Everybody in India tell me not to get anything for them from US. Their exact words - “Don’t get anything from there for us. We can buy anything that you get from US in India. We have better newer models and it would cost less than what it would for you in US”. Having said that, if we are planning to make a trip to our hometown, we still have this urge to “shop for India”. Here are some suggestions on what you can buy for various age groups. But do keep in mind that whatever you take may already be there.

For toddlers and babies:

Have you ever watched Seinfeld? If you haven’t, you should. It tells you about social faux paus in a funny way. It’s a 90s sitcom that is a show about nothing. If you watch closely though, you notice that it’s a show that makes fun of all the stuff that is “not nice” in this country.

This web page is about the simple rules of etiquette. One of my cousins gave me the idea to write this page. He came to US recently and was illustrating some of his experiences in this country in a most amusing way. Let me share one of his stories (with his permission) in his own words...

Are you new to cooking? Cooking a decent every-day meal is not that difficult. The key to good cooking is practice. I am not a great cook but I can make two good square meals a day. Most of our Indian dishes, especially Andhra dishes, follow the same procedure. If you know how to make one, you know all. So unlike traditional recipe web sites, I present these recipes as groups of similar recipes.

Curries or Kooralu: