BlogchatterA2Zchallenge

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Travel

Eager for Nature,Bengal Safari: (Part 2 Darjeeling Trip)

Continued from Part 1. Next morning we woke up totally refreshed after a solid 10 hours sleep on the super comfy bed. Thanks to the solid cut off curtains we had an amazing undisturbed sleep. For that day,we had planned a trip to Bengal Safari. But before that the breakfast buffet beckoned to us. We […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Travel

Darjeeling foot hills Birthday Trip : Part 1

This year we decided to go for a trip to Siliguri, Darjeeling foothills, celebrate hubbies birthday on the 21st of February. That was to be followed by a visit to the in- laws place i.e. Firoze’s hometown Guwahati. The last two weeks leading upto the trip was hellish at work. I got through it with […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Skincare

CICA and Ceramides in K- Beauty skincare

In this post I will share some knowledge about two popular K- beauty ingredients,Cica and Ceramides. I will also answer a few often asked questions about K- beauty. Ceramides and cica in my skincare products protected my skin barrier from the sun damage during our recent Goa trip together with heavy duty sunscreen usage! Why […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Skincare

Beauty and K-Beauty

Why all this hype about beauty? The first use of cosmetics derived from natural products to enhance beauty has been traced back to early Egypt by the historians. From an evolutionary point of view, beauty has had the key purpose of influencing reproductive natural selection. Human aesthetics dominated are by the external visible physical characteristics. […]

Art, BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Music

Zither I own, and what to look for while buying one

What is Zither Zither is the family name of all plucked or strummed instruments that have strings stretched across a wooden sounding board box. Zithers include the medieval European psaltery and the dulcimer. I have three forms of instruments from  zither family at home. An acoustic guitar, an electric guitar and an ukulele. Zither (ukulele) as […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought, Gardening

Xenia Zinnia Ginia

I learnt a new word recently. “Disambiguation”. According to dictionary.com it is “the act or process of distinguishing between similar things, meanings, names, etc., in order to make the meaning or interpretation more clear or certain”. The word xenia is a disambiguation of the word zinnia. Xenia Xenia has multiple meanings ranging from the Greek […]

Baked Goodies, BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Cake Series, Cakes

Walnut Apple and Honey Cake.

Walnut,Apple and Honey Cake recipe This Walnut,Apple and Honey Cake was baked as a Diwali gift for a neighbour. Ingredients ½ cup chopped Apples½ tsp lemon juice10 Walnuts choppedButtermilk ½ cup3 eggs4tbsp organic brown sugar (40 gm)6 tbsp organic raw honey ( 60 gm)1/2 cup Melted Butter (50gm)2 tbsp Buttermilk/CurdVanilla Extract 1.5 tsp1 & ¾ […]

Baked Goodies, BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Cupcakes and Muffins

Valentines Day Fruity cupcakes

This year, I was home alone on Valentine’s Day. However since I am a baking addict, I could not let the day of love go by without celebrating with a baked goodie. So I decided to make these Valentine Day fruity cupcakes. Fruity Cupcakes with ganache icing This was a fruit flavoured cupcake make with […]