Fenugreek, Tuesday's spice, when the air is green like mosses after rain.
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniSometimes -- she knows this from her own life -- to get to the other side, you must travel through grief. No detours are possible.
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniEach spice has a special day to it. For turmeric it is Sunday, when light drips fat and butter-colored into the bins to be soaked up glowing, when you pray to the nine planets for love and luck.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni