
We are just back from a long-awaited vacation with our Indian family after the pandemic hiatus. Appa had a chance to visit them last fall […] Read More
A blog about and for multicultural families
We are just back from a long-awaited vacation with our Indian family after the pandemic hiatus. Appa had a chance to visit them last fall […] Read More
Thanksgiving is almost here. We are getting ready to cook and to celebrate. Both Appa and I have fond memories of our Thanksgiving dinners ever […] Read More
A guessing game I think I have become increasingly good at, having run my online French grocery store Simply Gourmand for over a decade now, […] Read More
Sometime at the very end of the 20th century I moved from Geneva, Switzerland to Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was my first leap into the “far […] Read More
Over the nearly seven years since Minette discovered that there is more to food than mere maternal milk (isn’t it funny the way some milestones […] Read More
Today’s Bastille Day, France’s national day, or “le Quatorze Juillet” as we call it plainly in France. The reference to the Bastille prison that was […] Read More
It is warm but not yet hot as we are going up the path leading to the ancient Jain temple. We started our excursion early […] Read More
Our French vacation at my parents’ ended just a couple of weeks ago and it is still gently rippling in our life back in Cleveland. […] Read More
When it comes to nurturing multicultural children’s connection with their heritage(s) parents who want to stay the course have a lot on their plate. I […] Read More
If you have a mild case of the post-holiday blues I have the right French tip for you. It’s called tirer les rois (literally, drawing […] Read More