award

An award ..

An award...

Such a beautiful gift to lift my sagging spirits...

Just when  life seems so mundane...a lovely pink blurb with a pinker heart arrived in my virtual mailbox !!

Thank the Internet gods for expanding my horizons..

And introducing me into food blogging!

And then the connect...a small pat on the back by a fellow blogger!

She gave me the sunshine award ...and made my day again...when I really needed it .

Mary from Cardamom Bliss is ever so benevolent.

She sent me a Liebster award(German for sweet-that I am...though those who can not bear my acerbic wit would beg to differ).

Thank You for the honour Mary!

Once I accept the award...

I must start with 11 things about myself.

Here goes.

1. 1.   I talk to myself...that's why blogging helps. Any one else would have started otherwise...but I love the shock factor.If it were, possible I would be chatting on the phone 24*7, hubby dear protests at the phone bills , so I refrain.I love soppy romantic books that have a happy ending. I have been known to cry while reading a Mills and Boon in the loo.(This counts as one thing about myself too!).I read cook books and watch food network to de stress. I love the glass of hot water, it helps me face the world every morning.And at night, I love Chocolate Shots, happiness guaranteed!I love chatting/playing with my son...and then he starts wrestling...I hate watching TV serials where the women are forever having extra marital relation ships and scheming against one and all(as if life isn't complicated enough already).I love nail art .I love the smell of an old book ....that is more than eleven.

1. 2.  What was the first dish you ever made? A cup of tea...with enough tea leaves to make at least 11 cups. My Chacha(dad's younger brother) will vouch for that.
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                   3.   Who taught you how to cook it?My mum...

          4.   What was your favourite food as a child? Chicken Drumsticks.

          5.   What was your least favourite? All the greens.

          6.  Have you ever fantasized about creating a certain flavour combination?                  Yes...many times.

          7.     If you have, what is that flavour combination?Orange and milk

          8.      Are there any common flavour combinations you can’t stand?not particularly

          9.      What’s your favourite dish to cook now?Mutton

          10.        What’s your favourite dish to eat?Rajma Chawal(Red Kidney Beans and Rice)

          11.        When you go into a restaurant, what do you usually order?Dal Makhani 

          12.      What did you cook today? Pithore (Curry from Rajasthan)

I would like to give the award to Annie from Annie Eats. She is such a wonderfully brave woman,after reading all that she has gone through, every thing I face seems minuscule in comparison.

Susan from farm girl fare. I love the fact that she and her former husband traded all to move to a farm in Missouri and made a wonderful life.Farm Girl Fare. Love her breads. Absolutely!

Marjorie Morin from Canada,a neurophysisist in training ,with a love for chocolate at  Sugar for the brain.

Ganga from A life time of cooking for her simple and beautiful food.

Coz from Coz She likes To Eat all the lovely pics and the food I will probably never taste...

Julia Parsons at A slice of Cherry Pie for the gobsmackingly yummy Brit food.

Marina from Foodie Delights for her simple and down to earth Indian food...

I'd like to give this to Mary of Cardamom Bliss for her love of Indian Food..but she just got it..

Just a few rules that you can also copy and paste...

Rule 1: Post 11 things about yourself
Rule 2: Answer the tagger's questions
Rule 3: Tag and pass the awards to 11 other bloggers
Rule 4: Create 11 questions for the bloggers to answer
Rule 5: Go to bloggers page and inform them about the awards
Rule 6: No tagging back

And the awardees...are requested to pass on the award to 11 more people and answer my questions.

1. Say 11 things about yourself.
2. What is the thing you'd like to eat when you cant sleep?
3. What is the first thing you reach for when you're hungry?
4. What is the first thing you eat/drink in the morning?
5. Which is your favourite cuisine?
6. What is the first you order when you eat out?
7. What flavours are you not willing to taste?
8. Who taught you how to cook?

There were supposed to be more blogs and questions...but this last month has been so so busy , that my mind refuses to function beyond no 8. So...that is why this post has taken a week!

My mind is suddenly reticent...not revealing its innermost thoughts to the blogger template!

Well, that happens!

Coming up..the rocking Cinnamon Rolls, and the To die For Chocolate Brownies...

And the same question...

So what are you baking today???