My house has seen a flurry of painters and carpenters this
last month. Between them and layers of dust all over the place (no matter how
much you try to clean) baking had been impossible. We survived mostly on take
outs or super quick one-pot meals. But now the last of them are gone and we are
slowly reclaiming our home. The kitchen looks like our kitchen once again and
the oven has been scrubbed clean.
When we emerged from under paint cans and wood shavings, it seems the rain gods have been busy too! The onset of monsoons is always exciting. Unless you have to
wade through the water to get to work- then it ain’t pretty! Much like
everybody else, I feel like chai and bhajiyas as soon as the showers start but
what I crave even more is to bake something so that my house can smell heavenly
even if it’s only for a while. And there is no aroma more delicious than a loaf
of banana bread in your oven. This time I made muffins instead and added a few
handfuls of chocolate chips for some glutton factor.
