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Sep 1Liked by Hetty Lui McKinnon

it was SO HARD to pick one recipe. i think that book's now on my must buy list

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I enjoyed it a lot. Recipes are so simple!

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Sep 1Liked by Hetty Lui McKinnon

Ooooooooooooo, the butter! Yikes!

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Haha I know

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Sep 3Liked by Hetty Lui McKinnon

Pav bhaji is so delicious. A friend from Amehdabad taught me how to make it. There are several excellent South Asian groceries near me, so I just buy a Pav Bhaji spice packet when I make it as these are fresh. Buttery spicy veggies now and then are a good thing!

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the spice mix sounds so handy to have on hand!

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Sep 2Liked by Hetty Lui McKinnon

Just dropped my oldest at college! Also my only fellow vegetarian in my family. Can’t wait to make this for her when she comes home!

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Yay we will both be making it! I hope you’re doing ok 😘😘😘

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Sep 1Liked by Hetty Lui McKinnon

This looks so good

We have everything but the Amchoor and am thankful to know we need some!

Can't wait to make it

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I didn’t have it either so I made it without but I need to get some too!!

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I have traveled once to India and loved it. The food of course. As the most vegetarian country there were many yummy options. I also remember being greeted everywhere with eye contact and kindness. I thought to myself, spiritualism (reincarnation) is a great thing for a society. In some ways it puts us all in the same boat. One of my main takeaway was India was that India was like a bustling fairytale with ancient and modern influences coming together. You could find six people riding on a motorcycle, elephants, expensive cars, carts, busses all driving on the same road and while chaotic to see...it worked!

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It makes us realize that society can function respectfully and efficiently in many different ways ;)

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Sep 1Liked by Hetty Lui McKinnon

My second and youngest left for college last Wednesday. Like you, cooking for my family is a way I love them so everything about food preparation will feel a little empty. It gets easier. Thanks for all of your recipes and writing.

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It feels so weird, right? I find myself thinking of ingredients she doesn’t like and realizing I can now use them etc. Hope you’re doing okay too. Thanks for sharing your experience 🥹🙏🏽

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Pav Bahaji, what a fabulous dish. Although I really need to make it just for two as the leftovers aren’t as good which is surprising for any flavourful dish like this. I end up doing the same with Dahl and we seem to be eating it forever. Great post once again,

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