Love for a pen

Some stories are meant to be written with a particular pen.

And I have decided to write all my stories for few coming months with this pen.- Cello papersoft

I am actually not branding a pen here while in one way I am definitely doing so.It all started that good moment when I borrowed a pen from my cousin for a minute or two at my uncle's place which I got to visit on my trip to India this year.
While I am that sort of a person who when borrows pen try to make sure not to walk away with it as it is usually the case. People just walk away in conversation taking the borrowed pen along, to never return it back. And this good way I have often lost some of my favorite pens.

When I say favorite, I mean that when I write with a pen for a longer time I tend to develop a bond with it and go emotional about it. Crazy I know. and when someone just walks away with it, I feel that was not really a great thing to do. Hence when I borrow a pen I make sure I just return that back thinking the other person could be one of my types who have actually developed a bond with his/her pen.

So I borrowed this pen from my cousin and when I wrote with it, I was like flattered with the kind of writing that came out with it.

And I went emotionless to betray my cousin and slipped it in my bag and literally stole away. And I actually did that. And it has been good three months that this wonderful pen of mine is still with me , creating stories(particularly grocery lists) and literally sharing a bond with me.

Fearing that the ink would run off anytime now, I have got a stock for it through one of my known dears coming down to Jacksonville from India. More stories to go written with my fresh stock of pens.

A word of thanks for those lovely people who got these for me.

Why are you giving me that look ?

I love Dunkin Donuts!

Are you sweet-tooth?
I have every reason to say that I am one. I love ice-creams,donuts, chocolates, a lot.
And once a day, I do get a craving to have one of them. Last day, it was for ice-cream and I had chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. ;) Darn! I know there should be a post on ice-creams. How can I miss that!
Must be coming soon !
Anyway, it is about donuts today. For most of the times, Dunkin Donuts is where I get my donuts from. It has been kind of a routine that we pay visit to Dunkin before,.....Hold on ! I think I am talking too much about my routine on my posts. Routine picture , this one talked about one of my morning routines too ;) So lets just skip my routines and lets talk about what Dunkin has to offer for me or if you wanna try what I like to have.

Maple Frosted Donuts, You can trust this not so charming looking donut.

Chocolate Glazed. It is never surprising for me to invest my interest in chocolate varieties of anything.

Here comes my favorite. Blueberry Cake donut. One to go for at first place !

When you don't know what to choose, this is the one to have.

Would you still like to say that you are not a sweet tooth when you have made through the entire post reading about sugar  and reached that part where I say Goodbyes and 'See you later' things. ??
Laughter Rolling. Cya.

Routine picture!!

It is kind of a routine these days that before we leave for office, my husband clicks me a picture. Later when I look at them, they give my executive fashion sense a little food for thought. That way I can redefine them a better way, when I wear them again, and also when I am buying something new.

I am sorry this is going to be entirely a girly post, in complete senses.

I have these pictures posted below for you to comment and give feedback on what looks good on me, how else can they go, or probably they can set some of your own triggers to try what you find new or interesting about them.

I like the whole color combination. I like having shrug sleeves shorter than my shirt's.

I like the print of this dress. Its A-line shape gives it a flair which is kinda retro. 

I like striped skirt which give a semi-formal look.

This is a dress and not separates. I like the softness of these two colors which give me a soft look too.

I team up these basic black pants and blazer of mine with any color plain top. Red lipcolor fills in some vibrance.

This dress is as formal as it is casual. So I loved it. I also loved the orange color down in its flair.

Length of this dress being a little long and a little longer sleeves give this dress a different style. And I love the color pattern.

These dresses are from Apt 9, Forever 21, Papaya, Chaps and Ann Taylor.
Footwear are from Payless shoe source and  Forever 21.
Bag is from CK.


Drop in a comment to tell me which dress you liked the most.

These summers !

Summers this year are new and different, myself being here in Florida. I feel a lot dry, my lips dry up so often.
And I am not a kind of person who can drink gallons of water either, so all the while I am into a feeling of sipping something cool and refreshing.
We have got a parlor nearby, Tropical smoothie. And I had been visiting it often to grab something new over there.
Over a time I have realized that I should make them all at home, that way I can cater to my varying tastes and moods.

Extras : - There has been a strikingly common thing between what me and my husband choose in menus for ice-creams, shakes and smoothies. Banana. That's a way we filter out the menus. We look for key 'banana' and then compare the results to make a choice. And we have never disappointed ourselves ever.

So, now I bring different fruits home and blend them to make a real yum smoothie.
As of now, top on the charts is Kiwi Mango Blast ( named it just like that ). And yea it is a no-banana smoothie. :D

I take one mango + one peach + one kiwi + few grapes and blend them simply in the mixer. This choice of fruits doesn't ask me to add any sugar either.

And I am sipping through this yummy soothing smoothie to beat the heat. 

