I manoeuvred the task at hand with extreme care, keenly aware of the uneven ground I was standing on. Drops of sweat steadily trickled down my brows while my unruly hair annoyingly stuck to my forehead. Flecks of dirt had settled on my clothes long back initiating a string of rather loud and scary sneezes.… Read More Diwali Cleaning and Me!
Hey dear readers! Although a little late, wish you all a very Happy New Year! Hope that you are looking forward to better times and ready to crush (or abandon, whatever suits you) your New Year resolutions. I have surprisingly given myself some long-pending goals this year and would be thrilled to see them realised,… Read More The Year gone by, new goals, and inspirations
As a mother, I always try to find healthy and tasty snack options for my kids. While it’s easy to resort to junk food for hunger pangs, it’s a habit I consciously like to avoid. Nothing is better than homemade food and making it interesting for their liking is a welcome challenge. We tried Masala… Read More Masala Mini Idlis with Podi
Hi friends! As some of you might know, I’m an ardent mango lover and love developing new recipes with the king of fruits. From raw mango pickles and chutneys to mango cakes, salads, or kheer, I like surprising my palate with its indulgent flavours. Monsoons have arrived, albeit haltingly, in Mumbai so I decided to… Read More No-bake Mango Cheesecake with a magic healthy ingredient
I hide at my vantage point quietly peering at him. Sooner or later he’ll find me and call me names. His presence distresses me although I’m well aware that he can’t harm me in any way. He isn’t a bully per se but hasn’t taken me into his fold yet. I’m an outsider imposed upon… Read More Snippets of my life
The sound reaches me first. Initially soothing, and then with an edge of urgency, it makes me drearily abandon my state of inertia. The gentle clashing of the winds against the window pane quickly transforms into desperate knocking that threatens to crash it into pieces. The Mumbai rains have finally arrived and how! I walk… Read More Rains, thoughts and my balcony
New Year greetings to all my dear readers! 2023 has begun with promise and positivity and I hope that it gives you everything you dream and work for. Festivities are still in the air with the wedding season going on in full swing. Makar Sankranti is around the corner and women are looking forward to… Read More Shine this New Year and festive season with World of EK