Hi5 Mondays: Diwalloween – part 1

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breakfast, deepavali, diwali, Indian, indian clothes, sari, sweets, temple

I seldom post on a sunday because am too busy warding off monday blues 😛 , but this week was different. I was in such an upbeat mood the entire time awaiting the weekend for Deepavali (one of my favorite festivals of all time) + halloween( which I refuse to outgrow)! In fact I did so many things over the week it simply wasn’t enough to cram it all in one post:D So here’s part 1 of Diwalloween and part 2 to follow tomorrow.

1. The new clothes( Courtesy: 2 sets of parents from home)made up for the lack of crackers( barely though). Good news is I can still wear a sari without becoming a human pretzel! 😛 2. This was the first time I tried making all these indian goodies so I started earlier this week to make sure I had enough time. Big mistake…. We polished off most of the snacks and I had to make some more this weekend 😉 NOM NOM NOM! 3. Deepavali literally translates to festival of lights…. so we decided now was a good time to put up lights on our patio. 4. We visited the temple after a while! This picture could have literally been in Chennai and no one would know! 😀 I misss hommmeeeeee5. More food!?? Went all out with my Diwali breakfast spread and skipped lunch! NOW IF THAT ISNT THE WAY TO LIVE!?? 😀HAPPY DEEPAVALI/ DIWALI EVERYONE! 😀 Hide your weighing scaleeesssss!! 🙂

Hi5 Mondays: Food & Nostalgia!

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brother, diwali, exfoliating cotton rounds, kati rolls, kobeyaki, stephen king, throwback

Hello Everyone!

I hit the snooze button 3 times today before I decided I had no plausible excuse to give to miss work or show up late! Typical monday! 😛 I don’t want to speak to soon but the weather in NY has been surprisingly great for November so thats some consolation 🙂 Here’s my Hi5 from last week

1.  Tried my hand at making kati rolls( The skinny indian burrito). Turned out to be surprisingly tasty and filling! 🙂
2. My mom sent me this picture last week and now I want to see my brother! 😐
3. How did I not know there were exfoliating cotton rounds? My nose is thanking me 😀
4. Just started on this one! Typical King gore! 🙂
5. Had this amazing salad at Kobeyaki! Even the biggest tofu hater would eat this stuff by the pound! :OEnjoy your week! Wish all my indian readers a very happy DIWALI 😀 Send me some sweets someone 😛

Diwali Dressing: Six yards of style!

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diwali, drape, Ethnic, festival, Indian, OOTD, outfit, sari

Since this was my first diwali as an ahem…. married woman I decided I needed to be a little less lazy than usual! 😛 And now I am quite proud of the fact that I can finally drape a sari without having my mom on the other end of the phone when I hyperventilate 😉 I was also kind of skeptical about not having the long hair to hide behind, but I think the short hair weirdly works with the boat neck blouse!? You tell me! 

 

Hi5 Mondays!

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blood orange, delaware, diwali, fall foliage, Nails, Nitro ice cream, nyx lipstick, recipe, rice, snacks, vermicelli

I  admit I haven’t been the best blogger but that’s because I have been too busy living maybe? 😉  😀 This week’s going to be a busy one too; which is just me telling you I am going to go missing again but I promise to make amends! Meanwhile here’s what I did.

1. I just got back from a trip from Delaware to enjoy them trees shedding their leaves.. and I must say it made for quite a sight 😀

2. Ate something called a Nitro Cream at Scrumptious! My tummy approves! 😉

3. Blood orange nails and lips are not for the faint of heart 😛

4. Next week is Diwali – one of my favorite indian festivals and a box of some TLC came in from the parents!

5. Made lemon “sevai” – an indian steamed rice vermicelli dish with toasted peanuts and lots of seasoning! It’s so east to make and delicious to boot!

Have a wonderful week you all! Don’t forget that a good laugh recharges your battery 😉 😀

Hi5 Mondays!

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beard papas, cream puff, diwali, hindu, Indian, pink lip, shepherds salad, temple

Alrighty monday.. am not ready for you yet, come back later! 😛 Ahh I am still recovering from all the sugar I put in my system with a vengeance over the weekend ; which reminds me.. Belated Diwali wishes to all my Indian readers 🙂 Also did I mention I am terribly homesick? Before I digress here are the highlights of my week 🙂

1. Gotta love an occasion that let’s me wear some Indian garb! 😀 2. And also put this need in me to go visit a temple …after what seems like a gazillion years 🙂3. If all the indian sweets weren’t enough I also sunk my teeth into delicious  cream puffs from Beard Papas. 4. Cue for the person who said wearing a bright lip isn’t “cool” for fall to squirm uneasily and back away! 😛 5. “Too lazy to fix a meal.. too proud to eat a salad” is how I like to describe myself and then I met the shepherd’s salad…and life has never been the same.. I actually make this too much 😛Happy happy week! Smile away! 😀