What IF.........the recipe goes wrong!

last week was very busy ...work home and then some assignments in hand ...a deadline for each of those two hands one brain and twenty-four hours..Man...its killing..
I came back from work on Friday...and I thought of a special recipe to be tried..which I got from weight watchers magazine two weeks back ...I had made arrangements and did some grocery shopping as per the ingredients,,,
now before I go ahead let me confess I learnt cooking after marriage ,that too ...in jus last three years...I guess we all ..hailing from India are spoilt brats as there is lot of domestic help back home,once we leave our country ..reality check starts from that point...
Now this recipe was "Asian Stir fry pasta"..let me tell you I have my forte in Indian food...which I have mastered in past years...all dishes are par excellence due to sheer practice and and some variations....Cooking gives me some kind of happiness now which was opposite few years back...I guess environment changes every nice soul :)
I boiled this big pot of pasta and did exactly what recipe said without any variations(Usually for first time I try the recipe as given in by the chef without any variations)...and when  I tasted the final dish ....it was different !!
It was bland....little bit smelly ...not like Indian herbs and spices..
.....I called by hubby for dinner ..kids were happy to see pasta...too
I looked at my hubby who was eating pasta...and leaving half plate he said"I have to transfer some files so may be later I can have this"
my older boy started crying loudly ..I looked at him I thought may be something is hurting him or pain somewhere ...Kevin said"This is gross !!I hate pasta I wanna throw up I feel giddy...I looked at my hubby who was smiling and said" children are so good in their expression and thoughts...and emotions so profound" what I couldn't say he said so clearly and loudly!!
I looked at my hubby he was laughing " so that's the reason you were making excuses of work I said..."please ..don't refrain yourself go ahead and give your opinion too.."
I looked at my younger son who was playing with pasta and fork...he was
saying "this is actually a skate board and can also be aeroplane ..I was looking at him ..(what a joke to my effort)
I had to drain the whole dish...and then started from scratch with an Indian dish for dinner...
and as usual it was good and liked by all.....
I tried figuring out what went wrong...which combination of food was wrong..then I came to know it  was scrambled eggs with vegetable broth ..which was gross and then adding garlic was something like smell of rotten stuff...
Any ways it was ugly and tasted worse.....
if recipe goes wrong it not only waste of effort but also spoils your enthusiasm to cook something similar in future.
Its always the taste we like is the taste expected ...

My Fav(4)

...Before ..I miss,,,here I go with yet another favourite of mine ...
lovely lyrics and awesome Voice...indian legendary singer Kishore kumar...
Superstar of all time ...Indian bollywood...The big B"Amitabh Bacchan".
and the lovely lady "Neetu Singh"

enjoy the song...
(I couldn't translate the song this time ..it was little bit difficult for me)
hope you all had a nice weekend!.

hilarious(2)

it was monday ...I came to my office...Sheetal called and asked "how was .weekend ..?? "I said" nothing much..same old cleaning and pending work at home..Yes I went for shopping ....."new summer collection is there !!"
Sheetal said"I am not in good mood today...."my hubby picked up a fight for no reason and I was upset whole day"...
.she said" I am sending you an email"....Check this out...
(this mail was actually sent to her by her husband)

The E-mail Says....

(what Every Women Wants?)

......Every women wants a normal husband.....

..........A normal Simple Ring.............

                           ..............A small wedding party......................

                       ................Honeymoon at any place...................

                           ..............A small house for kids to play....................

                                .................lovely children..............................

                                ..................Husband is a family man..................

                                     .................But Hard working..........................

 

                      ....................Small Car for shopping.....................................

                         .......................Another car for kids.......................

                    ........................Some collection of bags.....................

                   ....................Shoes for each occasion........................................

           
               ................................Some outfits...............................................

            ................little bit of make up........................

 ...........................................some cosematics...............................................

                              ...............overseas trip once a year...................

                                 ........more often on domestic trips................

                             ..............Some dinners..................................

                               .............Gifts occasionally.................................

                                     ..........Finally some securities.....

                ........Excellent wishes... the final climax is yet to come.................


              ........Final stage of husband after fulfilling these wishes..........

 ************************************************************************************
I personally feel....husband will never come to that stage.....and on a serious note...
we know our resources and we spend wisely...wives are jus taken for granted ..and hilarious stuff is written ..... We love,we care ..and we make our world beautiful!

Festival of colors... holi.

...may colors of Holi bring happiness and prosperity in life...lets celebrate and be thankful to God!

