WAKE UP ALL OF YOU!!!

hey keep this blog alive!!!

Brainbashers!

Hi!
Its been a while since any of us posted something on our blog, so I thought I should break the hiatus..
Here is an interesting website for brain teasers and puzzles,and might be of interest to those of all ages.
http://www.brainbashers.com/
Happy BrainBashing!

Vegetable cutting techniques

If you ever wondered how to cut veggies in to Julienne strips, Chiffonade style etc, here is a nice link with demos. Enjoy!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_dm_knife_skills

PS: Where was this site when I had to learn these the hard way!

Kannadiga recipe website..

Hi Ya'll,
Here is a website for recipes made our kananadiga style..
http://malasa.com/cookbook/
Usually, when I have looked online for Indian food recipes, I have mostly seen North Indian style recipes, so thought this mught be interesting..
Ofcourse,nothing hits home better than family recipes,so lets do this..
Lets each post our favorite recipe,and,lets make it something that is typical of a traditional kannadiga home cooked meal,that would make a lovely collection!
Best,
Vidya

P.S. This should help to keep our blog more interactive?Any other ideas?

loooooooong time no posts!!!!!!!!!!

hey how come no new posts??? everyone very very busy i guess...and what are all the kramadhatis in India doing? no one has joined the blog? vidyu, do something abt it...

another photo

I thought it would be nice to add some photos to this blog.

pic from priya's wedding

hi all...the superstar number 1 is now in the house! hooray. nothing special going on except that i'm sooooooooo exhausted!! and my back seems to be killing me lately. oh and that my suitcase was found!!! :-)

Favourite restaurant recipes!

Hi!
How often we eat at a retaurant and hear ourselves saying " I wish I could make that at home,but I am pretty sure that the restaurant/chain owner will not share his/her recipe!"
Well, with the internet,how much can we really keep secret? http://www.topsecretrecipes.com has a list of restaurant faveroutes,some of the recipes are free, while some other are to be bought!
Enjoy!
Vidya

belli pathre cleaning

when u r washing ur belli pathres use the steel gunju. but dont use all ur force for ujjing, u might end up with visible marks on the belli patre, i tried this for my deepas, now my deepas look cleaner than ever...

Strength training

Check out this CNN website for amazing tips on excercise, healthy eating etc. The one I found the most useful was strength training for women. It has pictures as well as clear instructions for simple excercise we can do at home with just 2 dumbells. I had them and didn't know how to use them properly, well now I know....

Hope you find this link useful, enjoy!

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2006/healthy.bodies/?eref=yahoo

Under prevention tab, click on How to strength train correctly for the exercises I am talking about.

Help me keep awake!

hey gals, how come no one has posted anything this week?

I discovered a new amazing snack today. It's called Snapea crisps. It's low cal/low fat/low sodium crispy snap peas that are baked. It's so light and airy and addictive. It's from a company called Calbee. Try it out if you find it in your local stores....

hey any ideas to keep the body cool during the summer??

Beauty

Now, I know we women are all young and beautiful (smile when you think of me!), but I found recipes for home made facial cleanser, mask etc on http://www.ayurbalance.com/explore_howtosindex.htm. It has ingredients that are available in desi stores (like amla, tulsi powder etc). Some ingredients are available on the website www.mountainroseherbs.com

Tell me if you ever make this and try this .....and don't break out in to pizza face......! I am wondering though if it's too much effort....but then again, it doesn't have all those harsh chemicals and carcinogens.

testing testing

rupa aunty if u think u r from dinosaur era, then i am from whatever era there was before the big bang!!!

Just saying hello...

This is just a test from Rupa. I wanted to see if I can post a new item....let me know if you see it. I will post something much more interesting after this.

PS: Vidya, I don't see attachments option here....how do I post a recipe for example that's already in a doc format....don't want to type it all over again....

The first step..

Hello!
We are one of those very fortunate people who have a wonderful huge family with so many uncles,aunts,cousins and a set of loving grandparents. But with time, most of us are scattered in different parts of the world, so i thought it would be nice for us to have a common forum where we could all express our views on various things happening around us, exchange recipes,share funny anecdotes, etc.
Please reply back with more ideas on how to make this more interactive and fun for all!
Love,
Vidya