My habits, my recipes...: A nagging letter of 172 pages to my son...

..a delectable spread that tempts your eyes

..an aroma that urges a u-turn

..taste buds that begin to drool

..the ears that listen to a recipe

..the feel of a crispy wada or a spongy idli..

Sure the five sense is at war with your mind that struggles to control the urge to binge or even eat!

A mind that decides to diet. A mind visualising a svelte figure.

Does this one life deserve to deal with this situation? Isn't life made to devote time for better impressions to leave behind?

Definitely one can eat heartily and live healthily too without depriving oneself of all that the world has to offer. Today eating has interfered with the three 'A's AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY!

The author believes in eating what her forefathers ate. She was a victim of obesity and explains on how she maintained eating three meals a day and how she coped to cut down the fat but not the menus she enjoyed. Her suggestions to her son, an actor and a film-maker, with tips on easy and tasteful cooking, are worth a reference towards an example of a healthy life she lives today.