Happy Holi!!!!!
have fun,frolic and colours on this day!!!
..and sweets too!!
Feb 28, 2010
Feb 25, 2010
Feb 23, 2010
Feb 21, 2010
Cookie Night
I made my first ever batch of cookies last night.It was also the first ever batch I burnt as you can see in the picture.The plan for the day was to bake a cake but I couldn't find vanilla essence anywhere and didn't want to wait another weekend before I baked anything. I looked up an easy cookie recipe on the internet and started! It was a recipe for groundnut cookies. I needed crushed groundnut but didn't have anything to grind it with so I used my knife handle to crush it. I must tell you,it took me more time to crush the groundnut than it took me to make the cookie.
Things were going fine until something on the instructions stumped me.
The list of ingredients asked only for baking soda but the steps asked me to mix the baking powder in the dough. So what is it? Baking soda or baking powder? Yeah, those are two different things and I didn't know about it either until I went shopping yesterday for my cake!I decided to put in a bit of both!? :D Let them take care of each other!
Well so the dough was ready and I put the cookies on the sheet for baking.The baking time given on the recipe was 15-20 minutes.This was for a crunchy cookie.I watched the oven with bated breath.My kitchen was smelling delicious with the smell of baking. After twenty minutes, I went to check on the cookies and was surprised to find them still soft! I decided to increase the temperature by 200 degrees all the time cursing bogus people for writing cookie recipes when they obviously didn't have a clue of what they were doing! I was all set to leave a scathing comment on the website! I kept checking my cookies every five minutes after that but they just wouldn't harden! 20 minutes turned into an hour and I was racking my brains for what I could possibly have done wrong apart from following badly written instructions! It suddenly hit me! After an hour! :(
"Things harden as they cool!"
Okay, I have no excuses for this. It seems like the most obvious thing now!Didn't we learn this when we were in school or something? Ofcourse I vehemently refused to pay attention in Science classes unless my ears fell off or something.
I ran to rescue my cookies,burnt my fingers in the process. Alas! It was too late! Out came my first batch of brutally wronged and burnt cookies. To their credit,they still smelt good!I kept them aside to cool and called a friend for consolation.
After much egging on,I nervously broke a piece of the smallest cookie and tasted it. It was horrible! It tasted like a ship wreck,like a burnt splinters,like burnt papers! errr...I haven't tasted any of those..(just FYI).They tasted good in the middle area where they weren't burnt.I made cookies which only tasted good when you found your way to the middle!(which you wouldn't after you'd tried the edge)
Utterly disappointed,I decided to never bake again!
After some time when I'd recovered from the shock a bit I decided to make another batch of cookies.I had run out of groundnuts so I decided to add raisins to it. This batch was a lot quicker than the last one. It was all ready and in the oven in half an hour. I was quite tired while it baked and sleepily went to switch off the oven after twenty minutes. I didn't even bother tasting it and fell asleep. This is the result I got in the morning.
It tastes all right. Another thing I learnt
"When you add sweet ingredients like raisins to your cookie,decrease the sugar a bit or else the cookie will come out sweeter than you wanted!" :D
I suddenly have a lot of sweetness in my life after baking. I wish everybody reading this as much contentedness as I have this weekend. Cheers to cookies!!!
Feb 18, 2010
Feb 17, 2010
Debut : My favourite Ring!
This was the funniest Valentine week ever!They left candies on our desks and I'm proud to show off my sweet little candy encrusted ring!
How cute is that!
Who was that King in history who hid poison in his ring,licked it in the face of defeat on the battlefield and died?
Ah...never mind thinking!
Feb 15, 2010
Feb 11, 2010
Blast from the Past!!!
Ram Shyam Shyam Ram
Chadhe ped par khaane aam
Daali tooti gire dhadam!
Bistar par karte aaram!
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Bees kachori puri tees
dahi vade khaaye ektees
teen pav rabdi khayi
kheer katori bhar aayi
itna sab kuch kha karke
Lala bole jhalla karke
papad nahi khilaya hai
bhooka mujhe uthaaya hai!
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Phool pattiyon ka sundar ghar
ghar ke upar jhanda!
Uske aage Sohan Mohan khele gilli-danda!
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Update : I remembered these hilarious poems from my school textbooks. I think they are gems. This is some of the stuff I want to document seeing that I'm going to need a few laughs so much in the days to come.
Chadhe ped par khaane aam
Daali tooti gire dhadam!
Bistar par karte aaram!
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Bees kachori puri tees
dahi vade khaaye ektees
teen pav rabdi khayi
kheer katori bhar aayi
itna sab kuch kha karke
Lala bole jhalla karke
papad nahi khilaya hai
bhooka mujhe uthaaya hai!
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Phool pattiyon ka sundar ghar
ghar ke upar jhanda!
