While talking to my cousin in Brampton recently, she reminded me of this wonderful pickle made from tendlis or gherkins, how they are known in the West. Frankly, I've never seen this vegetable in mainstream grocery markets but I suspect that Indian grocery stores worldwide carry them. I remember the vegetable itself is quite bland… Continue reading Tendli Pickle or Tindora
Month: September 2010
Bodiem House – Side View
If you were looking at Mae's house from the side, the same side where the other Lobo's house is located, this is what it would look like in it's dilapidated condition. When we visited there as youngsters, it was in fine condition. It is sad to see it in this way but also a good… Continue reading Bodiem House – Side View
Godshe from Goa
These days, I find myself thinking of Mae and all the special sweets she would make for us kids who had just arrived from the big city of Bombay. Godshe was one of these sweets - yum. For so long, I've been wanting to find a recipe so I could make it for my own… Continue reading Godshe from Goa
Bibique
Mae made this Bibique for us even when it wasn't Christmas time. All Coans made this this layered cake at Christmas but since us Lobos never went to Bodiem during Christmas, Mae would make it for us in May. Bless that sweet woman who did everything in her power to give her grandchildren a good… Continue reading Bibique
The Bimbli Tree
Ahhh! Remember the bimbli tree? I'll bet there was one right outside your Goa house. This one is much like the one just outside the hall window in Mae's house located in Boddiem, a little village in Bardez. As soon as we arrived here for our summer vacation in May, we dashed outside to… Continue reading The Bimbli Tree
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