2008, the year that was and a look ahead

2008, the year that was and a look ahead

December for me is an exciting month of the year. Even though the days are shorter and colder than usual, the spirit of the holidays lingers on; it is hard to ignore the excitement going around. But as days draw closer to the end of 

Non-food: Rush Hour Mornings, Traffic jams and Murphy’s Law

Non-food: Rush Hour Mornings, Traffic jams and Murphy’s Law

You know Murphy’s Law “Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way” (Source:Wiki). Now this adage fits the Rush hour mornings and Traffic jams like a glove. It is the same old story of traffic 

Random Facts Meme and 50th post

Random Facts Meme and 50th post

This is also my 50th post on this blog. I wanted to thank you all for the warmth and support, and that is what keeps me going and makes me want to write more and cook  more. It is really fun thinking, writing about myself 

You know your husband is obsessed with tea when ….

You know your husband is obsessed with tea when ….

He has at least 17 different varieties of tea, green tea, rice tea, jasmine tea, rose tea, mango tea etc 8 books on tea, 2 videos, countless print outs on the benefits of tea, tea maker, innumerable tea cups, glasses, 5 tea strainers, tea bags 

Weekend Non-food: The case of the missing cell phone charger

Weekend Non-food: The case of the missing cell phone charger

  Talk about starting the week on a wrong foot and Yours Truly was a victim of this adage this week. It all started Monday morning when I discovered that I had lost my cell phone charger.  Since then I have maniacally searched every nook 

You know you have a toddler at home when ….

You know you have a toddler at home when ….

Ø      You receive a mysterious voice message, showering you with expletives and threatening you with dire consequences if you ever call back again. After you recover from the initial shock you wonder if it were a crank call, a new advertising gimmick, or an insane 

Wednesday Morning Blues

Wednesday Morning Blues

Arrgh! It is Wednesday morning and it is not enough that you are going through a mid-week crisis, but so many things don’t seem to fall in place anymore. All those lowly things that you didn’t think of much earlier seem to develop a mind