Dates Ladoo ~A Blog Hop & An Award

Variety is the spice of life and Blog Hop adds to it.

As this is where you try out dishes from your partner’s blog to suit your palate the idea is Radhika’s brain child.

How does Blog Hop add to variety? Well I go through my partner’s posts in greater detail so in this sense I am coming to know newer likeminded people. All of us are connected through our love for food and serve a better variety with love.

Inspirational Blog Award

For quite some time now I have been meaning to post this award  that Jay has bestowed on me. Most of you may know Jay do check out her place for some lovely recipes.Thanks Jay you are great! Its sweet of you to think of me.


This  award has questions which  are really simple but  thought provoking , make you think about your desires in life and your priorities. I really had to think about my long term goals. Check what I take for granted and sort my pleasures in life.
Thanks once again Jay!


So what is the award all about.?


Here it is Ladies and gentlemen the 8 thought provoking questions.



1. What makes you laugh, smile or giggle?

Life is  a mirror. Laugh and the world laughs with you. 

 What makes me laugh, smile or giggle--- anything a good joke, a compliment, memories, the rose my husband gives me for no reason at all, the boquet of weeds  that my daughter picks for me , the secrets we share,Tom & Jerry show, the sun peeping out after a downpour... the list is endless.

2.What are your dreams for your future?

Daughters happy in their chosen lives, good health, some money, a relaxed life and no worries. thats all .

 3.If you are to go to a cruise, where would it be and why?   

Nice idea drifting in the high seas on a raft, no one around..... perish the thought for that will mean no food or water. Lets begin all over again  Queen Elizabeth II , hubby  me & the kids. Around the world.

4.How would you spend your vacation time and with whom? 

Doing what we, that is hubby and kids, all like the best eat, drink sleep and ocassionally go out.

5. If given a chance, what life would you choose? Your life now or your past? 
  

Tempting the past will bring Amma back ,MIL back, kids small , carefree life.. 
But is it fair? 
I will make the same mistakes all over again. Need to learn from the past no point going back, so future it is... free to make new mistakes look back and wonder what was it that was worrying me so much its  all gone.

6.  Is there something that you wished before when you were young but you didn't get it? 

Yes I wanted to go for engineering but as I did not study I did not get it.

 7.Have you been in a situation where you might have given up but still you chose to move on?   

No I don't give up easily. I might turn my back at a situation but I go back and try to solve it.

 8.Is their someone in your life who has been your source of strength and inspiration?  

Yes! My Lord Raghvendra Swami in whom I have absolute faith. 

Then my parents and husband need a special mention.

 Needless to say my kids also play an important part  as source of strength. 

All these people put together are the pillars nay axis around which my world is centred.


Now the award had to pass on ... So I will pass it on to


 Amy 
Shilpa
Mythreyi
Pratima Rao
Priya
Aipi
 Radhika

In case you have already received this award please pass it on to whom so ever you like.

I have been tagged!

I have been tagged!

I was surprised & pleased when Priya of Now Serving choose me as one of her tags.

Surprised, as I was not expecting her to choose me, as there is lot more that I have to travel and pleased ….of course you will be pleased   too if  you are chosen too! 

Thanks Priya!!

Now my dilemma starts to choose my own posts. I love each one of my post for they are conceived with the idea of pleasing the people who matter the most, my family!  It’s like asking a mother to choose her favourite baby!

Anyway the rules of the game need me to do so, here goes.

1.     The Most Beautiful Post

2.     Most Popular Post

3.     Most Contravention   Post

None. Thankfully.

4.     Most Helpful Post

5.     Surprisingly Successful Post

6.     The Post that did not get the attention it deserved

Most of my earlier posts fill this category but I would like to choose

http://madscientistskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/futi-kadi.html

7.     The one I am most proud of ( as my daughter has made them for me)

I would like to tag all of you but let’s face it I am the typical Goan with a ‘susegad’ attitude I wish I can just write the name and the link is ready as in face book. Blogger are you listening!!

Mythreyi

Rak' Kitchen

Santosh Bangar

Aipi

Vatsala Rana

Crunch Crunch Munch Munch 

O! Kalyani of Kalyani’s platter has awarded me these awards! Thanks Kalyani!

I would like to pass it on to

Radhika

Prathima of Prat's Corner

Sunanda

DD

Nivedita

Archana

An Apology & Awards

I

   have been guilty of postponing things for quite sometime now. I am sorry but somehow I have been skipping checking my drafts folder. So I was quite surprised that I have not posted some awards that my friends Priya and Raksha had awarded me. I am terribly sorry; I have put these in my drafts folder and then forgotten all about them there are absolutely no excuses for my callous behaviourL! I hope they will forgive me.


So that explains the weird sounding title of this post.

Priya Srinivasan of Enveetu Kitchen

Raksha Kamat of Raksha's Kitchen

Quite recently Jay of Tasty Appetites has awarded me with these

Please feel free and pick up any of them. They are for all my friends (I hate distribution I don’t like to leave some out)!

  By the way 31^st Aug is the last day to send me entries for my event  The Let's Get Stuffed Event!! Do send in your entries.