The festival of Holi can be regarded as a celebration of the Colors of Unity & Brotherhood - an opportunity to forget all differences and indulge in unadulterated fun. It has traditionally been celebrated in high spirit without any distinction of cast, creed, color, race, status or sex. It is one occasion when sprinkling colored powder ('gulal') or colored water on each other breaks all barriers of discrimination so that everyone looks the same and universal brotherhood is reaffirmed. This is one simple reason to participate in this colorful festiva

Holi' comes from the word 'hola', meaning to offer oblation or prayer to the Almighty as Thanksgiving for good harvest. Holi is celebrated every year to remind people that those who love God shall be saved and they who torture the devotee of God shall be reduced to ashes a la the mythical character Holika.
..I am posting a link..Go thru and see ..how people from various states in india play holi!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1253684/Lathmar-Holi.html

Amen.

this is one of my favourite prayers,I usually listen to this ...which helps me too pacify ....its touching ..deep from heart...From lagaan (indian Movie)
it says..
O....saviour and beloved ...pure and divine,
we have no one but you.

Ease our troubles..O lord,
there is no one but you
You are the one who supports us,
You are the protector.
we have no one but you.

you have filled the moon with light,
the sun shines only because of you,
the splendour lights and sky with stars..

O lord!if not you then who will preserve and
take care of this life,

O....saviour and beloved ...pure and divine,
we have no one but you.

O lord..we have a plea,
those who suffer grant them courage...
may hardships never defeat them..

To the weak give them protection
so there is peace....

To devotion ,give strength
O lord of universe ..
listen to this plea..
the path is full of darkness
Grant us the boon of light...

O....saviour and beloved ...pure and divine,
we have no one but you.

Ease our troubles.. O lord,
there is no one but you..

AMEN.

Think!!!

its been a while since  I wrote something...lots of pending work on my desk made be busy and then the mis-happening in japan was something which tore me apart...
I wondered how people are managing in so much misery ...what had God in mind when he took so many people away?somebody posted a picture of an infant found alive and taken to shelter home....they were feeding the kid...at this age where its jus an infant doesnt even know what happened ....what will he do? so many bodies ....
Its devastating....its Cruel on his part? why ..did he do all that?

When we see all this mis-happenings ..THINK!!....how it can happen in a blink of a moment...life is like a bubble...(the soap bubbles the kids play with)the more inflated ones which rise .. gets pricked  first....

we keep grudges,malice for others....try to be smart and show off all the time....life is very short ,everything will remain but soul will leave the body...nothing is predictable...even if it ..time will not be there...that's what earth -quake in japan tells everybody...Money for which we all fight ,play games to reach top positions...everything comes down like a pack of cards ...
                                                 Oh My God!
Warning were given people tried to save their life in short span of time..But ..again its his choice who will live and who will die!

my friends its never too late....THINK about this mis-happening in Japan and this is what life is...for which we make errands day and night ...
learn to Forgive ...respect older people...think it can happen with any of us....life is short lived...so try to use it for Noble cause.

God Bless the Departed souls!

weekend and my favs!

...its weekend again......
"Subah hoti hai shaam hoti hai",
Zindagi yoohi tamaam hoti hai"
...(with every passing days and night....we finish an whole Era)
this is one of my favorite songs,from movie Guzaarish.....
 this is very close to my heart!
when I saw this movie I was in tears...so much suffering and misery....I couldn't sleep whole night thinking about it...followed by headaches and nausea...But every phase teaches us something ..and movies are actually made or picked up from realities!
 I pray sincerely..nobody should get this kind of suffering in life.....
Hritik Roshan...a great Indian actor and a very very good dancer,with Miss world Ashwariya Rai..(pride of India) as female artist....Done a fabulous job....
movies made on realities where we learn something how life changes in  spur of moment!everything is there but cannot enjoy,its a waste now..that what it says..you never know whats in store for you!
God Bless N stay healthy!!

Happy weekend!:))

Key Bank.

.As we crossed and took a left turn...I saw  a name "KEY BANK"...looking at the name I asked him innocently as my hubby  was on the wheel...".is this a new bank,it has a different name...may be associated with locker keys or something"?

hubby

He said yes you are so right...you don't know?how come..?? all rich people keep their house and safe  keys here..its basically meant to keep a  secure place for all your keys at home...its like a "key house"
It sounded weird to me...he was coughing while explaining (may be trying to control his laughter)....
I said "But then there will be so many keys  no withdrawals or deposits?how will bank make money"
he said "they will charge a nominal amount for key deposits and lockers..its with some contract...you want to deposit your locker keys too"?you will be in that rich league too...
I looked at him...he was talking seriously..I kept staring at him....couldn't digest the whole explanation he had given....
he looked at me  and said why are you staring? his expression was serious but his eyes were smiling....
I said" sure..you made this story just now"?so intelligent you are!he laughed loudly.......
do you believe there would be any bank who would have these kind of services only?I was checking with with you and your IQ level!
...I laughed and thought am I so dumb??

