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Purnima Mani
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Human Parts

Humanity Needs Cookbooks, Now More Than Ever

Cookbook authors can help heal the many, many things that ail us this year

5 min readDec 3, 2020

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A stack of cookbooks from the author’s personal collection.

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Purnima Mani
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Modern Parent

Does Your Family Have a Signature Dish?

The food we treasure speaks volumes. Here’s what I learned from listening in.

6 min readNov 18, 2020

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Does Your Family Have a Signature Dish?

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Purnima Mani

How to Stay Busy the Last Two Days of the Election

A non-exhaustive, slightly random, but nevertheless useful list

2 min readNov 2, 2020

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How to Stay Busy the Last Two Days of the Election

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Purnima Mani
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Curious

I Just Want Whatever Reopening Phase Lets Me Back in the Library

5 min readOct 22, 2020

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I Just Want Whatever Reopening Phase Lets Me Back in the Library

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Purnima Mani

My Mother’s Indian Pickles Helped Me Salvage 2020

Nothing is cancelled. Everything lies in wait.

4 min readOct 3, 2020

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My Mother’s Indian Pickles Helped Me Salvage 2020

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Purnima Mani
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Human Parts

What’s the Best Thing You’ve Ever Cooked? No, Seriously.

My son’s curiosity prompted a Facebook survey — followed by a personal reckoning

5 min readSep 17, 2020

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What’s the Best Thing You’ve Ever Cooked? No, Seriously.

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Purnima Mani

Let’s Take Guilt Off the Menu

When COVID-19 lockdown fell on us like an unwelcome weighted blanket almost six(!) months(!) ago(!), like everyone else, I teetered…

7 min readAug 25, 2020

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Let’s Take Guilt Off the Menu

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Purnima Mani

Finding Joy at the Bottom of the Mixing Bowl

6 min readJul 21, 2020

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Finding Joy at the Bottom of the Mixing Bowl

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Purnima Mani

Me and My Sourdough Starter

How I proudly became part of a 2020 lockdown cliche

4 min readApr 10, 2020

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Me and My Sourdough Starter

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Purnima Mani

Purnima Mani

Often reading, writing, or teaching. Always cooking, baking, and eating. Words in Human Parts, Curious, Modern Parent. Connect on Twitter @purnima_mani

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