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sugar cookies The other day I decided to bake some cookies at home and my two sweet kids walked into the kitchen as I was getting out the flour and decided to join me. What happened next was an impromptu math lesson right there on the kitchen floor with my 9 year old son and me as the teachers and my 4 year old daughter as the student. She learned how to measure and level scoops of flour, got introduced to fractions as she measured 1/2 cup of sugar and got out her  shapes from the toy box to cut out numbers from the dough and reinforced the concept of big and small by baking two swans - 1 big and 1 small. Learning is not restricted to the classrooms or even a schoolroom at home. Learning can happen anywhere and anytime.  Sugar cookies recipe 1 cup all purpose flour 1/8th  teaspoon salt 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup butter Water as needed A pinch of baking soda Combine flour, salt, baking soda and sugar and sieve them three times. Add butter and water to form a stif

Traditional south Indian breakfast in a hundred year old copper pot* This traditional south Indian dish of upma made from broken rice is a perfect breakfast for those sleepy and hurried mornings when you want to get the breakfast on the table quickly without having to spend too much thought on it. It's a tasty, comforting, mildly spicy food. The combination of green chillies and ginger gives the dish it's pep, and the semisoft texture of the cooked grains, makes every mouthful pure bliss especially when topped with a dollop of ghee.  The dish provides a perfect balance of carbs and proteins and is light and satisfying at the same time. The last time my in laws came to visit us, my MIL shared this recipe with me. ho Ingredients 1 tbsp. oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds 3 red chillies slit lengthwise  3 green chillies slit lengthwise 1 sprig curry leaves 0.5 inch piece of ginger grated 6 pepper corns 1 cup rice rava (buy it