Christmas Plum Cake

my cute little christmas plum cake

So Christmas came and went. We welcomed it on 24^th midnight and made it merry in our own Punjabi way over a get together with family and friends. 25^th day was quite usual, however I did plan to make the evening special by baking a cake. Afterall, what is Christmas without the sweetness of a home-baked plum cake right?

mane tale

The song Bad Day by Daniel Powter is usually on my mind and my lips when I face the “mane” crisis (read: a bad hair day). Most of us face the “crazy hair” problem at least twice a week if not more. An unruly mane can turn your life into your worst nightmare. 

EX not AXis

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Just the other day I was sitting with a friend who has been going through a low phase in life (read: single yet complicated in the head, slow economy hitting the business and the list goes on). I told him how we are all facing some or the other crisis on the personal front and that everyone is feeling the economy’s heavy strong firm fist in the stomachs of their business. He was no exception. The good times will come. However it was his relationship woe that stayed back with me through the night and turned into the seed this post has emanated from.

Serendipity

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Serendipity…..

Is getting that unexpected happy drive by fate

On a balmy winter morning

When a meeting for some odd reason gets late

And on the radio you hear Bob Marley singing

tutti frutti almond biscuits

It was our first wedding anniversary on Monday. I had planned a midnight Sunday surprise for my husband. A post dinner coffee with greeting cards hanging from the ceiling and the entire place lit with candles and the room filled with the fragrance of fresh flowers. I planned to bake him crispy tutti frutti biscuits that he could enjoy dunking in his cup of tea or coffee.

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To the starbucks attendant

Just yesterday, I was thinking to myself that my next post is not going to be anytime sooner than any day in the last week of this month. But then at quarter to twelve, with the hands forming a right angle in the dial of my watch something happened that induced me to put today’s post on the blog.

Diwali 2013

photo courtesy: aditi ranotra

Diwali also called deepawali, is one of the most awaited festivals of the year in india. It is known as the festival of lights and marks the victory of good over evil. Diwali celebrations start with Dhanteras, which generally falls eighteen days after the Dussehra festival, followed by narak chaturdashi, commonly known as choti (small) Diwali and Diwali.

Diwali is celebrated with a huge fervour in india. People worship goddess lakshmi (goddess of wealth and prosperity), buy new clothes especially for this occasion, light and decorate their houses, buy sweets, exchange gifts and burn crackers.

Unlike the last few years, the Diwali of 2013 has been slightly different (blame the economy’s state and the changing trend).