I had a very healing acupuncture appt today....very tired now. went to Pitaland afterwards to get grape leaves, feta cheese, pita bread and a spinach pie : ) and then stopped at Mercurio's to get caramely gelato:

All wars occur in the realm of time. If you keep thinking in terms of time, the mind's thoughts will be ceaseless. 

http://www.groundswell-mvmt.org/faithshare/listen-up-jay-z-this-muslim-womans-got-something-to-say-to-you/

been feeling a bit glum. I need to get back in touch with my Inner Goddess. I worked a lot in the past with the Goddess Oracles by Hrana Janto. Last week I picked up the Goddess Inspiration Oracle Guide at half price books. The Oracle contains 80 Goddesses. I consulted the Oracle on a few things I needed guidance on and tonight I picked the Goddess Nyai Loro Kidul: Goddess of the Seas. The message is: Powerful forces lie within you. Do not avoid them. Powerful, dark and moody potential births itself within me a couple days before my period. In a separate spread I pulled out Goddess Inanna; She is basically my namesake. So much confusion and moody wandering before there is even an ounce of clarity. And after her Goddess Shakti showed Her Self to me. Through all the confusion, darkness and uncertainty, there is Strength at the "end of the road."

I've been operating my blog behind the scenes via a square language. All the text has turned into squares. I'm basically typing new posts and hitting the orange button to publish. Gonna try to figure out how to fix it and then I'll make a navigation for the food recipes. : )

Green Mung Daal

put 1 cup of moong lentils in the slow cooker:

add shredded ginger:

add 3/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp haldi (turmeric):

add 4 and 1/2 cups of boiled water (pouring water from the tea boiler):

mix everything and cook on high for a long time and cover : )

beautifully cooking (after about 2.5 hours):

the moong daal came out really nice. make sure to give thadka (butter, red mirchi and garam masala). after shopping for a bit, I came home and fell asleep. finally ate my daal at 10:15 at night with my alu parantha : ) bon appetit!

Pakode : )

#pmsinglikecrazy #craving pakode:

make batter: mix besan (chick pea flour), water, chopped spinach, onion (cut long), salt, red mirchi, garam masala and baking powder (just like besan pooda : ). make sure the batter is thick enough. mine came out a little thin this time. 

warm vegetable oil (used canola here) to medium: 

make sure to add a lot of onion

scoop some batter with tablespoon and put in oil. you're supposed to use your hands but I cut my finger in the blender again and it hurts and there's a bandaid on it so I'm using a spoon today.

it's cooking!!

flip : )

pretty pakoda:

this time I'm cooking two at a time:

flip : ) flip a couple times until they get toasty:

beautiful pakodas:

three at a time:

if the pakodas come out thick, you can cut them in half and cook them again. slicing:

back in the oil: 

: )

the little crispies are my favorite : )

these ones got burnt which means turn the heat down a tad. but I ate em anyway cause I like burnt things:

my pakode : )

"Projection makes perception. We look inside first, decide the kind of world we want to see and then project that world outside, making it the truth as we see it. We make it true by our interpretations of what it is we are seeing. If we are using perception to justify our own mistakes - our anger, our impulses to attack, our lack of love in whatever form it may take - we will see a world of evil, destruction, malice, envy and despair. All this we must learn to forgive, not because we are being "good" and "charitable," but because what we are seeing is not true. We have distorted the world by our twisted defenses, and are therefore seeing what is not there. As we learn to recognize our perceptual errors, we also learn to look past them or "forgive." At the same time we are forgiving ourselves, looking past our distorted self-concepts to the Self That God created in us and as us." - Preface, A Course in Miracles

get off your phones and pay attention to what's going on!!!!!! http://themetapicture.com/people-kept-complaining-this-restaurant-sucked-look-what-they-found-out/

Aloo Pronthee (Punjabi pronunciation, also known as Parantha)

boil potatoes, then peel and cut up:

chop onion and coriander:

take out anardana seeds (dried pomegranate seeds): 

grind seeds in mortar and pestle and add to onion, potato, coriander mix:

also add salt, red mirchi (spice) and garam masala (coriander and cumin):

mix and mash:

roll out first 'peda' and put potato mixture in middle:

fold in corners:

dip in dough and roll out:

this is another one I did:

put a little oil on thawa:

add pronthee:

then flip:

then flip again and put oil on this side, flip so it cooks:

my plate : )

