If you have eyes to put, put them here...

If you have eyes to put, put them here...

One of the regular readers of this blog enquired about the lack of posts for a week now. When I said that I didn’t seem to have anything to write about apart from being a little busy, she said “writer’s block? That must be because of all the drishti. You just boasted about 500 posts and see it has affected you immediately.”Of course she was joking as neither of us believe in all this kann drishti/ buri nazar/ evil eye theory and find it amusing when not being irritated by it. While growing up in our house in Chennai, we had rented out a portion...

shhhh ...

shhhh ...

Lekhni desires that I reveal 10 secrets about myself. I wish I had so many secrets - that would make me so mysterious and intriguing. But given my penchant to talk about everything in the open, I wonder if I can even dig up 2 or 3. But a tag MUST be respected - it is an unwritten code of blogging culture, an integral part of good blogging behaviour so I would rather invent some secrets about me than break the tag. So some of the following are true and some aren't. Let us see if you figure out the false ones.With all my bitchy posts about Karan...

Piyush

Piyush

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराWhen I was small, Dad use to take me to walk from FC Road to Laxmi-road every thursday. I use to love those walks just because at the end of walk on Laxmi-road in Janata...

Wiener Works

Wiener Works

5207 Madison Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841. (916) 334-8711Growing up the daughter of a Brooklynite, all I've ever heard about is the days of Ebbet's Field, the infamous Brooklyn Dodgers, and the greatness of NY hot dogs ("none better in the world, honey!"). For nearly a century, NY has been famous for its delicious street-carters hawking it's tasty dogs and it's given us legendary wiener establishments such as Nathan's of Coney Island and Manhattan's Gray's Papaya. So it was much to my dad's surprise when we found a place in Sac that serves up tasty...

Restoration of virginity

Restoration of virginity

There was a time when the word Virgin was only used in the feminine. It referred to ‘a woman who has had no carnal knowledge of a man' as answers.com nicely puts it. But in fact it refers to ‘a person who has never had sexual intercourse’ as Merriam –Webster clearly enunciates. In many cultures especially in Africa, Asia and middle-east, a woman’s virginity is a matter of societal concern whereas it is a matter of individual choice in the case of a man. Most societies do not worry about the virgin status of a man before his marriage whereas for...

Crispy Mung Daal

Crispy Mung Daal

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराI love this all time snacks and when I saw the packet in the Grocerry Store I thought of trying this at home. And Then realised its so easy and quick to prepare. You...

Masale Bhaat

Masale Bhaat

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराThis one is maharashtrian dish, special in any wedding or any other function. The best part of the dish is its simplicity and easy preparation.Ingredients1 cup Basamati...

Rasgulla

Rasgulla

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराThe first time I had prepared this, I had messed up with the dish, then I did little R&D and found out where I went wrong. After that when I tried this on weekend,...

Random Quotes

Random Quotes

A-kay tags me. This is so different from the tags I have done which are usually about me, myself. So what are the rules of this one?"Pick up the nearest book." - Yes, ma'm . here, what's this? Being Indian by Pavan Varma. (nice book)"Open to page 123." - Okiee ( wonder where this is going...)"Find the fifth sentence." - That's easy, I can count up to 10!"Post the next three sentences."In James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a young man, the character Stephen Daedalus expresses the anguish of an Irishman at having to speak English: 'The language...

Chicken Lollipop

Chicken Lollipop

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराI had prepared this long time back, around 20 days back and just forgot to post this recipe in my hectic schedule. The recipe is simple and tasty :)Ingredients8 pieces...