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Welcome!

Welcome to Bake with Sonia, my fabulous little food blog. Right now, it is more of my travel blog, because I have dropped everything, and taken off to INDIA! SOME HISTORY…I grew up in southern California, +father +mother +two brothers +puppy.  I graduated from UC Berkeley in May 2011, landed a job, and moved to …

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Breaking the Bay.

Spent a BEAUTIFUL weekend in the Bay Area. So much love, yoga, and good food packed into three days. Thank you God for my two very different yet wonderful brothers. They treat me like a princess and train me like a warrior solider at the same time. Sonia Blade status. I really have the best friends. …

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Go Bananas

HEY thank you everyone for reading my last post.  I am overwhelmed with gratitude by the number of views it received – the highest number in a long time, ESPECIALLY for a post that didn’t involve chocolate. Tons and tons of good energy flowed our way, just by people reading. I totally believe that. Thoughts …

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Dying Duck in a Thunderstorm

Hey America. You drive me crazy. I have to admit. I miss India incredibly. In five months, my life was turned upside down into something new, something simple, something princess-y, something good. It is a bit strange being back. And I keep forgetting I am HERE and not THERE. Things have been rough at Casa de …

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California Minute.

I’m getting on a California bound plane in five hours. We booked it today. All my big important decisions in life happen in a heartbeat. Literally a heart beat. On the surface, I seem to be really bad with decisions. You could say I am one of the most frustrating decision makers. But only when …

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Great lady of India from America

Gosh these last few weeks have been a whirlwind of events! Let me tell you about it. Family is in town!!! HEYO! This makes me a happy happy girl. I forgot how much I missed these people – my dad and older brother. They know me inside and out, and we can all connect on …

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Aum Sweet Aum

I can’t sleep. I am in a bit of a conundrum. Today was weirdly emotional for me. Not in like a break-down crying way. But inside, I was jumping from nervousness to doubt to excitement, then joy, then a little fear, and overall confusion. What is going on? I’ll tell you. India is throwing a …

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Aunty Bessy’s Peanut Curry

HEY remember when this used to be a food blog? I know, I also almost forgot too . A recipe post at last!! Get excited. Sunday was Grandpa’s 81st birthday. He actually turned 82, but his parents had lied on his birth certificate and made him one year younger, in case he failed school or …

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The turbinophone.

“All it takes is 20 seconds of insane courage and great things will happen.” Says the movie We Bought a Zoo. Nice message. Cute movie. I recommend. I just had an experience where I was glad for trying. For being curious and determined enough to experiment. I was down the street at KSHITIJ yoga center …

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Our Machines.

The human body is amazing. Amazing. The more I read and learn about it, the more impressed I am. All these cells and neurons and systems scurry around together to keep your machine running. Not in a mechanistic way, but in a fluid, flexible way that can quickly glide and shift strategy depending on your …