Spice Arrangements

when a couple who met and married in india came to the united states they, like so many who leave their native country, brought with them the family recipes, cooking traditions associated with variety of dishes made with various spices. after years of success in the high tech world of the west coast and silicon valley they still found comfort in the one thing they enjoyed in their home while raising three children on the california coast, the foods of india. although the home is in fremont, california, each time a meal was prepared the kitchen was transformed back to punjab province of india and anita was cooking under the watchful eye and expert instructions of her mother and grandmother. baldev and anita krishan wanted to share the foods with others and knew there were other families in the melting pot of the united states that wanted to share the tastes of their native countries. the idea of spice arrangements was born around the krishan family dinner table and traditions found in t