We went out for shopping on #Saturday. Met up with a friend and went to Thaliva Indian Kitchen in Park Ridge. It is a place we have been wanting to go to for a while after someone told us it some of the best South Indian in #Chicagoland. We got dosas and finished the day with a South Indian Filter Coffee. Worth a trip out on the Metra!
We wanted to make something good tonight so we made Gatte Ki Subzi together ❤️
A Rajasthani dish made of besan dumplings in yogurt sauce, it is one of our favorite dishes.
We are thinking about doing something more elaborate like this every Thursday evening as a way to start the weekend a bit early (since we both have WFH on Fridays 😊).
Finally got around to making the Paneer last night. Decided to make Paneer Khurchan. One of our favorite restaurants in Chicago (“Essence of India” in Lincoln Square) does it really well and we were craving it. It is not a dish you often see on a menu here in the US.
We wanted to have a quiet afternoon and so we went to go to Kapej Coffee on the Brown Line. It is one of our favorite places in #Chicago with some of the best #coffee in the city. In fact, the owner was roasting coffee fresh in a little alcove off the counter.
Since this got boosted I'll add that if any readers of "The Lost Cause" found themselves wanting to go on adventures in that setting (about fifty years later), that's a pretty good summary of the vibe of our tabletop RPG.
Went for a nice walk today at the river walk next to the northern branch of the Chicago River. This was probably the first good summer-ish day we had so we wanted to get out early. So lucky that we live so close to such a beautiful spot. What is amazing is that this greenery is a relatively recent effort to restore the ecological health of the Chicago River.
And here is a video we took at the water’s edge at the River Walk along the North Branch of the Chicago River this morning. It was such a great way to start the morning!
Watched “Love at First Sight” on Netflix tonight. Very simple and sweet - a nice cozy date movie for a cold Friday night 🤗
Made us reflect a bit on when we first met. This is probably the earliest photo we have of us from almost 10 years ago. Our boss took it before we had told anyone we were dating. Maybe she had a hunch? ❤️❤️❤️
On our trip to Austin in March, we went along the Colorado River and made our way to the Congress Avenue Bridge. The bridge is home to the largest urban bat colony in the world. While it was daytime, you can hear a light chitter of the resident safe in their homes underneath.
We are going to be taking a trip to Austin, Texas for the first time this coming weekend. We would love recommendations for any thing we must see or do. We love nature and culture.
Do you have any recommendations for good cafés or restaurants? We are both vegetarians.
Thank you so much - we are looking forward to visiting soon!
Boost appreciated and suggestions doubly appreciated!
Special #Breakfast this Sunday morning. #MasalaOats from "Parsi" by Farokh Talati and South Indian #FilterCoffee with Oat Milk. The oats were fantastic and pretty easy to makee. Vegetarian but can be vegan without Ghee.
We are so excited to go through more #recipes in this book!
We had our first quiet Saturday in a long time. This afternoon we made some time for art and creativity! @dohappybelove did the watercolor painting and @seanbala made a long-stitch book. The inside of Sean's book was made from an old calendar that we had lying around.