Two in Kathmandu

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

C: Giulia's welcome Momo dinner at Buddha's and Bimal's. Like potstickers, filled with curried ground water buffalo. Very Nepali, very delicious. I think we made 1 million and I ate 100,000.
P: Clouds of steaming heaven!!

P: La Mamma is here! She also has a blog going: http://kathmanduboundtovisitthekids.blogspot.com/

Banepa

P: The Boyz!

P: The Galz!

P: The Gorkha soldiers!

P: The Dancers! I went for a fundraiser walk to raise money for schools about two hours outside of Kathmandu. We hiked to the top of a hill, had great Newari food (home-cooked by the moms of the kids), crescendoing in a series of dances.

Patan

C: The kids in Nepal are always so gracious in front of the camera. The tall one did his best to collect his little friends to face me for a photo. One of my favorites.
P: There was a crazy horn marching band playing also (that's what they're so intently looking at). I love this one too!

C: King's palace in Patan, south of Kathmandu. Really beautiful, old Nepal.
P: This city is also the home of one of my teachers, Sudarsan. He is amazing. I'll post some pictures soon.

P: Mhhhh bananas... (they are the best here)!

Nepali Family Portrait

C: The great people that make Nepal feel like home...
P: Yes! It is really our family here. The two on the couch (Nabin and his wife) just had a baby!

Friday, January 8, 2010

Learning to Cook Nepali by Candle Light

C: I am a diligent student of culinary delectable delights.

C: A mixture of tomatoes, green chilies and jira seeds (can't figure out what jira is, some say cumin but I don't think so) to mix in with my most favorite, saag- usually mustard greens.

C: This will be one of my best memories of Nepal. The intimacy of sharing the kitchen and family recipes...

C: Too bad this picture isn't quite clear, but Bimala is using a traditional Nepali knife that is connected to a board that you position underneath your foot and pull the food against the blade. Efficient.