Monday, July 30, 2012

Fish Chops


After a long and unbearable hot summer when the first rain drop hit the ground, we sigh of relief. Getting rid of scorching sun and feeling the first rain on the face brings an enormous joy in anybody’s mind. I always enjoy this very season. The pleasure of taking the smell of the earth when the first rain drop falls on the ground is amazing. The rain rejuvenates me along with the plants and trees. When I sit down to write something about the rainy season, the childhood memories of rainy season is down pouring in my mind.


Thursday, July 19, 2012

Upcycled table-mats


After coming back from India, I found that my four table-mats were missing. I couldn’t find them anywhere. Anyway, I had another four spare mats, and I had started using them. However, those mats, which were made of bamboo, didn’t last for long. I desperately needed another four. As a frugal person, I decided to make four mats out of old clothes. Here are the end products. Do you know what material I used here?

I used my son’s baby blanket, my hubby’s old torn t-shirt, and my old dresses. 





Tuesday, July 17, 2012

My first ever mini album

It was the second Valentines’ day after my marriage. I had thinking of many things before I decided to create a mini album for him. At that time I had very, very limited supplies to make this. Still I tried to create something, out of nothing.

The box was made out of a gift bag

 

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Twelve hours at Singapore airport

Twelve hours sitting in a chair, doing nothing is an impossible job to me. I can’t sit idle even for a moment. If I don’t do anything I’ll go mad. Can you believe, that I’d to sit idle for almost 12 hours at Singapore airport, though there was opportunity to visit the country.

Anyway, I travelled by Singapore airlines exactly four times, and waited in Singapore airport each time during the layover. However, I’ve never been in the city, though, touring the city was not a problem. Singapore government provided facility for the same. First time when I travelled, I didn’t bother to see the city, because, at that time I was dreaming about the USA. Second time I wanted to visit, but, I faced some difficulties with my 4 months baby. Third time, I travelled alone with my seven month old son, so it was out of question to visit the place.  The last time I travelled by Singapore airlines was few months ago. This time my hubby was with me. I was determined, to visit the place this time. We got down in the middle of night at Singapore airport in local time. My hubby suggested that we would have some coffee at Starbucks’ and then to have some rest before going to the city-tour. I readily agreed with him. The Starbucks’ shop mesmerized such a way that I readily nodded my head in agreement with hubby. After five long month I Saw Starbucks’ and was dying to have a cup of coffee there. But, I was extremely tired, and I just settled down on a chair nearby the shop. My hubby dear went to buy coffee. Anyway, after having coffee we just sat idle for some time. 

Koi Fish pond in the middle of the airport

 

Monday, July 2, 2012

Simple salad for evening snacks



Every day I struggle to find out a good and health snack in the evening for hubby dear. Finding healthy and tasty snack is a real difficult task. Salad is always the best. However, making salad tastier is a tough job to me. On the top of that my hubby doesn’t like all the leaves. So, lettuce, spinach, arugula should not be there. So, apart from cucumber and tomato what ingredients I can use to make the salad tasty? One day I bought black-eyed beans from market and I thought to use in salad. I love the taste of black-eyed beans, but I didn’t know about my hubby. One day, I prepared salad with that, and my hubby liked that very mach. From that day I prepare black-eyed bean salad very often.

Ingredients:

½ cup black eyed beans

1 /2 tomato

1-2 cucumbers

1 avocado

Salt and black pepper powder to taste

1 tsp. olive oil (optional)

Tortilla chips (optional)

Method:

Soak the beans in water for six hours. Pressure cooked the bean with salt up to one whistle. Do not overcook the beans. Let it cool down. Meanwhile cut avocado, cucumber, tomato into small pieces. Mix all the ingredients. Sever with tortilla chips or the simple salad.