tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post115318357740972834..comments2024-01-29T19:23:58.553-07:00Comments on Indian Food Rocks: The California ZephyrIndian Food Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1155882544183346062006-08-18T00:29:00.000-06:002006-08-18T00:29:00.000-06:00Anon, I hope you had fun creating Indianized pizza...<STRONG>Anon</STRONG><EM>, I hope you had fun creating Indianized pizzas!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>desiknitter</STRONG><EM>, you swung the vote in favor of the train ride for us! And we are really glad we did it. I want to do it from California to Denver though ie on the return trip home. I would love to get back from a vacation totally relaxed - the way I felt when I got off the California Zephyr.</EM><BR/><BR/><EM>The scarf is soft and very cuddly. It's baby wool (yarn?), after all! Medha has finished knitting her first ever belt. Now we have to stitch around the sides and make daisies as decorations.</EM>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1155864472818095542006-08-17T19:27:00.000-06:002006-08-17T19:27:00.000-06:00Beautiful pictures! Its nice to see all the photos...Beautiful pictures! Its nice to see all the photos now that I'm back at a decent connection. The Southwest is just gorgeous, isn't it? I have to take that trip myself sometime, although after my road trip this summer I'm all canyoned out. <BR/><BR/>Lovely scarf, btw! Congratulations on finishing it. What you said over on my blog about quality time knitting: I certainly experienced that with my mum this summer, despite the heat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1154682152462196192006-08-04T03:02:00.000-06:002006-08-04T03:02:00.000-06:00Thanks for the recipe idea. I will try and let u k...Thanks for the recipe idea. I will try and let u know the results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1154623918061874582006-08-03T10:51:00.000-06:002006-08-03T10:51:00.000-06:00Hey Anon! Welcome! I didn't make the pav bhaji piz...<EM>Hey Anon! Welcome! I didn't make the pav bhaji pizza or the paneer pizza that I referred to <A HREF="http://myworksh0p.blogspot.com/2006/07/pizza-101.html#c115329345813529465" REL="nofollow">here</A>. We had it at an indoor fun-place for kids in Newark/Fremont, CA called Kids' Castle. It shouldn't be difficult to make though. Follow the instructions at <A HREF="http://myworksh0p.blogspot.com/2006/07/pizza-101.html" REL="nofollow">RP's Pizza 101</A> to make the dough and instead of the pizza sauce, slather pav bhaji on it. Top it off with cheese.</EM><BR/><BR/><EM>For the paneer pizza, use a mild pizza sauce and top off with shallow-fried paneer that has been lightly spiced thereafter (it tasted like a bit of garam masala with chaat masala). I don't think there was any cheese on this pizza. I wish I had taken pictures! A friend of mine goes there frequently - maybe I can ask her to do me a favor! Let's see!!</EM>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1154607973520752762006-08-03T06:26:00.000-06:002006-08-03T06:26:00.000-06:00how did u make pav baji pizza and paneer pizza. Th...how did u make pav baji pizza and paneer pizza. The recipe name sounds yummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153558428976038032006-07-22T02:53:00.000-06:002006-07-22T02:53:00.000-06:00Indianadoc, it's a beautiful journey. I wish I had...<STRONG>Indianadoc</STRONG><EM>, it's a beautiful journey. I wish I had the gift or talent to write poetry. I would have written my opus by now! A friend from Oz mentioned that his son made the same journey a few years ago when he went on a world trip.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>RP</STRONG><EM>, it has to be one of Penneys, Target, or Kohl's! I haven't seen the tee again either so we're both out of luck there! Glad to have been of help with the knitting. I hope she enjoys it! Medha is enjoying knitting. Let's see how long it lasts!! </EM>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153535952862901542006-07-21T20:39:00.000-06:002006-07-21T20:39:00.000-06:00Thanks for the links about knitting. I will check...Thanks for the links about knitting. I will check those out. Yeah, the butterfly tee does have criss-cross straps at the back. I had to hide that shirt from my daughter when she grew out of it recently. She loves it a lot. I forgot where I bought it, and I am not sure if I still can find a bigger one for her. Just want to make her happy. :)RPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442332044493062128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153430628014377652006-07-20T15:23:00.000-06:002006-07-20T15:23:00.000-06:00yes...manisha...a true communion with Nature...yes...manisha...a true communion with Nature...indianadochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309408721800142368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153430503741902142006-07-20T15:21:00.000-06:002006-07-20T15:21:00.000-06:00You seem to have had a wonderful trip Manisha...an...You seem to have had a wonderful trip Manisha...and a very live description too!!indianadochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309408721800142368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153292660465456812006-07-19T01:04:00.000-06:002006-07-19T01:04:00.000-06:00Nabeela, don't envy, just move! It's beautiful out...<STRONG>Nabeela</STRONG><EM>, don't envy, just move! It's beautiful out here. The thin air takes a bit of getting used to but within at least a couple of months, your body adjusts and starts to make the most of each breath. I saw the mountain lion signs in Pfeiffer and took them seriously because of what we have been experiencing here. Which reminds me that I need to catch up on the latest on that issue!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>RP</STRONG><EM>, my mother taught me how to knit and I passed on whatever I know to my daughter. I am now trying my hand at crochet so that I can teach her that, too. She's very keen and is my best cheerleader. My husband does feel left out when the girls sit together with their knitting! Medha was very surprised to find out that her father can knit. He actually helped her quite a bit!</EM><BR/><BR/><EM>Try <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=basics+of+knitting" REL="nofollow">this search on Google</A> to see if you can find anything that helps you. I picked up a Knitting Kit for kids from Walmart before we left. It was under $10. And, today I picked up a real neat kit, also for kids, from Sam's club called <STRONG>Knit Now</STRONG> for about $8.32 plus taxes. It is like a binder with great illustrations, basic stitches, how to recognize and fix mistakes, as well as some neat projects. (The instructions in the Walmart kit were 2 pages and not so great.) If it's not available in your local Sam's club, you can buy it off Amazon: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=polarmate-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0843116536%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1153291934%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_1%3Fie%3DUTF8" REL="nofollow">Knit Now by Megan Bryant</A>.</EM><BR/><BR/><EM>The butterfly tee is really cute, isn't it? It has straps that criss-cross at the back. It's at least 2 years old and looks like new and even though she's growing out of it, she won't let me give it away! I'm sure your daughter looked like a real sweetheart in her school picture! </EM>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153281018078925062006-07-18T21:50:00.000-06:002006-07-18T21:50:00.000-06:00Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing. Really e...Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed it. Is there any website where we can learn basics of knitting? My daughter bought a book from school, but things look too complicated in there. By the way, that pink butterfly shirt looks very familiar. :) My dauhter has the same, but red color. She wore it for her last year's school picture.RPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442332044493062128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153254925670503432006-07-18T14:35:00.000-06:002006-07-18T14:35:00.000-06:00now that's funny about the rattle snakes Manisha.....now that's funny about the rattle snakes Manisha....<BR/>btw I really envy you living in Colorado among mountains and mountain lions...ok, maybe not the second part ;)Nabeelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413852017312665746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153249334401462052006-07-18T13:02:00.000-06:002006-07-18T13:02:00.000-06:00KrishnaArjuna, we did! I'd like to do the train ri...<STRONG>KrishnaArjuna</STRONG><EM>, we did! I'd like to do the train ride again. It was like being in God's country. </EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Nabeela</STRONG><EM>, now that would have been fun! We were in Big Sur last week. I was very grateful for the clean restrooms and running water at the campgrounds. I really enjoyed myself. Once we had checked out, my husband asked me if I had heard any rattling sounds...apparently, rattlesnakes are not uncommon in the area. I was a classic example of what-you-don't-know-won't-hurt-you cos I had no qualms about wandering around once it was dark and even ventured to the restrooms on my own. Next time? Probably not!</EM> :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153245833021307752006-07-18T12:03:00.000-06:002006-07-18T12:03:00.000-06:00oh wow.....those certainly look beautiful. I'm gla...oh wow.....those certainly look beautiful. I'm glad you had a wonderful time...<BR/>btw I was in Big Sur for a day trip too on july first....i wonder if we crossed paths :)Nabeelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413852017312665746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1153228938265318832006-07-18T07:22:00.000-06:002006-07-18T07:22:00.000-06:00Nice pictures Manisha, looks like you had a great ...Nice pictures Manisha, looks like you had a great time.KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580157458191209215noreply@blogger.com