I'm very much enjoying my pronthee : )

"Hoon chaa dede the there bache jeen...." : )

ok everybody....get ready.....coming up for dinner today is.........Aloo Parantha!!!! yea baby : ) mom comin back from out of town and that was the special request : ) 

gelatinizing tukmaria seeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za7y91lKgKw

My mediator duties:

marketing - emailing, talking on the phone, meeting with people, making connections on linkedin, twitter, facebok, in person, arrange events, support events....

accounting - keep records of traveling expenses, money spent on education, food, general business expenses and calculate income which is not a very long column....

education - attend training and local community group discussions and seminars, read books, talk with people, meditate, explore, learn from other businesses through experience and conversation, learn from personal life

technical services - no husband so maintain website, facebook presence, online presence, make sure oil changed in car, etc.

provide funding - through other work sources

provide helper support - lend a shoulder to cry on, wipe people's tears, listen to everyone and anyone's hearts and hopefully there's coffee around....

be wined and dined : )

Had delicious kulfi with tukmaria seeds (tulsi seeds....cousin of chia seeds) at Udipi at lunch today (after rava dosa mmmmmmmmm) with my auntie girlfriend.. Deeeeelicious <3

"My wife farted in front of me. Should I divorce her?

Only if it was definitely your turn." - The Future of Farting by Dr. Barry Guff

I'm not gonna spill it this time: #early lunch now

I just spent a half hour boiling steel-cut oatmeal on the stove and it turned out perfect this time. I didn't even burn the pot. I topped it with cranberries, pepitas, pecans, walnuts, pistachios and it was perfect. I ate a few spoons and then unfortunately, the bowl toppled over and the oatmeal spilled on the carpet. darn. #making oatmeal again #nothing happens perfectly the first or second time in my life #something is always toppling over

and I didn't get reimbursed for parking either when I took the mediator exam to apply for a job when I was unemployed. did I get a job in the gov? no. and the UC fund wants 'their' money back....what in the *&(*&(*&(*&***

Hallelujer: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118747/ivy-league-schools-are-overrated-send-your-kids-elsewhere

Putin is such a dork: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/joe-biden-putin_n_5605465.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

this is the gist of how America works: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/man-wife-spreadsheet-sex_n_5605670.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

tech services people that's where it's at. stick with the engineers and IT people: http://thoughtcatalog.com/chelsea-fagan/2014/07/6-professions-that-produce-the-worst-boyfriends/

woohoo!! http://www.post-gazette.com/life/seen/2014/07/21/Pittsburgh-Vegan-Festival-Summer-Edition/stories/201407210041

Heartbreaking but beautiful video: http://guff.com/beautiful-hospital-wedding-will-move-you-to-tears/gallery

#badmood #badweek
#coldsinus
#anger
#pelvicdiscomfort
#officiallyending$10/hourtutoringgig and
#onlythingthatmakesmehappyisseeingchildrensmile

I'm enjoying experiencing every one of my vacillating moods. As my dick rises, so do my thoughts. 

Teri kanak di rakhi mundiyaa, hoon main nayon behndi : )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR8u_QSl544

Achari Paneer (Paneer w storebought Achari seasoning)

cut some green bell pepper, tomato and onion:

and paneer:

add olive oil to pot:

you can get this achari seasoning which is yellowish from the store but we have a red color seasoning:

add paneer to olive oil:

then add achari seasoning. mix and make sure all paneer bits get a good coating of seasoning:

add a little salt:

then add veggies:

mix and cook uncovered for about ten minutes on medium:

so pretty : )

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cut some onion and two cloves of garlic for thank [the Punjabi final element]:

then brown onions in olive oil. do NOT add masala right away. you have no idea how many times I've been yelled at for putting the masala in too soon. 

THEN add red mirchi and garam masala:

add to daal (lentils):

aloo bengan (eggplant with potato) was already made : )