Impressions…………
Leisure Pockets
Home is not always work. That’s the main reason why I have this website. This corner is to discuss the myraids of ways that we can and do spend the ‘my time’.
Happy New Year!!!!
by Minnie • • 20 Comments
It’s snowing. Beautiful white puffed up flurries all over the place. It looks pristine, white, gorgeous. May this New Year bring prosperity, happiness and love all around. May this year wash away the unpleasant and bring in the beautiful for…
Payesh (Rice Pudding) and Happy Diwali!
by Minnie • • 21 Comments
Have you ever heard of Diwali? We Indians kind of go bonkers over this festival. You can call it our Christmas. We clean houses, paint them new, dress them with beautiful lights. We pray to Goddess ‘Lakshmi’ for prosperity and…
Happy Halloween and Hazelnut Chocolate Nutella Bon Bons
by Minnie • • 11 Comments
“Sandy’ badgered us for 14 hours straight. However, the actual wind gusts and incessant rains didn’t really bother us as much as I had thought it would. It was like any other normal storm, only that it lasted for…
Raspberry Kahlua Mascarpone Cheese Pie with Hazelnut Sauce Topping
by Minnie • • 21 Comments
I have been trying to post about this pie for three days now. However, a long weekend, an official trip preparation for hubby, fighting the fall pile up of leaves, some very important errands, shopping and watching movies moved this…
I won! Food Photography lessons learned and an exotic rose drink
by Minnie • • 26 Comments
I hope you all had a terrific weekend. For me, it was fabulous. Not only did I get to have some truly relaxing and quality time at home with hubs, kids and my K9 companions, but also my…
A dislocated ride and Homemade fries
by Minnie • • 27 Comments
Twenty minutes into the Water Park, my husband dislocated his shoulder. Rewind. Charlie’s swim lesson adventures from her blog Hotly Spiced made me revisit an incident that happened when my younger son was about 3 years old. He…
Another crock pot gem – BBQ Baby Back Ribs
by Minnie • • 13 Comments
Recently, I was featured on GoNannies.com’s post on best kid friendly crock pot recipes on the web. Say, ‘Wow!’ ;p I am on a crock pot roll. I invested some 40 odd dollars in a big, beautiful looking…
Fried Rice and Chili Shrimps – an Indo-Chinese delight
by Minnie • • 7 Comments
In India, we have a Chinese cuisine that is unique to India. It’s called Indo-Chinese cuisine and tastes very different from the regular fare that you get in USA, or even mainland China for that matter. India boasts of a…
How green is my valley, an Illumnating Award and winner of Blue Ribbon Challenge
by Minnie • • 24 Comments
Summer vacations are fun. I like sun, I love it when it’s sunny and golden. The grass looks green, the paint looks brighter, and in general, the world looks happy. Even the flowers are dancing most of the time. East…
My 50th Post !!! Celebrate with some Nutella love :)
by Minnie • • 52 Comments
Don’t we all have those small landmarks that mean most to us, though they might not mean much or anything at all to most people out there? Like when you managed to shave five pounds from your…
Father’s Day – The boys bake pineapple pastry and an incredible story
by Minnie • • 19 Comments
On Thursday, I retold an amazing story I had read on news to the boys. It was about a 5 year old boy named Saroo who had gotten lost in a train in India, found his way to an adopted…
The ‘blast’ that almost happened
by Minnie • • 18 Comments
Every word that you are going to read below is true, nothing added, nothing subtracted. When Ma called me on Monday afternoon US time (Monday night in India), she was literally shaking. She had discovered oil on the floor, right near the…
A mouse, a swan, and a storm in a tea cup
by Minnie • • 4 Comments
Two days ago, I decided to enter an interesting contest. A story writing contest that centers around a new sunscreen released in the Indian market called ‘Lakme Sun Expert’ and a fictional character Kyra which is it’s mascot. Lakme is…
I am a Food Stories Nominee For Excellence in Storytelling!!!!!
by Minnie • • 12 Comments
It has been exactly 21 days that I posted my first post as thelady8home. I didn’t really think anyone would take it seriously, let alone read or follow it. Imagine my shock, surprise and delight when a terrific fellow blogger CJ at FoodStories Blog…