Award time

The first award for the year - its been a while since i got any award.last year i got 2 give aways and I was mighty pleased that my blog and the efforts that go into it have got some recongition. Thanks Sajina of Sajustastes for choosing me for this award.

If you are wondering that The Liebster Award is : its a recognition that is passed on from one small blogger to another as a way of supporting & helping each other grow their respective blogs.  Sort of a “hey, I like your blog and I’d like other’s to discover it, too”, sort of a thing....

This is a kind of  chain letter, a blogger to blogger award, in which you have to nominate 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers...The word "liebster" is dearest/favorite in German, and still no one knows the origin of this lovely award....Supporting other bloggers and receiving support from them is one of the most rewarding parts of blogging.... 

Rules of the Award
1. Write 11 random facts about yourself.
2. Answer the 11 interview questions you've been given by the person who nominated you.
3. Fabricate 11 new questions.
4. Nominate 11 bloggers who have less than 200 followers and mention them in your post.
5. Tell the person who nominated you, along with the people whom you've nominated.

So here goes....

11 Random Facts About Me

1. I think I'm a friendly person and love to go on and on making friends.So blogging suits me i guess, as i get to meet so many wonderful bloggers/friends.
2. I started to cook only after my graduation and it was always sambar and tri-color sabji during those starting days.
3. I have started loving food photography and styling.
4. I NEED to have something sweet after my lunch(and dinner) somehow i'm controlling!
5. I feel planning what to cook is more tedious than the actual cooking it.
6. I love baking especially cupcakes and eating them.
7. Love to watch cook shows anything and anyone...some of my favorites are Rachel Allen,Nigella Lawson and Donna Hay.
8. I love to crochet flowers :) I learnt to crochet from the net all by myself.
9. I can't stay away from the blog even for a day...i'm addicted to it :)
10.i wish i had done some food related course or studies, would have been more helpful than my computer related degree.
11.I love to do any handiwork-cutting sticking, painting ,quilling,etc anything i wouldn't mind learning the teachnique and then doing a task.


My 11 questions for my fellow bloggers whom I have nominated..

1. Who;s the most powerful influence in your life?good/bad or both?
2. What one thing would you like to change in your life?
3. What little steps do you take if any to clean up the environment?
4. What's your favourite childhood memory?
5. Are you still in contact with your school friends?if so how many of them?
6. Who/ what is the reason behind your starting to blog?
7. What do you enjoy most about food blogging?
8. Do you have any secret wish you would like to fulfil someday?
9. What's the one unforgettable incident in your kitchen?
10. What's your favourite recipe in your blog?
11. Your favorite place in the whole world?

Hmm that was pretty tough job to come up with 11 questions.Now to the answers to Sajina's questions :

What 4 words would you use to describe yourself?

- Friendly,funny,foolish and foodie!

What's your favorite drink?

-Coffee right now.

One skill you wish you had!
- Speak and be more wise.THats not a skill i guess.I wish i could stitch.

Which was the first blog that you started following?
- One on livejournal to record daily happenings or somehting that I felt like recording.

When was the last time you cried?
- I was having a tough second pregnancy and When i saw my baby's U/s :) i cried involuntarily.

What you hate the most about people?
Judging others.

Do you think you’re a good judge of a person’s character? .
No not at all.Who am i to judge anyway!

What is your favorite song?
ARR Munbe vaa from Jillunu oru Kadhal comes to mind now.I've lost track of english and hindi songs.

What is worst about blogging?
- You have to cook and photograph your food before you can blog it!Thats tough when you have people around waiting to pounce on the food.

What is your favorite TV show at the moment?
- None.DOn't get to watch a lot of it.But Rachel Allen's Bake is a all time favorite.

Your favorite color & fruit?
- Blue and melons

I want to pass on this award to few of my beautiful blogging world friends.

1.  Helen Prabha of All about my world
2. Divya Pramil of You too can cook
3. Arthy Suman of Sumanarthy's Kitchen
4. Asiya Omar of Samaiythu Asathalam
5. Ambreen of Simply sweet and savoury
6. Viji of Virunthu unna vanga 
7. Vimitha Anand of My Culinary Trial room
8. Pari of Indian vegetarian Recipes
9. Biny of Biny's recipes
10. Veena of Great secret of life
11. Prasu of My culinary world
12. Recipe Excavator

Award time

The first award for the year - its been a while since i got any award.last year i got 2 give aways and I was mighty pleased that my blog and the efforts that go into it have got some recongition. Thanks Sajina of Sajustastes for choosing me for this award.

If you are wondering that The Liebster Award is : its a recognition that is passed on from one small blogger to another as a way of supporting & helping each other grow their respective blogs.  Sort of a “hey, I like your blog and I’d like other’s to discover it, too”, sort of a thing....

This is a kind of  chain letter, a blogger to blogger award, in which you have to nominate 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers...The word "liebster" is dearest/favorite in German, and still no one knows the origin of this lovely award....Supporting other bloggers and receiving support from them is one of the most rewarding parts of blogging.... 

Rules of the Award
1. Write 11 random facts about yourself.
2. Answer the 11 interview questions you've been given by the person who nominated you.
3. Fabricate 11 new questions.
4. Nominate 11 bloggers who have less than 200 followers and mention them in your post.
5. Tell the person who nominated you, along with the people whom you've nominated.

So here goes....

