Yesterday Pratishtha celebrated the fake birthday that she was given so that she could start school a year earlier. We made all kinds of delicious food (I was instructed to make a casserole), and dyed Easter eggs with the kit I brought from home. Pratishtha got into the spirit, and was especially excited about the egg-wrappers that shrink in boiling water. We also had a fancy store-bought pineapple cake, which ranks among the best cakes I have ever had.
The other big news yesterday was the report of huge protests and riots in Tibet, and their violent suppression by the Chinese government. Today the Times of Delhi said that all foreign travel to Tibet had been forbidden. There is a slight possibility that things could smoothe out before August and I would be trying to go, but it seems like things will only get more tense as the Olympics gets closer. So, I guess I'll have to start working on a back-up plan. Ah me. I seem to have bad luck this way.
Yesterday Pratishtha celebrated the fake birthday that she was given so that she could start school a year earlier. We made all kinds of delicious food (I was instructed to make a casserole), and dyed Easter eggs with the kit I brought from home. Pratishtha got into the spirit, and was especially excited about the egg-wrappers that shrink in boiling water. We also had a fancy store-bought pineapple cake, which ranks among the best cakes I have ever had.
4 comments:
Ha! I'm so glad you remembered the dye and got to dye eggs with Pratistha and her family! Now, in a few days you have to turn them into deviled eggs and/or egg salad...
What makes the pineapple cake fancy?
Ooh! Devilled eggs! I hadn't thought of that solution. Egg curry was the obvious idea presented so far. That requires horse radish, mainly, right? I suppose the internet will tell me.
The pineapple cake was fancy because it came from a very nice store in the most expensive shopping section of Delhi, and it had that light perfect texture I now associate with your office. But with pineapple instead of coconut. Mm mmm.
The only ingredient you really need for deviled eggs is mayonnaise, with added sweet pickle and paprika at your discretion. Admittedly, mayonnaise might be a little hard to come by in India... Or not?
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