Uppar Walla Deta hai to Chappar Fad ke deta hai !When God gives he showers his blessing on you is the translation.
 Why because I have been awarded two of these awards on the same day. I am thrilled!! Super thrilled!! 


This award has been passed on to me by Reshmi of Rasoi and Jay of Tasty Appetites. 







Rules:

1. Accept the Award. Post in your blog with the name of the blogger who has given you this award with the link to his/her blog. 

2. Pass it on to 15 other blogger friends, to keep the ball rolling. 

3. Let the nominated blogger know about their award (leave a message in their most recent post). 



These are the rules and now the award goes to ... to...
 Why does it have to be so difficult? For goodness sake Archana you have 15 people to choose from.  
But still it is difficult. I am sorry to leave any one out. It is not intentional, will pass the award next time(so somebody hurry up and award me some more awards so that I can make up for the others that I follow).

1.  smalltown_girl . She does not write on food but because I like her style of writing.
2. Nisa Homey of  Cooking is easy
3. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal of Mharao Rajasthan's Recipes
4.  Sushma Mallya of Authentic Food Delights
5. Nindini of Nandini's Food page
6. Padma of Padma's recipes
7. Priya Mahadevan of Now Serving
8. Aipi of US Masla
9. Veena Krishnakumar of Veg Junction
10. Priya of Priya's Nice N Easy Recipes
11. Gayatri of Gayatri's Cook Spot 
12. Ria Mathew from Ria's Collection
13. Harini and Jaya of Tamalpaku
14. Siri of Cooking with Siri
15. Rak's of Rak's Kitchen

Cluster Awards - Passing on the Kindness Shown

Have you had your kindness show, pass it on, for it is not thine alone, pass it on...


These awards, my second one, to be exact have been passed over by Priya Mahadevan of        NOW SERVING ...   Thank you Priya! Please do visit her blog for some exiting recipes. She is not only an accomplished cook but also a excellent dancer, yoga teacher and a journalist!!


 I am thrilled to bits! I have met here, wonderful cooks, nay chefs here in this virtual world, masters par excellence not just cooking but in other fields also. And being appreciated by such an accomplished person is an accomplishment!!

I am told that I have to share this award with 15 blogger friends that I have. That I suppose is the catch. 


I am facing the same dilemma  as Priya who to leave out? Its like you have a party and leave out half your friends. 


 I hope you understand that in my own clumsy way I am trying to apologise the ones I have left out. Its not intentional just the "Houseful" board came up before it was meant to.


Before I add the names of the ones I would like to pass these awards to I am to share 7 things about myself.


1. My favourite celebrity chefs are Anjum Anand, Sanjeev Kapoor, Nigella Lawson!


2. My favourite movies are Hrikesh Mukhjee movies-- Chupke Chupke, Abhimann,Golmaal, Budha Mil Gaya...


3.Of course I love old Hindi movie songs, once that my daughters call "yucks" and Manna Dey is my favourite singer.


4. I love sweets, romantic novels.


5.My favourite colour is pink.


6. I have to remind myself that I graduated in Chemistry.


7. Last but most importantly husband is my best critic and friend!!


Now for the most difficult part 15 people to pass these awards too.


1.  Aipi from US Masala


2.Satya from My Inovative Kitchen


3. PJ from Seduce your Tastebuds


4. Smitha from Smitha's Spicy Flavours


5. Rachu from ammaandbaby


6.  Akheela from  Torview


7. Priya from Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes 


8. Jay from Tasty Appetite


9.Deepa from hamaree rasoi 


10. Shilpa from Aayi's Recipes


11. Pari from Foodelicious


12. Umm Mymoonah from Taste of Pearl City


13. Cooking Foodie from 365 Days of Eating


14. Chaitrali from I-m not-a-Chef


15. Heather  from girlichef

Award

HURRAY!! 
I WON MY FIRST AWARD EVER!!
Thanks Sujana !! 


This is my first award and I am ecstatic!! Thanks again Sujana!

Awards Time

I received my first award in October from Sujana  Thank you Sujana !  The award she has passed on to me had a rule attached to it - asking me to pass the award on to 15 other blogger friends. Since, my first award was a great source of inspiration, I was on the hunt to find new budding bloggers, on to whom I could pass the 'One Lovely Blog Award'. Finally I think, I have found the deserving blogs that need to be highlighted.

I am handing over the 'One Lovely Blog Award' to the following 14 bloggers, do check out their lovely blogs, when time permits.

1.Shilpa from http://www.aayisrecipes.com/
2. Priya from http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/
3.Sushma Mallya from http://authenticfooddelights.blogspot.com/
4.Satya from http://superyummyrecipes.blogspot.com/
5.Manjula from http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/
6.Jagruti from http://joyofcooking247.blogspot.com/
7.Gayatri from http://gayathriscookspot.blogspot.com/
8.Sujana from http://worldofsujana.blogspot.com/
9.To the contributers of http://beyondcurries.blogspot.com/
10http://evolvingtastes.blogspot.com/
11.Meena of http://www.hookedonheat.com/
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The 'Sunshine Award', was passed on to me by Chaitrali Pathak. Do check out her blog 'I am not a Chef'and I am thankful to Chaitrali for the lovely award and would love to share this award with all my blogger friends.