Need a cook

Can anyone refer a Cook who can come and prepare food everyday or every other day. Preferably a Gujarati cook who can make Jain food. (in Santa Clara near El camino Real X Lawrence Exp)

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Hike this Thanksgiving thursday (11/22/12)

Weather forecast shows sunny on thanksgiving thursday. Folks interested for a hike @ Rancho San Antonio @ 9.30 am ?? Folks with younger kids could do the stroller friendly one and others could do the challenging route. Since it’s thanksgiving, restaurants will be closed, so we could also do lunch …

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Ninja Kitchen System & Vitamix

Do any of you own Ninja kitchen system or Vitamix? I bought Ninja kitchen system from Costco a few days ago. According to advertisements you can chop/make juice etc. Chopping the veggies is good but when I tried juicing grapes & apples, despite adding water i felt like it had …

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Buying Gold Coins

Does anyone buy gold coins during festivals or other occasions from here ? Any tips/tricks on what to check when buying gold coins here ? Any recommendations on which stores have better quality etc ? Here’s an old post related to special occasion spending 🙂 Special Occasion spending Haven’t bought …

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The real party before the Diwali Party

As we all are getting ready for the mega event this Saturday….some thoughts I would like to share about our experiences in past 8-9 weeks before the Grand Finale. Practice sessions are fun for kids and adults. Helps build new relations and bonds. Nivriti has made new friends and apparently …

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Whats your favourite Falafel place?

Moving from SF…. we are not disappointed with falafels in south bay 🙂 So far our favourites are: 1. Dish-n-dash – Good flavour of sauces and good assembly of the wrap and great smoothies! 2. Oren’s hummus shop – the most amazing hot sauces I have ever eaten! They come …

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Halloween Time – Trick or Treat Events for kids

In past we have captured various Trick or Treat Events around Bay Area. Here are some that we have been to in past and really enjoyed 1) WestGate Mall San Jose on Oct 26 between 5.00 PM – 7.00 PM http://events.mercurynews.com/san_jose_ca/events/show/281180465-halloween-trickortreat-event This is a very well conducted event outside Ross. …

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