A slice of cake for the soul with the evening cup of tea/ coffee for the mind is a match made in heaven. Our coffee dates were very frequent in the pre-apocalyptic world when things were “normal”! A particularly trying day at the office often ended with one of us suggesting a cuppa at any […]
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Solace from Croquettes…
Humans are currently witnessing history in the making. Before this no one amongst us has witnessed a pandemic, only read or heard about one. This is a very stressful time for all of us. All of us are trying to find some solace in any way possible. Solace Food has always been a source of […]
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Jhansi and Sesame street
Recently I had the opportunity to visit the quaint historic city of Jhansi. Jhansi is famous for the brave queen Rani Laxmi Bai. From the first time when I read about her in the history books to last year when I saw the movie Manikarnika,I have always felt like I have to visit Jhansi at […]
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Clean Eating
Clean eating is the first step towards a healthier lifestyle. To say that is not always easy to be focussed on eathing healthy food is actually a huge understatement! Working throughout the day, being super busy, multi tasking, home management, all of it takes quite a toll on the healthy eating part. When I am […]
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Beetroot Raita
I love yoghurt and curd in any form. I try to include at least one helping of curd in one of my meals. It is during this quest of mine that I came across a lovely beetroot raita recipe.If not curd I definitely have buttermilk which is a great source of probiotics. I first came […]
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When Life gives you Lemons
Life and lemons There is a very famous saying that when life gives you lemons, you should go make lemonade with them.This is a method of trying to stay positive even when things in life are not going as planned (which it seldom does!) So the best bet is to take the situation in hand […]
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Perfect cup of Milk Tea
I love tea. And by tea I mean chai/ doodh cha. My mornings are incomplete without the fragrant perfect cup of milk tea infused with the flavours of ginger and cardamom. I am swooning just thinking about it. Now dont get me wrong though. I equally enjoy my cups of golden darjeeling, oolong, assam and […]
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Magic Mushroom
One fine morning, I was getting into the car to go to work and a pretty thing caught my eye. I went closer to the base of the mango tree in our apartment compound, and found this wild magic mushroom blooming in its full glory. This is the first time I saw a mushroom growing […]
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DIY Tan Removal Tips
I am a geologist by profession. That involves a lot ( I mean really a lot) of sun exposure. That is a real bummer for the skin. Weeks and weeks of fieldwork in the hot sun to work out the inner mysteries of the earth does its bit for the poor skin. And by the […]
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Easy Homemade Ghee Recipe
Easy Homemade Ghee Recipe We love ghee in our family. I use ghee in all the recipes that call for vegetable oil. Ghee is called clarified butter i.e butter minus the water and milk solids gives us ghee. I learnt this Easy Homemade Ghee Recipe from a colleague of mine. You can read about health […]
