Back!

I have been away from the Blogging world for almost 4 months! The sudden loss of someone very very close shook our world and it took us quite a while to come in terms with reality..There are a few losses which can never be replaced, but the irony of life is... it just goes on..

I still am a novice at blogging and in the limited time i have spent in this blog world, i really appreciate all those people who have noticed my absence and took time to check on me :).. thanks so much..Really appreciate it (U know who u are!)

I have missed all your interesting recipes....your updates..the events.. I shall be back soon & hopefully, i get you all excited with my recipes..

I'm The Star - My First Event

Believe me when i say i have been waiting for the Last day of Feb :D..I wanted to announce this on the last day & have been tempted to so mid-way..Feb is indeed the month of 'Love'...With the Valentine Day fever, i am sure,we have seen the prettiest heart shaped balloons, heart shaped chocolate boxes, bright shining red gift packs, decorations..right :)

50th Post - The Award!

It is such a pleasant surprise, truly didn't expect anything when i just came to check my blog today :), But yay! i got the 'Liebster Blog Award' from Poonam of Kande Poha :).


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Its seems surreal.. as i mentioned in one of my old posts.. less than a month back, i had no clue whatsoever what an event means in a blog, how to you make friends out here or what an blog award is!! I have been planning to write a blog, taking awful pictures of anything i cook,been collecting them and driving S up the wall :D.. Ya, i don't let him eat till i click & then i want to know immediately, how does the dish taste..good enough to post, what do you think i should next..blah blah!!

Pictures!!

Well, they say Pictures say a thousand words... But i for one, am not a great photographer. The pics in the blog are just reflective of my statement!


Invariable, i am cooking in a hurry & just before i wrap a lunch box, i click a pic, thinking i need to update them on my blog. I have been doing this for six long months and finally this year, i am making a note of the different things i have prepared in my kitchen :)


So apologies for bad photograph but trust me some recipes i have learnt & shared in my cook book are worth trying & are yummy ...let me say looks could be deceptive but not the taste ;)

Preface : My Journey to the Cooking World!

I have always been a Foodie! Ask people who know me and they would vouch for this… Food brings out the happiness in me :). Growing up in Bangalore, which is a food hub…. i can tell where you can get the best idlies, vadas, chats, into-chinese food! But ask me to cook… all i could do was a 'good cup' of tea and a nice bread toast :) ( Making a good tasty toast is an art too… trust me ;) )

Marriage happened a year ago and according to my hubby i acquired a new skill “cooking” ( thats his answer when i crib about going to kitchen! ). For someone who had to learn by heart, the names of different lentils and had to memorize the ingredients…

(Pic reflective of all the emotions i went through when i entered the kitchen to cook…Phew!!!)

I have come a long way now ! I am trying to learn new varieties and bring in more additions to my menu card :)

I have grown up surrounded by good cooks like my grandma, periamma, appa, amma, sis and strangely never felt the need to cook or learn.My granny always maintained that i would learn & manage after marriage and so true..i did!
 My journey to cooking began with my dad..who taught me post engagement… then after marriage my MIL (an amazing cook herself)…my quick recipe reference is always my amma…tips & tricks from my sis & sil and my experiments were ‘tasted’ by my hubby S!

S suggested i maintain an online recipe book…Yup! i am still forgetful of the ingredients and what if i need quick reference…so came the idea of a blog. Each of the recipes posted here have been tried by me…recipes sources are many…mainly family and the numerous blogs i had read and learnt new recipes from. I may not be sure of the source always but as and when i remember i will post them :)

It dawns on me now, that the tables have turned… & i am on other side of table…Actually cooking..

But when S tells me its really nice ( well, he s been the bakra of all my experiments so far… ;)) or anyone appreciates my food…i feel so damn good & feel its all worth it..hmmm..seriously…aahh at least most of the time 'maybe' worth it ;) :P


I couldn't agree more to this quote from Calvin & hobbes  --"I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life … Procrastinating and rationalizing ". Later, realized ''There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"...so began blogging my other newly acquired skill of "Cooking'' :).. No wonder my blog is themed around Calvin!

So Happy cooking & blogging to me :).. You can reach me at rasyasrinath (at) gmail(dot)com