Uske aage Sohan Mohan khele gilli-danda!
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Update : I remembered these hilarious poems from my school textbooks. I think they are gems. This is some of the stuff I want to document seeing that I'm going to need a few laughs so much in the days to come.
Feb 10, 2010
Feb 9, 2010
Balderdash!!
Today's day at work was a day I'd like to forget in a hurry. My surface temperature is still high enough for me to make omlettes!!
*Chanting from my copy of " The Great Book of Survival in the Big,Bad World"* - Thou shalt not let thy work get to thee" :D
I have another book called "The Quaint Book of the Beautiful World" which says - "Flee to San Francisco!!"
*Chanting from my copy of " The Great Book of Survival in the Big,Bad World"* - Thou shalt not let thy work get to thee" :D
I have another book called "The Quaint Book of the Beautiful World" which says - "Flee to San Francisco!!"
Feb 7, 2010
So what shall it be?
I started blogging regularly, fairly recently.It has been only about me so far.I blog just to kill time and for fun.When I started some months ago it was because of a friend who insisted that I blog. I had a follower before I had a blog! :D
Well,I got tired after the first two or three posts and didn't come back for many months. I came back only when I found myself shut up in my room in Bangalore with little to do and very few people to talk to after coming back home from work. I started again. In the beginning I only knew what my blog wouldn't be like - I won't get into the details here.
I read other blogs too starting with the one belonging to my friend who'd asked me to write. He has a very popular blog where he writes about Politics,Social issues,Religion,Society all serious subjects written with a lot of good humour. Last night, I checked out some blogs dedicated to photography, travelling,wine-tasting,cooking,poetry,pets,charity,even some teenagers outbursts against cheater boyfriends/girlfriends and other quaint things.
There's been something on my mind and I thought about it again. All the blogs that I've seen so far seem to have a central theme,a specific subject that they usually write on.Its like ..well..a blog with some definite idea/purpose?
I wracked my brains a bit about what subject I'd write about if I had had some specific purpose in mind when I started. Its fun reading when other people write
about politics etc. I just can't see myself writing on the same things.It'd obviously require more time and commitment than I'm prepared to give.I guess the easiest thing to write is about one's own life so here I am.
I watched a movie called Julie and Julia.The story is about a woman who starts a blog where she tracks her progress on the task of cooking all recipes from her favourite cook book.It was based on a true story and it looked awesome with all the day and recipe counter tools on the page.
At the end of this post I still don't have a particular subject that I could dedicate my blog towards.I'm not dissatisfied either with how things are now.
I have a wise friend who reigns me in by saying something when I start thinking too much or making too many plans - "Go with the flow". I think I'll take that opinion.
Well,I got tired after the first two or three posts and didn't come back for many months. I came back only when I found myself shut up in my room in Bangalore with little to do and very few people to talk to after coming back home from work. I started again. In the beginning I only knew what my blog wouldn't be like - I won't get into the details here.
I read other blogs too starting with the one belonging to my friend who'd asked me to write. He has a very popular blog where he writes about Politics,Social issues,Religion,Society all serious subjects written with a lot of good humour. Last night, I checked out some blogs dedicated to photography, travelling,wine-tasting,cooking,poetry,pets,charity,even some teenagers outbursts against cheater boyfriends/girlfriends and other quaint things.
There's been something on my mind and I thought about it again. All the blogs that I've seen so far seem to have a central theme,a specific subject that they usually write on.Its like ..well..a blog with some definite idea/purpose?
I wracked my brains a bit about what subject I'd write about if I had had some specific purpose in mind when I started. Its fun reading when other people write
about politics etc. I just can't see myself writing on the same things.It'd obviously require more time and commitment than I'm prepared to give.I guess the easiest thing to write is about one's own life so here I am.
I watched a movie called Julie and Julia.The story is about a woman who starts a blog where she tracks her progress on the task of cooking all recipes from her favourite cook book.It was based on a true story and it looked awesome with all the day and recipe counter tools on the page.
At the end of this post I still don't have a particular subject that I could dedicate my blog towards.I'm not dissatisfied either with how things are now.
I have a wise friend who reigns me in by saying something when I start thinking too much or making too many plans - "Go with the flow". I think I'll take that opinion.
Feb 6, 2010
There's nothing as loyal as a weekend! It always comes back on time and keeps me ever so happy!Dawn will break out in some time and I'm reminded of this song I heard in college 'God is a DJ, Life is a dance floor..."
Now that I think about it,God has cropped up a lot in my conversations with people this week...
Believe it or not there's a song on my radio going "Life is a highway..."
Life must really be such an absorbing subject for all the writers all over the world.
