my first diwali
NaBloWriMo day 23.
I’ll be leaving on a jet plane soon…
In the meantime, I had a lovely afternoon spent with friends at Manisha’s house. She wanted to treat us to a Diwali feast. What a treat it was! Happy Diwali and enjoy the pics.
kitt taking pics
kitt and mom
manisha, master hostess and cook extraordinaire
teri mixed some pomegranate champagne fizzies for us
kitt made chivda
shankarpali (mmm!)
chakli (mmm!)
pohe (mmm!)
khaman dhokla (mmm!)
nichole’s aloo ki subzi (mmm!)
chavde (mmm!)
oh wait, this is orange burfi – decadent
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
How fun and delicious that was! And what a nice pic of me and Mom! She was delighted to join us. Many many thanks to Manisha for bringing us all together.
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Sublime feast.
I almost got lost in the exquisite photo of the pomegranate champagne fizzie… wow!
October 24th, 2009 at 1:22 am
*love* that pic of Mom and Kitt! And I could drown in that pom mimosa!
Diwali is about family and friends and sharing it with you made it all the more special! I am so glad you were all able to come over and celebrate with me!
Names of the dishes: shankarpali, chakli, pohe, khaman dhokla, Nichole’s aloo ki subzi, chavde. :-D
October 24th, 2009 at 2:17 am
Beautiful pictures..now I am going back to manisha to check on that orange burfi!..Good to know you guys enjoyed the Diwali!
October 24th, 2009 at 3:08 am
Lucky you ;-P! That must have been wonderful!
Cheers,
Rosa
October 24th, 2009 at 5:08 am
I just got to experience some of that great food. My mom’s neighbors who were celebrating brought us some goodies. She made a date like roll, it was amazing! I also recognize a lot of the dishes here. Delicious!
October 24th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Beautiful pics, Jen, as usual :) I hope you enjoyed all the Diwali spread. They sure do look great!
October 24th, 2009 at 9:42 am
It looks like such a good time! Gorgeous food, gorgeous pictures and such happy, beautiful faces!
October 24th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Those dishes look amazing. I was reading about Diwali online – looking at some very beautiful pictures of the lights and flowers at temples. Thanks, Manisha!
October 24th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
what a beautiful evening with friends!
also, kitt + mom are adorable. i love how the glasses match.
October 24th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
How fun! I love trying out new foods.
October 24th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Wow! What a spread!
Kinda reminds me of diwali back home..lots of great food and friends.
Jen, your pics are stunning!
October 25th, 2009 at 6:39 am
fabulous! i was able to taste some Diwali treats through a friend in college — how i longed to be Indian after that! such treats.
cheers,
*heather*
October 25th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Everything about this post is beautiful (but that shot of Kitt and her mom almost makes me weepy).
October 25th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Oh how I wish I could taste that fabulous line up.
October 25th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Kitt surely takes after her mom’s looks! They look like a great pair! It must be an eye-opening feast for you!
October 29th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Thanks everyone! Manisha is a marvelous hostess and even better friend. I had such a nice time with everyone and especially meeting Kitt’s mom. The two of them (Kitt and her mom) interact so well together. Very touching.
Kitt – your mom was so cute. I’ll get those pics to you after I get back from New Mexico. xxoo
Manisha – thanks for the all of the names and also for that fabulous feast. I *will* learn it all one day. One day :) xxoo