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	<title>Lemon and Chillies</title>
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	<description>Tart and hot, like the aftertaste of a spicy Indian meal…</description>
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		<title>Ulistac Natural Area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pictures from our hike in Ulistac Natural Area.  Given that it is pretty close to Alviso Marina Park, we saw different varieties of birds and also some wildflowers.




You can&#8217;t go too far in California, without seeing these:



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		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/05/13/ulistac-natural-are/</link>
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		<title>Food combinations anyone?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Growing up, I remember my mom always cooked food by combinations - if it was keerai masiyal (mashed spinach), it has to be eaten with vetha kozhambu (Note: Sambar without lentils is usually called kozhambu) .  If you had paruppu usili (crumbled cooked lentils), then mor kozhambu is a must.  How can you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/05/03/food-combinations-anyone/</link>
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		<title>Hiking @ Alviso Marina Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, I was wondering whether it was just me or did we just move to summer directly from winter.  Till about a week or two back, the temperatures were in the 50s, cold and breezy threatening to rain anytime - well, typical winter weather in general.  And suddenly over the weekend [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/29/hiking-alviso-marina-park/</link>
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		<title>Baked Veggie Pasta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I saw Giada making this on Food network, I have been meaning to try this.  This is a dish that can make a super elegant presence on your dinner table when you have guests or for a simple weekday dinner.  


1 bag of Trader Joe&#8217;s Melange a trois (3 bell peppers)
1 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/24/baked-veggie-pasta/</link>
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		<title>Mexican Grilled Sandwich</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I saw this recipe at TasteTinkerer,  my friendly neighborhood blog, I have been meaning to try this grilled sandwich with a Mexican twist.  High in protein with very little fat aka nutritious and can be fixed in under 30 minutes, making it a perfect weekday dinner candidate.


For the Patty
1/2 can Refried [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/21/mexican-grilled-sandwich/</link>
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		<title>Inspired Wrap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by the roll-up that Nandita made for the WBB - Balanced Breakfast, I made this wrap for dinner (as you can tell, I am not too much of a breakfast cooking person) couple of nights ago.  This is super easy to make, extremely delicious and highly nutritious - definitely a keeper.  Thanks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/inspired-wrap/</link>
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		<title>Eat, Pray, Love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The book starts with an unusual premise - here is a woman brought down by life - divorced, broke up with her boyfriend and completely depressed.  Left with meager choices, she decides to step out of the country, travel the world (well, 3 countries) for a year with the hope that this experience will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/13/eat-pray-love/</link>
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		<title>Rama Navami</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rama Navami celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and a just-ruler whose reign is a symbol of peace and prosperity.  It is also significant as it is celebrated in the beginning of summer when the Sun is moving towards the Northern Hemisphere and Rama is supposed to belong to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/13/rama-navami/</link>
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		<title>Tamil New Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although there is no single true Hindu calendar, mostly, Hindu new year falls around late March to early April.  Different regions of India, celebrate the new year on different dates.  Southern states of Andhra, Karnataka and Maharashtra celebrate Ugadi / Gudi Padwa on the same day (typically around  late-March and early-April).  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/10/tamil-new-year/</link>
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		<title>Twin paths to a delectable tofu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tofu, a food that resembles paneer or cheese, is formed by curdling soy milk with a coagulant, usually edible gypsum or nigari.  Tofu has been in use from 200 B.C. when a zealous cook stumbled upon tofu by chance when he added nigari (magnesium chloride, found in ocean water) to flavor the soy milk. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madras2madurai.hopto.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/09/grilled-baked-tofu/</link>
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