Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Chicken curry

The evenings always make me happy. After finishing all chores I sit down on the carpet of the living room with a big mug of tea, the Indian Chai in the early evening. It always gives me some inner peace. If somedays when I cannot do the same, I feel restless from inside. 

Monday, February 26, 2018

Mixed vegetables curry in butter

Rrrriinngg!!! The alarm went off! Ugh!!! Time to wake up. I peeked from inside the blanket, it was still pitch dark outside. However, it was Monday morning, so, on way to stay in the bed. When I woke up, I tried to peek outside through the curtain, but couldn’t see anything. At least the roofs were not white with frost. I sighed in relief, at least the out side was not that much cold. In the mean time Mr. Man woke up, and declared it is not a cold day. I was delighted, thinking that I need not to shiver while dropping kiddie to school. As Sun God started showing his soft light I draw back the curtains, and reluctantly put my gaze outside. It had been raining. Ugh! 

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Baked Trout

That was a lazy weekend. The weather was not at all in our favor, rather it was very deceptive. From inside it looked so sunny that we tempted to take a stroll in the backyard. However, on contrary the chilly wind forced us to go back indoor. Anyway, I understood that it was a best weather to snick under a blanket with a book. While I was reading a mystery book, Mr. Man started watching a documentary on TV. Some time I was also taking a glance to the TV while reading the book. The documentary was very interesting.

 

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

My Smash journal

I always love to keep memories. My son also has gotten that from me. Every time when we visit somewhere, he asks me what I'm taking from there as a keepsake. Though, I always buy a fridge magnet, but something I always want to keep only for me, just to go through them in my spare time,not to share, just for me. That's why I always keep the tickets, maps,boarding pass.Since childhood I'm keeping this hobby. First I've just kept them in a box, then I decided to glue them in a handmade journal.

Sometimes I cut from magazine and make collages, that is very therapeutic to me.

 

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Collecting Pictures - A Childhood Hobby

Reaching in the middle age of life, when so many memories of childhood surge in the mind, I just want to say only three words, “Good old days”. I grew up in a very simple middle class family with little things to indulge. So, I always try to find out some pleasures in the existing things I had. Two things I used to get in abundance was diary, and beautiful calendars in the beginning of the years. 

The pictures of calendars. The young mind used to imagine a lot staring to those pictures.

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Chicken-fennel bulb stir fry

Once I read one recipe of chicken with fennel bulbs. At that time I didn’t buy fennel bulb, as I was little skeptical about it. However, I desperately wanted to cook chicken with fennel. Even two three times I controlled myself from buying fennel bulbs to my trips to Trader Joe’s. Lastly, in my last trip to there, I just shut my eyes, and picked up the fennel bulb box. After coming home I searched over internet for a recipe with fennel bulbs. I got many recipes, but somehow, I found that, whatever recipe I had been choosing, one or two ingredients were missing in my pantry. Lastly I just took some ideas, from those recipes, and cook something from my mind. The dished turned out good. We ate that with store bought pita bread, but you can also eat with brown or white rice.

Monday, February 5, 2018

Carrot-meat ball

What to do with the left over pulp of carrots after drinking the carrot juice. Everyday I face the same problem. I know easiest way is to just throw the residue. However, I always hesitate to do that. So, a big bowl of carrot reside was sitting in my refrigerator. I was thinking what to do with that apart from carrot cakes. Then I decided to mix that with ground chicken to make chicken-carrot meat ball. Even you can add grated zucchini, broccoli in the meat ball. Believe me , that will taste great. Here is my recipe.

 

Friday, February 2, 2018

Carmel Day 3 - Carmel Mission

Our last stop was the Carmel mission. After leaving the scenic road we headed towards the mission. As it was Christmas Day, the mission museum was closed. The mission itself was open, so we could walk around to see the mission .

Fr. Junipero Serra