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Looking Back on Year Two of Masala My Life
Posted on September 06 2021
We love knowing that our gifts traveled across the miles when families couldn’t — bringing with them messages of love and gratitude and joy and cheer. We delighted in hearing that our customers were so excited to send packages that reflected their reality. We were so touched by the beautiful, beautiful notes to friends and family. We tried to provide comfort in the form of gifts that could provide a respite from stress, whether a calming cup of chai or a relaxing bath salt.
Our Horror Watching Rebellion at the U.S. Capitol
Posted on January 08 2021
Masala My Life is a deliberately upbeat brand. I created it to celebrate the joy of being proudly and truly South Asian American. We emphasize the “American” intentionally – part of our mission is to cement the South Asian American identity as an American identity. We focus on the positives...
How To Pick the Best Tea/Chai
Posted on October 11 2020
Here's a handy way to pick tea and chai from our site that will best match your needs.
Introducing Indian-Inspired Subscription Boxes
Posted on September 16 2020
A quarterly Subscription Box allows us to share more products and get you exclusive flavors or varieties. And it keeps it fun and new. The boxes are an experience — a way to sample so many great items. We are excited to add two new subscription boxes — one for food and one for other fun!
You Can't Overestimate the Value of Small Businesses
Posted on August 31 2020
I’ve been thinking a lot about American small businesses. They are more important than many realize and not just because they represent 48% of American jobs and 44% of GDP.
But as I sit down to make a list of partners and vendors to thank, I can see clearly how important small businesses are — it’s because we all support each other and our communities in a way that multinational corporations cannot. ...
So here’s our shout out and sincere thanks to all the small businesses we’ve worked with this year. This is a long list for just one small business ending our first year. Multiply this list and you can truly see the value of small businesses in the United States.
We Support Black Lives Matter and Stand Against White Supremacy
Posted on June 04 2020
"The function of freedom is to free someone else," Author Toni Morrison. We are taking a moment to grasp everything going on in the world, the imperfect and beautiful world around us. We support Black Lives Matter. We stand united against systemic racism and white supremacy. When I started this...
Personalizing Your Kitchen
Posted on November 11 2019
Aprons and tea towels seem like such minor items that at first glance it may strike you as almost frivolous to feature them on a site like masalamylife.com. But it’s precisely their simplicity that makes them so important.
Live the Blend Combos That Only You Know
Posted on October 22 2019
Sometimes #livetheblend is deep and meaningful and other times, it’s a small thing that brings giddiness along with it.
Scents of Home with Scrumptious Wicks
Posted on October 08 2019
Enter Scrumptious Wicks, which features candles that resonate with South Asian connections. Just reading the names of the candles is delightful: Indian Monsoon, Cardamom and Pepper, Cinnamon Chai.
Life is Brighter at Diwali
Posted on September 24 2019
Diwali in the United States is a unifier, valuable for its past and also for what it signifies to those of us who think of crabapples and flat Coke before we think of diya and delivering boxes of sweets.
This Masala Comes With a Country Twang
Posted on September 10 2019
If the creation story of Masala My Life has a soundtrack, it’s Midland and Jon Pardi, Ashley McBryde and Jason Aldean.
Welcome to Masala My Life
Posted on August 15 2019
Why are we here? Because there's a story to tell, and we want to tell it authentically.
Finding Books By South Asian American Writers
Posted on August 15 2019
Masala My Life curates books by South Asian American writers — giving you one place to go to find great reads that include South Asian American characters or subjects.
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