Try making your own with your choice of indulgences. I would post few more in following days. Till then have a SMOOTHIEng time :)

Bitter gourd Recipe

Hi Guys.

I think this is for the first time onto my blog that I am gonna share a recipe.

And this is because I love the final taste that comes out of it. 

I had been making bitter gourd earlier. But that used to taste a lot bitter. I have tried a numerous ways in making it and so far this has come out to be a really wonderful one.

My husband likes this vegetable a lot and because I could not make them good enough, I didn't want him to give up on it. So I kept trying and here I have one nice recipe to share.I have developed this recipe over time suited to my taste and my ways of cooking.

I usually take 5 pieces of bitter gourd, 2 potatoes, 1 onion, 2 medium-sized tomatoes, 4 - 5 pieces of garlic.

At night itself, I peel bitter gourds , cut them vertically in two-halves, take out the seeds inside, cut into small pieces, wash into water, kept aside in a plate with salt mixed into it. That helps the bitter juice to separate out over the night. Don't throw away the peelings. Take them in a sieve, wash thoroughly and keep them aside as well with little salt mixed.

I don't have picture for that.I am sorry for that. Would update this post next time I would make them.

At morning, just give the pieces a nice squeeze and a wash again and same for the peelings as well.

Take a kadhai, put some oil. Put bitter gourd pieces into it. Fry till it turns little brown. Take them out. Now put the peelings and give them a light fry too.

What I usually do with potatoes is that I cut them into small rounds, and grease a pan with some oil, and put those pieces into the pan and give them a nice bake over a sim for 10-15 mins, on both the sides.  That gives them a nice crisp taste. I believe this can be alternatively done in oven too. But I prefer this way due to its ease. And I use such potatoes in many vegetables, like Bhindi, Cauliflower etc.

Now put some oil in kadhai, put sliced onions, garlic cut into small pieces. Give them a light fry till they are golden.

 Put tomatoes, you can either put puree or cut tomatoes in small pieces. Fry them for a while till they mix well. I put chopped green chillis also. Now put some salt, coriander powder, fennel seeds, and garam masala. Mix well.

Now put potatoes, bitter gourd pieces and the peelings. Cover it with a lid and let it cook for another 15-20 mins on sim.

It is ready to be served.

The "Jatt" factor!

This post had been lying in draft. And I had almost forgotten to instantiate the newly soaked in Jatt factor.
So, here it is.

Lately, I have found my keen liking for Punjabi movies. It is like if I am asked "Do you wanna watch any movie?" My response is like "Is there any cute funny Punjabi movie to recommend?"

I have only seen countable-on-finger number of these movies  and I have found them extreme funny.
The post has Jatt as part of its name owing to the reason that the names of all the movies that I have seen have Jatt in their names too - Carry on Jatta, Jatt and Juliet, Jatt and Juliet 2, Jatt James Bond, Naughty Jatts. Thats kinda funny I know.

Direction, script, actors, acting, music, their names even have been so interesting.
I haven't known that Punjabi cinema has been doing increasingly good with times.
Of course that is not a world class cinema. But it is kinda lively and lovely.

Being Punjabi though, I have not conversed over my life a lot in the language, so I don't really understand all of it. Neither can I speak it good enough. It is just that I CAN do it when I am talking to my grand-generation.
While I have The man around who is from Chandigarh and that makes him proficient in the language. And he comes to help me understand what I don't.

And with all that, I would say that I have got to be a fan of Diljit Dosanjh. And I like his night suit in Jatt and Juliet2 and that is my favorite Jatt movie so far. It just makes me burst into laughter everytime I watch it.
Oye Chotu ,Punjab police emotional vi hondi hey oye ! :D

Have a nice Jatt reading and watching ! :D

Friday Film !

I am going to talk about a movie which I had never heard of till date. It is a Bollywood movie directed by Rahul Bose.
And I am pretty much sure you would not even have heard of it.
Yea .. Hold on . I will tell you how I found it then.
So I was wishing to see a Bollywood movie and I was looking under the category of Foreign Movies ->  Indian to find one on Netflix. And this was the last movie on that page.
Oh ! I haven't yet taken the name . Damn Me !
It is "Everybody Says I am fine! "
I checked on IMDB and it was 6.1 on 10 and a 2001 film. I just thought of going with it.
And then it kept me hooked. And there was a factor other than entertainment that made me watch it . I was completely in awe that it was a 2001 make.
Such contemporary modern cinema, skinny girls, high revealing clothes, bold emotions, and sensual depiction. For a while, the whole of it gave me some New York kinda feel. Really.
Movie features some shots like Boman Irani, Pooja Bhatt and Rahul Bose himself.
For a moment me and my husband were discussing what were we actually doing in 2001. Could we 13 years back match up to the thoughts being shown in it ?
And both of us were like if this movie gets released today, it would not be out of date. No kidding.
Give it a try. I didn't regret.