Lonely Lights.

Light and dark, outside the window.
Loud noises and blasts.
Smoke and smog.
A charred smell.
A few sad statuses on facebook.
Sympathy.
A dog running away, howling.
A shallow silence and then again a blast.

Damn, Its just a lonely diwali.

A blog worth mentioning: Usha's kitchen!

Hi guys! Check out this blog and facebook page!


http://ushaskitchen.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Ushas-Kitchen/104713866254296



They belong to a experimental indian housewife who has decided to help others!
This is her form of charity and goodwill for the society!
With the world going gaga about indian food in the recent times and more and more indian kids/girls/ladies/men wanting to learn but not knowing how to cook indian food, this page shall be a god given boon! And I proudly say she's my aunt! On this page you can ask queries get home tried and tested recipe and other great tips!
When u ask a query for a recipe she will try it out with precise measurements take photos and upload it as soon as possible!

AND HER FOOD IS AWESOME! TRUST ME , I HAVE EATEN IT!

Do join , follow and publicize!

Coffee mania!!

I love coffee... and this is absolutely enthralling and exciting! A must check-out for everybody! Its like a coffee history and technique walk through with amazing cartoons! Must have taken a LOT OF WORK!

PLS VISIT!

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/coffee

She thinks she's like that. She isn't.

That time when she slept her shallow sleep, She dreamed of kainene lost in the war. She dreamed of all the things she lost and din't want back. She dreamed of feeling sad, even regretful for what happened.She dreamed of waking up and thinking of dying and not moving.She was in that state where she din't know what she was thinking was dreaming or reality. She felt hungry and longed for things whose taste she din't like. She dreamed writing about it. She knew would write and she knew nobody would understand what she wrote. But, she would write it still. This time, just for herself. It was important.

Cooking!

Yes, I have been back in the kitchen experimenting and actually trying out a new dish every day!
I am gonna upload photos and recipes of my ametuer attempts soon!

In the above photo, The bowl has a something known as a hummus. Its a leabense dish.
Served with lebanse bread, pickles, fresh mint, onions and tomatoes. The recipe goes as follows :

Ingredients:
1 cup boiled chick peas
1 tablespoon tahini paste (It can be bought in specialty stores or see the reciepe below)
Lemon Juice
A few garlic pods to taste
Salt to taste

Method:
Put all the ingredients in the mixer and grind until smooth. You can also add some olive oil for flavour and sheen if you wish. Decorate with chilli/sumac powder and serve.


Recipe for tahini paste:
Heat 1 cup seasme seeds on the stove for a few minutes until they start getting a bit soggy and their oil starts  seeping, BUT THEY DONT GET BROWN or microwave for a few minutes. Let it cool then grind till a smooth paste with 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

The rainy aftermath

And do leave your comments or links of over flowing Ponds.. Rain etc you might have!

It really heavily yesterday! I rained the whole night and it was soo cold..
The entire city was flooded and seeing people wade through clogged up streets was a common sight.

I went out in the afternoon for some shopping to the near by food mall when I decided I would go out to the Highway and other rural areas to get some photos of this rain and it's sights!

Do check out that facebook link for more photos.. (It will work whether or not you have a facebook profile)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=230350&id=734370676&l=fc87c5dd1c
Ciao!

Noises

Its 11.30 here in India. I'm sitting in my room with a newspaper beside me and a cup of coffee gone cold. Its late and yet I haven't been able to figure out what I want to blog about. I mean I WANT to blog. But I don't know what to blog about.

So I am just gonna write about the noises I can hear now.
Lately due to my insomnia I have started to stay awake a lot in the night and when I am silently lying in my bed, I hear noises. No, not of the ghostly supernatural kind, just general noises.

Like now I can hear a street dog howling. The T.V in the next room. Some kind of thudding. The constant whirring of my old a.c. and of course of me typing.

I am thinking and hoping someone will come online on facebook. Reading the newspaper on one side. I need a hot coffee now. Damn.