..women's day.....

my post is dedicated to all the women's.. all over the world on international Women's day.....
...there is no field or profession where women cannot be seen......they have surpassed all the assumptions and myths...BUT...still women faces many challenges ..or bars set by men!
Indian..women still faces many hardships and rejections in male dominated Indian society..women are still vulnerable to all types of violence including Abuse... physical or emotional. our nation still need to have some hard laws..when it comes to women’s rights.


....Indian society..we still have  celebration which goes as per gender only....Son ..as legal heir..and most of the will or property goes to him...unless decided! Dowry ...is still very prevalent....they don't ask openly ..But expectations are there!...


Recently on of my relatives posted some pictures from India..showing up the grand wedding that took place...it was shocking for me to see the amount of money spent by girls parents....I wish they could have done same for her studies...where a girl could have a strong footage ..and nobody had any expectations from her in future...in fact lot of respect for her knowledge and awareness!!


 ..The commercials..if we see most of the time..its women with the laundry or dishes..or cooking in the kitchen..did ya ever happen to see men..doing the same ..its rare!!this is common ,women are meant for these kind of work!confined to the four walls of house!
on the contrary there have been women who made a mark in the society..and left everyone spell bound..whether it wasIndira Nooyi, Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams, Pratibha Patil and others.,BUT..they are jus few..a handful...rest eighty percent are still in that sphere..and stretch...where its overlooked and expected as normal chore...not realizing the hard work and effort without any gratitude!


women are legal citizens of the country and have equal rights with men (Indian Parliament). Because of a lack of acceptance from the male dominant society, Indian women suffer immensely. Everybody reading this article would surely agree that many women find it difficult to return to work after having children. One of the reasons being that there are rarely any provisions made for childcare in the workplace and, in these cases, women are forced to find someone to look after the children while they are at work. Most of the neutral families need two incomes to enjoy a good standard of living, where a woman finds herself doing two jobs – one at office and the other at home. So the position of women has rather deteriorated than improving.


..as a kid I always heard from my mom what ladies in villages had to go through and when they were uneducated...how they suffered .....so..first and the foremost...is providing good education at professional level...and then saying No to dowry!!....we don't need to make others happy....but our self and our kids first...
we don't need to join that heard of sheep's....or follow blindly what others are doing!set and make your own principles....lets others follow you!
Save the girl child and respect women!

Indira Nooyi...Chairman &CEO Pepsi Co

Weekend!

...its yet another weekend!

one my favorite songs ....One of the most beautiful compositions...and lovely words... only when you feel that for someone you love and respect!

lets finsh the weekend with one of my favorite songs..

Juhi chawla..one of the cutest actress indian industry has...I think...even if she is seventy years old she will look same!I  am not a big fan of Sharukh khan!as a actor he is good!but with lots of airs and attitude..

the song says...

"I never thought We would meet like that......and flower's to bloom in our the way like this,

never thought life would be  be so nice,..looks like the earth  and sky.... singing for us!

my heart has those branches of love like buds , when our eyes met....."

Never thought..we would loose our senses..when we are going to be together....:)

I never thought it would be like this when we meet each other!!

"....its a twinkling night, when we..are awake.....

looks like ..a caravan of stars moving in the sky......."

"never thought one day..it would be like this ,when our path

would be filled with lamps and light like this....."

"Never thought life would be so beautiful ...when we meet each other"
 have a nice weekend!

spare a thought!!!

...spare a thought for the poor,suffered and ill treated...
I was really upset to see  an old women sitting homeless and asking for alms,crippled and nobody to look after...its Sad!!
its really sad to see...a mother carrying a small baby having a down syndrome or to see old age homes full of people and nobody who visits them...they sit  in the lobby whole day that somebody will show up one day!
it hurts...what if I am at their place? what will happen..I usually think...
then I am so relieved that I am blessed with good family and healthy kids and good parents..with enough to survive..I should never complain....
.....there is so much suffering in the world,any country you pick..there is an issue which is yet to be resolved,innocents killed..children sold, women in prostitution,drug trafficking ..and misfortunes .....

men and women slaughtered "the Palestinians and the Israelis" ...inhuman act of violence..who cares...we are safe in our little world,those pictures if you see,it gives me goose bumps...
still these people manage to survive in worst of conditions displaying their courage and smile on face..they may be underprivileged but fighters in real life,a cut above rest to show their courage and come up as winners!
they will walk miles to get water, one meal a day,malnutritioned kids...but still manage to survive...

when I open a faucet....I look at the easily availability of water..or switch on the light...jus a click away..no hassles,what If I had to do that hard work....I will die,for sure!.....so much suffering for a single meal?
What great inspiration we can all take from these magnanimous human beings!
spare a thought and try to help other,if not financially ..then emotionally..visit old homes...even though they are not our relatives ,help and be courteous...
we are privileged,we are blessed..thanks to almighty!
spare a thought on this.... my friends!

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....Plz....you can see the population explosion here....try not to have more then two kids......do you want the country to be in Caos like this!!
open your eyes and ears its never too late!