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Hi5 Mondays: Diwalloween – part 1

30 Sunday Oct 2016

Posted by bpreethi in Fashion, Gourmand, Lifestyle, Street Style

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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 ๐Ÿ˜› , 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! ๐Ÿ˜›fullsizerender_1 img_35072. 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 ๐Ÿ˜‰ NOM NOM NOM!ย f3. Deepavali literally translates to festival of lights…. so we decided now was a good time to put up lights on our patio.ย img_35914. We visited the temple after a while! This picture could have literally been in Chennai and no one would know! ๐Ÿ˜€ I misss hommmeeeeeeimg_35255. More food!?? Went all out with my Diwali breakfast spread and skipped lunch! NOW IF THAT ISNT THE WAY TO LIVE!?? ๐Ÿ˜€img_3493HAPPY DEEPAVALI/ DIWALI EVERYONE! ๐Ÿ˜€ Hide your weighing scaleeesssss!! ๐Ÿ™‚

Hi5 Mondays: Food & Nostalgia!

09 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by bpreethi in Beauty, Fashion, Gourmand, Lifestyle, Street Style

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

Hello Everyone!
I hit the snooze buttonย 3 times today before I decided I had no plausible excuse to give to miss work or show up late! Typical monday! ๐Ÿ˜› I don’t want to speak to soon but the weather in NY has been surprisingly great for Novemberย so thats some consolation ๐Ÿ™‚ Here’s my Hi5 from last week
  1. ย Tried my hand at making kati rolls( The skinny indian burrito). Turned out to be surprisingly tasty and filling! ๐Ÿ™‚IMG_6335
  2. My mom sent me this picture last week and now I want to see my brother! ๐Ÿ˜IMG-20151025-WA0004_resized
  3. How did I not know there were exfoliating cotton rounds? My nose is thanking me ๐Ÿ˜€
  4. Just started on this one! Typical King gore! ๐Ÿ™‚
  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 ๐Ÿ˜€ Send me some sweets someone ๐Ÿ˜›

Diwali Dressing: Six yards of style!

28 Tuesday Oct 2014

Posted by bpreethi in Events, Fashion, Street 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! ๐Ÿ˜› 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 ๐Ÿ˜‰ 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!ย IMG_4332IMG_4331IMG_4333

 

Hi5 Mondays!

19 Sunday Oct 2014

Posted by bpreethi in Uncategorized

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

I ย admit I haven’t been the best blogger but that’s because I have been too busy living maybe? ๐Ÿ˜‰ ย ๐Ÿ˜€ 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 forย quite a sight ๐Ÿ˜€IMG_4165

2. Ate something called a Nitro Cream at Scrumptious! My tummy approves! ๐Ÿ˜‰

3. Blood orange nails and lips are not for the faint of heart ๐Ÿ˜›20141017_134805

4. Next week is Diwali – one of my favorite indian festivals and a box of some TLC came in from the parents!20141014_183913

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!

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Have a wonderful week you all! Don’t forget that a good laugh recharges your battery ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜€

Hi5 Mondays!

04 Monday Nov 2013

Posted by bpreethi in Beauty, Fashion, Gourmand, Lifestyle

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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! ๐Ÿ˜› Ahh I am still recovering from all the sugar I put in my system with a vengeanceย over the weekend ; which reminds me.. Belated Diwali wishes to all my Indian readers ๐Ÿ™‚ Also did I mention I am terribly homesick? Before I digress here are the highlights of my week ๐Ÿ™‚

1. Gotta love an occasion that let’s me wear some Indian garb! ๐Ÿ˜€ย 20131026_1708552. And also put this need in me to go visit a temple …after what seems like a gazillion years ๐Ÿ™‚3. If all the indian sweets weren’t enough I also sunk my teeth intoย deliciousย  cream puffs from Beard Papas.ย 4. Cue for the person who said wearing a bright lipย isn’tย “cool” for fall to squirm uneasily and back away! ๐Ÿ˜›ย 20131030_0811165. “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 ๐Ÿ˜›Happy happy week! Smile away! ๐Ÿ˜€

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