My heart did an awkward flip and tripped over a vein when I saw this awesome link in my mailbox,it led me to this beautiful book of fairy tales that I've been searching for a long time.It reminded me of all those occasions as a child when I used to sneak under a blanket with only a torchlight to read the book when it was supposed to be my nap time.Now,times have changed..I'm more likely to be found under the blanket with my eyes tight shut even when it is not my nap time.
I made a friend on the local transport station.We'd been chatting every morning while waiting for the train and he was asking me what I thought about the country and how I liked it here so far. I told him it was pleasant. I don't think he was satisfied with the answer. He went on to tell me that he thought America has sold its brand very well to the world.They come here with high expectations and are disappointed "What! No Ferraris?!!!" That was his exact line..:D
I absolutely had to put this little episode here.
Now that I think about it,God has cropped up a lot in my conversations with people this week...
Believe it or not there's a song on my radio going "Life is a highway..."
Life must really be such an absorbing subject for all the writers all over the world.
My heart did an awkward flip and tripped over a vein when I saw this awesome link in my mailbox,it led me to this beautiful book of fairy tales that I've been searching for a long time.It reminded me of all those occasions as a child when I used to sneak under a blanket with only a torchlight to read the book when it was supposed to be my nap time.Now,times have changed..I'm more likely to be found under the blanket with my eyes tight shut even when it is not my nap time.
I made a friend on the local transport station.We'd been chatting every morning while waiting for the train and he was asking me what I thought about the country and how I liked it here so far. I told him it was pleasant. I don't think he was satisfied with the answer. He went on to tell me that he thought America has sold its brand very well to the world.They come here with high expectations and are disappointed "What! No Ferraris?!!!" That was his exact line..:D
I absolutely had to put this little episode here.
Feb 4, 2010
This Love!
Was she a fairy? Was she an angel?
She came into my life like the wind
And the air around me was fresh again!
She was gone before I knew it...
I would have kissed her hand
And never let her go from my home and my heart..
But alas there's only the lingering smell of soap remaining - The person who cleaned my apartment tonight. Thank you ;p
She came into my life like the wind
And the air around me was fresh again!
She was gone before I knew it...
I would have kissed her hand
And never let her go from my home and my heart..
But alas there's only the lingering smell of soap remaining - The person who cleaned my apartment tonight. Thank you ;p
Feb 2, 2010
The Night Owl is back
Tonight's gonna be a tough night to crack. I need a hammer to knock some sleep into me.
Feb 1, 2010
I have a plan today which I'm prepared to swear by my own blood,I will not let go down the drain like all my other plans.
I will find happiness in all the small possessions I have.I will not dream of finding happiness with or in people. If it comes my way,that'll be accepted but I will not chase people to make me happy.At the same time I will not make any sacrifices where I should be able to do without making any. My happiness or sadness will not be dependent on anyone's actions. I will read a lot more and give myself a lot better company.I will make up my own interesting conversations to keep me interested in life. I pray that all this won't be impossible to do..The world's a big place with so much to discover and so much to live for. My life won't go wasted searching for things I might never find.I will take good care of and be happy with all that stays with me and is in my hands.
I once wrote about myself that I dream of baking,gardening and running a library all three of which I haven't been doing..It looks like I did have it right in the impulsive moment that I wrote those words..Those are the kind of dreams I want to have and should have.
I will never let myself be used in anyway and if with all the things that I have seen,I still get abused by people.I will not complain about it cause I would deserve it for not learning life's lessons well enough.
Life's too valuable. We were born individuals for a reason. I will not look for the comfort of groups anymore.I will find my own way to the malls or shops in any country at any time or not go at all.
I think its also time to stop ignoring my TV.I will get it fixed and start watching. Atleast,all that the poor thing demands from me is a plug point.
I will find happiness in all the small possessions I have.I will not dream of finding happiness with or in people. If it comes my way,that'll be accepted but I will not chase people to make me happy.At the same time I will not make any sacrifices where I should be able to do without making any. My happiness or sadness will not be dependent on anyone's actions. I will read a lot more and give myself a lot better company.I will make up my own interesting conversations to keep me interested in life. I pray that all this won't be impossible to do..The world's a big place with so much to discover and so much to live for. My life won't go wasted searching for things I might never find.I will take good care of and be happy with all that stays with me and is in my hands.
I once wrote about myself that I dream of baking,gardening and running a library all three of which I haven't been doing..It looks like I did have it right in the impulsive moment that I wrote those words..Those are the kind of dreams I want to have and should have.
I will never let myself be used in anyway and if with all the things that I have seen,I still get abused by people.I will not complain about it cause I would deserve it for not learning life's lessons well enough.
Life's too valuable. We were born individuals for a reason. I will not look for the comfort of groups anymore.I will find my own way to the malls or shops in any country at any time or not go at all.
I think its also time to stop ignoring my TV.I will get it fixed and start watching. Atleast,all that the poor thing demands from me is a plug point.
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