11 Random Facts About Me

1. I think I'm a friendly person and love to go on and on making friends.So blogging suits me i guess, as i get to meet so many wonderful bloggers/friends.
2. I started to cook only after my graduation and it was always sambar and tri-color sabji during those starting days.
3. I have started loving food photography and styling.
4. I NEED to have something sweet after my lunch(and dinner) somehow i'm controlling!
5. I feel planning what to cook is more tedious than the actual cooking it.
6. I love baking especially cupcakes and eating them.
7. Love to watch cook shows anything and anyone...some of my favorites are Rachel Allen,Nigella Lawson and Donna Hay.
8. I love to crochet flowers :) I learnt to crochet from the net all by myself.
9. I can't stay away from the blog even for a day...i'm addicted to it :)
10.i wish i had done some food related course or studies, would have been more helpful than my computer related degree.
11.I love to do any handiwork-cutting sticking, painting ,quilling,etc anything i wouldn't mind learning the teachnique and then doing a task.


My 11 questions for my fellow bloggers whom I have nominated..

1. Who;s the most powerful influence in your life?good/bad or both?
2. What one thing would you like to change in your life?
3. What little steps do you take if any to clean up the environment?
4. What's your favourite childhood memory?
5. Are you still in contact with your school friends?if so how many of them?
6. Who/ what is the reason behind your starting to blog?
7. What do you enjoy most about food blogging?
8. Do you have any secret wish you would like to fulfil someday?
9. What's the one unforgettable incident in your kitchen?
10. What's your favourite recipe in your blog?
11. Your favorite place in the whole world?

Hmm that was pretty tough job to come up with 11 questions.Now to the answers to Sajina's questions :

What 4 words would you use to describe yourself?

- Friendly,funny,foolish and foodie!

What's your favorite drink?

-Coffee right now.

One skill you wish you had!
- Speak and be more wise.THats not a skill i guess.I wish i could stitch.

Which was the first blog that you started following?
- One on livejournal to record daily happenings or somehting that I felt like recording.

When was the last time you cried?
- I was having a tough second pregnancy and When i saw my baby's U/s :) i cried involuntarily.

What you hate the most about people?
Judging others.

Do you think you’re a good judge of a person’s character? .
No not at all.Who am i to judge anyway!

What is your favorite song?
ARR Munbe vaa from Jillunu oru Kadhal comes to mind now.I've lost track of english and hindi songs.

What is worst about blogging?
- You have to cook and photograph your food before you can blog it!Thats tough when you have people around waiting to pounce on the food.

What is your favorite TV show at the moment?
- None.DOn't get to watch a lot of it.But Rachel Allen's Bake is a all time favorite.

Your favorite color & fruit?
- Blue and melons

I want to pass on this award to few of my beautiful blogging world friends.

1.  Helen Prabha of All about my world
2. Divya Pramil of You too can cook
3. Arthy Suman of Sumanarthy's Kitchen
4. Asiya Omar of Samaiythu Asathalam
5. Ambreen of Simply sweet and savoury
6. Viji of Virunthu unna vanga 
7. Vimitha Anand of My Culinary Trial room
8. Pari of Indian vegetarian Recipes
9. Biny of Biny's recipes
10. Veena of Great secret of life
11. Prasu of My culinary world
12. Recipe Excavator

Cucumber mint cooler & Awards

The summer is fast approaching and anything cool would do good to our thirsty souls.

I watched this on tv, nothing great I thought until i had it myself.The mint and cucumber impart a soothing flavour to the water rather than just having it by itself.Adding a little salt and lemon juice takes it a notch higher!

You need

Water as required
Mint leaves as required
Coriander leaves/cilantro as needed
Cucumber slices few
Lime juice of one lime
Salt to taste
Chaat masala as required

• Pound or chop the leaves and drop in a glass or jug.Add a few slices of cucumber.Top it lime juice,salt and chaat masala.
• Add enough water.
• Have this cool drink as it is or chilled and rejuvenate yourself!

Sending this to EP series-Cilantro-cumin @ErivumPuliyum



I would like to thank Hema of Aromatic Cooking and Julie of Erivum Puliyum for giving me thie 'Versatile Blogger" Award.She has been generous with her encouraging words to my blog.

The rules for accepting this award are:
1. Add the Versatile Blogger Award.
2. Thank the blogger who nominated you in a post with a link back to their blog.
3. Share 7 completely random pieces of information about yourself.
4. Include this set of rules.
5. Forward this award to 15 fellow bloggers, and inform them with a comment on each of their blogs.


So coming to the 7 random tidbits about me:
-  I started to cook after my graduation and it was always sambar and tri-color sabji during those starting days.
- When it comes to making special meals for special people i can spend hours in the kitchen.
- I feel planning what to cook for a meal is more tedious than the actual cooking bit.
- I love baking especially cupcakes.
- I would love to master bread making with yeast-the monster!
- I love to crochet :)
- I can't stay away from the blog even for a day...i'm addicted to it :)


I would love to pass this award onto a few of my good blogger friends who continue to amaze me with their kitchen experiments!
1.Surabhi Nayak @ My cook Book
2.Usha Rani @ Maha's Lovely Home
3.Simran @ LAzy Cook's kitchen
4.Vimitha Anand @ My culinary Trial room
5.Faseela @ Good Food ends with good talk
6.Julie @ Erivum Puliyum
7.Anisha @ Flavours for u
8. Sobha @ Good Food
9.Kavitha @ Edible Entertainment
10.Rasi @ Vegetarian food & Me
11.Poonam Borkar @ Kande Pohe
12.Asiya@Samaythu Asathalam
13.Vidya@Cook Like Zany
14.Sonali@Only Fish recipes
15.Sangee Vijay@SpicyTreats

Cucumber mint cooler & Awards

The summer is fast approaching and anything cool would do good to our thirsty souls.