tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post1406214771739660347..comments2024-03-28T06:16:05.361-05:00Comments on One Hot Stove: Thanksgiving, and book review, The Opposite of SpoiledNupurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-3083803391227608842017-12-12T22:03:40.871-06:002017-12-12T22:03:40.871-06:00Thanks for the kind words Nupur. Parenting is a to...Thanks for the kind words Nupur. Parenting is a tough job; I honestly consider it a blessing from God if I've been guided to do right things at the right time the right way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-85085090979423425942017-12-12T22:01:28.141-06:002017-12-12T22:01:28.141-06:00hello Deepa,
Thanks for the kind words; but you...hello Deepa,<br />Thanks for the kind words; but you've done an amazing job raising an entrepreneur at such a young age :) All of this knowledge is "real" life experience and he'll be his own boss one day. Our upbringing was similar to Nupur's; middle class family, frugal lifestyle but no structured training on money management. But I've come to realize it's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-68512202693886972492017-12-12T13:15:58.483-06:002017-12-12T13:15:58.483-06:00Hi Nupur,
Lovey post and comments as usual :)
Ou...Hi Nupur,<br /><br />Lovey post and comments as usual :)<br /><br />Our Thanksgiving was with our friends group of 15 families that has become a tradition for about 15 years now. Lots of food and fun. Even our college going kiddos look forward to this now as they get to meet their childhood friends. We stick with the traditional Indian menu though.<br /><br />We did not give our kids allowances Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-13097056579344563422017-12-12T07:44:40.792-06:002017-12-12T07:44:40.792-06:00Hi Jui! I do have a goodreads account- see if this...Hi Jui! I do have a goodreads account- see if this link takes you there: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/10503122-nupur?shelf=readNupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-41293315859693627232017-12-12T07:43:10.523-06:002017-12-12T07:43:10.523-06:00I hope your holidays are wonderful too! So glad th...I hope your holidays are wonderful too! So glad that the mad sad glad game is generating some great conversations in your home :)Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-76830873590018727252017-12-12T07:42:22.585-06:002017-12-12T07:42:22.585-06:00Hi Vishakha! Your potpie and gravy sounds hearty a...Hi Vishakha! Your potpie and gravy sounds hearty and delicious. And what fun to have a photoshoot and encourage a budding photog along the way- very cool of you. It is great to hear how your personal finance lessons are helping your son as he starts into his independent life. You have given him a very important gift in teaching him this! Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-30172089770131623782017-12-11T08:45:11.876-06:002017-12-11T08:45:11.876-06:00Hi Nupur
I am a regular reader of your blog but v...Hi Nupur<br /><br />I am a regular reader of your blog but very rarely leave comments. I won the blue and purple scarf in a giveaway, I love it and use it often. It's a lovely scarf and everyone admires it when I wear it. I enjoy the graphic novel genre and have read almost all the ones you recommend - lucy knisley, raina telgemeier, art spiegelman, marjane satrapi and more recently Roz juihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649762987625511266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-32677452182172839802017-12-07T07:58:56.788-06:002017-12-07T07:58:56.788-06:00Agree that the mind boggles at the 700 Euro shoes ...Agree that the mind boggles at the 700 Euro shoes (mind, that's only the starting price!). And likewise, my entire wardrobe wouldn't cost that much. But they are a different level of wealthy. I am told that till recently, some of the old German families' kids had to be referred to as 'HRH' during roll call at school. Unglaublich!<br /><br />I believe giving something away is ammanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002764562048409240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-50633792634052645812017-12-06T16:17:40.773-06:002017-12-06T16:17:40.773-06:00Hi Nupur, great post as always. This could couldn&...Hi Nupur, great post as always. This could couldn't come at a better time. My son is now 12 and we recently had many debates about wants and needs. Thanks for writing about the book. I will definitely read it. Btw, the mad-sad-glad game that you wrote about in one of your posts is a big hit in our home. We play it almost daily at dinner time and many interesting conversations happen due to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-85310154787359483152017-12-06T10:17:58.074-06:002017-12-06T10:17:58.074-06:00Lovely Thanksgiving - each year as I prep to cook ...Lovely Thanksgiving - each year as I prep to cook for the Thanksgiving weekend - I recall your Live blogging Thanksgiving.<br /><br />I made a veggie potpie and mushroom gravy to go with a friend's turkey.<br /><br />Paid a local high school sophomore to do a family photo shoot for us and it was the best photo shoot experience ever. Plus I felt good that I encouraged a fledgling photographer Vishakha Parvatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142964093616938098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-60737636229568373242017-12-05T19:48:02.798-06:002017-12-05T19:48:02.798-06:00Hi Ammani- oh boy it sounds like the things kids w...Hi Ammani- oh boy it sounds like the things kids want just get complicated as they grow up :) my kids beg me for candy, stickers and cheap plastic junky toys and that's hard enough to control. I have no idea what I will do when they start asking about designer clothing and shoes! I will come to you for advice ;) Incidentally, I think all the shoes I've bought in the last decade or two Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-43697573794025760262017-12-05T19:39:01.614-06:002017-12-05T19:39:01.614-06:00Niranjana- I'm no pie crust expert, and trust ...Niranjana- I'm no pie crust expert, and trust me, the pie bars are excellent- you can skip making a traditional pie crust, get the full on flavor of the pie and have more servings- win, win, win, I think ;) <br /><br />Your jerk seasoning tofurkey sounds great! Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-79433647310669595192017-12-05T19:35:41.261-06:002017-12-05T19:35:41.261-06:00Hi Neha- That's a great concept- the "val...Hi Neha- That's a great concept- the "value" something adds to life. Works for kids and adults :)<br /><br />When we go to stores and Lila wants something, I've started adding it to a list- a page in my grocery-list notebook, anything and everything can go on the list. Then at birthdays and Christmas (the two times a year I buy her presents), she can review the list and pick 1 Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1355969299038198032017-12-05T19:28:58.758-06:002017-12-05T19:28:58.758-06:00Johanna- Shopping does seem to trigger most of our...Johanna- Shopping does seem to trigger most of our conversations about money- especially the difference between wants and needs. Boy is it fun to go into a store (even a grocery store) with thousands of items that your kid wants and have to patiently explain how she can't have anything but the few things on our list. Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-49385952361891775432017-12-05T19:26:48.776-06:002017-12-05T19:26:48.776-06:00Hi Deepa- Yes, I do have very enthu friends and yo...Hi Deepa- Yes, I do have very enthu friends and you would be welcome anytime with or without a dish in hand :) I did not have an allowance growing up either. We did have a piggy bank but no structured money training as such. Frugality and not wasting things was definitely a part of our upbringing as in most middle class Indian families. But it is great to use allowance and/or other money tools Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-15353720975079806792017-12-05T19:17:45.601-06:002017-12-05T19:17:45.601-06:00Ambica- Thanks!Ambica- Thanks!Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-79315864262814851142017-12-05T19:17:25.252-06:002017-12-05T19:17:25.252-06:00Meena- What a lovely Thanksgiving you enjoyed! I h...Meena- What a lovely Thanksgiving you enjoyed! I have to jot that menu down for next year- it sounds terrific. You are doing an amazing job setting up your lad to be independent and practical when it comes to college and living on his own. I'm taking notes on everything you're doing! Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-17313475359676128692017-12-05T03:53:02.125-06:002017-12-05T03:53:02.125-06:00Hahaha...two stand out things for me from the post...Hahaha...two stand out things for me from the post above:<br /><br />1. Lila's idea for what would constitute an equal family (how cute!) and how that seamlessly blended into your giving time at the local animal shelter. <br /><br />2. Your thanking us for being part of your blog community. <br /><br />This is a very pertinent post as we currently live as expats and my children go to an ammanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002764562048409240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-15847097051129002602017-12-04T12:26:27.549-06:002017-12-04T12:26:27.549-06:00Oh, sounds so fun! Love the pecan pie bar idea--I&...Oh, sounds so fun! Love the pecan pie bar idea--I'm a wimp when it comes to pie crust. Please do a post to help inept pie-makers!<br />We did Thanksgiving at a friend's where they'd made tofurkey with jerk seasoning, and baked it with assorted veggies and mango. It was amazing! Niranjana Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787393566384930154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-26888873434503527752017-12-03T21:49:20.989-06:002017-12-03T21:49:20.989-06:00My son is 4 years and we do try our best to raise ...My son is 4 years and we do try our best to raise him to not be materialistic. One way I do this is by denying or buying things for him based on the "value" they add to his life and not how much they cost. Example: He asks me for a toy car to add to his already big collection, I do not deny him by saying it is expensive, but by asking him if it will add value or if he will learn Nehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514770859221592913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-88866925055797025702017-12-02T05:30:59.678-06:002017-12-02T05:30:59.678-06:00Thanks for sharing some of this book - sounds like...Thanks for sharing some of this book - sounds like great food for thought. I haven't volunteered with Sylvia but I have taken her to a community place I volunteered and it is nice for her feel a little part of this place. The issue of money and chores is a continuing challenge and I always find it interesting to talk to other parents about it. We have started some pocket money and a littleJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-8170815978823327212017-12-02T04:37:27.774-06:002017-12-02T04:37:27.774-06:00loved your awesome spread at Thisgiving. You sure ...loved your awesome spread at Thisgiving. You sure have enthu chef friends. I'd totally gatecrash if I was closeby albeit with a dish in hand to share:-)<br /><br />Loved your point wise book review and realized the allowance thingie I need to begin with my already 13 year old son like pronto. I grew up without getting one and perhaps as a result have always refrained from giving him one. But Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-11715251649598223412017-12-01T19:52:06.380-06:002017-12-01T19:52:06.380-06:00Hi Nupur, lovely post as always. We celebrate Than...Hi Nupur, lovely post as always. We celebrate Thanksgiving with friends- great company and way too much food. We found volunteering opportunities that we could do with kids through handson.org. Ambicahttp://thetibiklife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-4694228824135827702017-12-01T16:52:06.379-06:002017-12-01T16:52:06.379-06:00Very nice post as always Nupur. Our friends visite...Very nice post as always Nupur. Our friends visited us from Dallas for Thanksgiving. As tradition goes, hubby is the one who bakes and feeds friends that day. He had an awesome menu- roasted potatoes, samosas with spicy chutney, oven roasted mushrooms with garlic sauce, tikka masala pot pie, vegan french onion tart, and three desserts - slab apple pie with salted caramel drizzle, pecan pie and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com