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A tribute to Jayasree Satish..

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Jayasree Satish (Image credit: Lata Raja)

Posts such as these are really hard to compose, and yet the sadness lingers even for those of us who can be categorized as the typical 'third person'.  We lost one of our fellow bloggers, Jayasree Satish  on the 12th of October, to a  rather sudden (and fatal) bout of Pneumonia. I personally did not have the opportunity to know her or even interact with her other than casually glance through comments she made on Facebook. It was only after her passing that I realized what a wonderful collection of memorable, wonderful recipes she's compiled through her blog Kailas Kitchen.

Something that I had never given importance to was the potential of the microwave to churn out a lot more than cooked rice & warming milk. I just got a wonderful tutorial on the same. The recipe accompanying this post is entirely Jayasrees without any alteration to the ingredients, (other than recommendations from her own tasting notes). Thank you Jayasree for the wonderful recipe. My thoughts & prayers are with your family. To second Lata Raja's sentiment and quoting Billy Joel; 'Only the good die young'.

Jayasree's Microwave Mango Murabba (see recipe link above)

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  1. UnknownOctober 19, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    OMG - I am shocked and grieved!!! I cannot believe this - I love many dishes from her blog! SO shocking!

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  2. lata rajaOctober 20, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Niv, such a heartwarming post. I am sure that she would have loved to have acquainted you too.

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  3. Prathima RaoOctober 20, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    May her soul rest in peace...So shocking to hear of this sad news...
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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