertheless, Happy Birthday Darling. Here's to many more years of happiness, joy, good health and prosperity.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-89165189370387659422007-10-04T12:50:00.000-06:002007-10-04T12:50:00.000-06:00Happy Birthday Manisha!Too often we go through lif...Happy Birthday Manisha!<BR/><BR/>Too often we go through life believing that we are "unknowns"... Our legacy on this earth is always greater than we imagine it to be!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845267723777926751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-61850700521979030252007-10-04T09:21:00.000-06:002007-10-04T09:21:00.000-06:00Manisha..Belated Happy Returns of the day to you!!...Manisha..Belated Happy Returns of the day to you!! So You too share your bday with my Hubby!Hmmm...Reg the AI Maharaja,I too had it neatly placed on our showcase next to mini Taj Mahal! Good Old Mumbai!! Hope to see the updated post and loved your childhood snaps completely!! Hv gr8 day!!Purnimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981262941046509822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-7485885996841346382007-10-04T06:17:00.000-06:002007-10-04T06:17:00.000-06:00wow....Enjoyed reading your post dear....Nice pics...wow....Enjoyed reading your post dear....Nice pics....great memories and a great recipe :-)Swaruchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637802726526204653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-50474631870866754172007-10-03T13:34:00.000-06:002007-10-03T13:34:00.000-06:00love, love the pictures! Thank you for sharing the...love, love the pictures! Thank you for sharing the memories and happy 40th birthday. <BR/>We are celebrating Bananas for JFI this month. I hope you will send your glazed banana and ice-cream for the roundup. My e-mail is ahaarmail@gmail.comMandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626963378027285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-56241118626175411012007-10-03T12:58:00.000-06:002007-10-03T12:58:00.000-06:00Happy Birthday. I love seeing picture and for u to...Happy Birthday. I love seeing picture and for u to share personal photos was great. Couldnt help but wish you.Pooja Na(i)rayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175726714695112384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-89572930972587336542007-10-03T12:31:00.000-06:002007-10-03T12:31:00.000-06:00Wish u a Wonderful B'day Manisha!! your memories s...Wish u a Wonderful B'day Manisha!! your memories sound priceless!Dhanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790459908243101356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-13874328888802298482007-10-03T11:18:00.000-06:002007-10-03T11:18:00.000-06:00Belated Happy Birthday!The pictures are so nice.Belated Happy Birthday!<BR/><BR/>The pictures are so nice.Kumudhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970303498226261671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-32303935018533442072007-10-03T09:22:00.000-06:002007-10-03T09:22:00.000-06:00What sweet photos. Happy birthday! May your 40s ro...What sweet photos. Happy birthday! May your 40s rock.Kitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673726727402668186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-68329473476692897532007-10-03T09:03:00.000-06:002007-10-03T09:03:00.000-06:00ok, now that your birthday is over, i can badger y...ok, now that your birthday is over, i can badger you. where's the picture?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-77778774747322757872007-10-03T09:00:00.000-06:002007-10-03T09:00:00.000-06:00Wish you many many happy returns of the day. Thats...Wish you many many happy returns of the day. Thats a lovely writeup Manisha.<BR/>Ohh D & u are lucky ones to have each other...what a lovely jodi :). So don't worry abt heartbreak ;).<BR/><BR/>You have made a difference in many lives. I am not just saying these words to flatter you...but your two calls on the day when we were totally stressed(you know what i am talking abt) out made a huge difference to us. I can't say how happy I was when in my semi-conscious state, V told me that he got a call from you. You are the best :)Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408998869039514968noreply@blogger.com