Ingredients: A small butternut or half if large – peeled and diced 1 tablespoon oil 1/3 cup white cabbage ¾ cup red lentils 1/3 cup parsley 1 teaspoon thyme 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper pinch of cayenne (optional) 5 cups water 4 bay leaves Directions: Heat a heavy...

By Dadi Janki AT THIS TIME WHEN WE SEE the condition of the world, many of us want to serve the world. But when our own minds are affected by the conditions of the world, we cannot really serve the world. A mind that is filled with anger or sadness...

Happy Diwali!! Diwali is a special festival when Lakshmi or wealth is invoked into homes and special rituals are performed to welcome prosperity into one’s life. Despite any ritual or efforts we all understand and realize that this physical wealth and richness is only transient and ever fluctuating. It can...

Ingredients: Dry Ingredients: 2 ½ cups flour (whole wheat flour or all purpose flour) 1 ½ teaspoon salt 1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda Wet Ingredients: ½ cup oil ¾ cup brown sugar 2 cups mashed bananas (over ripe bananas preferred) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Optional ingredients:  ½ cup chocolate chips...

We are living in a world where anything is possible. A very close relative can kill their relative for wealth, an earthquake can eradicate an entire city, or a deadly disease can kill thousands of people. Day in and out we hear these kind of horrific real stories, and it...

In this modern fast paced world where technology is at our finger tips, we cannot imagine a day without our smart phone or computer. Being able to connect any minute of the day from anywhere in the world has become a basic necessity, not just a luxury. With this prolific...

Ingredients: 1 lb. or 29 oz. can chickpeas (boiled) 1 tablespoon ground cumin seeds 1 table spoon dried coriander powder 1 tablespoon chili powder Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves 1 tablespoon chopped curly parsley 2 tablespoon all purpose flour Directions:...

Traditionally Raksha Bandhan is a festival to commemorate purity and protection in human relationships, especially focusing on the brother-sister relationship. The tying of a beautiful decorated sacred thread to a brother’s wrist by his sister is a symbol of her faith and trust in him.  And brothers see it as...

Before coming into spiritual knowledge I always used to remember God as my Father and these days I practice God as my Mother and as the Almighty Authority as well. I tend to use the Master Almighty Authority when I’m at work in school to help me remain powerful. I...

Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour or whole wheat flour ½ cup oil 1 cup sugar 1 ½ cup chopped mangoes 1 cup pureed mangoes ½ teaspoon cardamom 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt Cardamom sugar topping:  2-3 tablespoons sugar ½ teaspoon cardamom 1 tablespoon...