Skin Care : Tip of the day

Winter has just started here and already my skin has started to show the dryness around my mouth and nose. My current moisturizer "Lotus AloeHydra" is not doing any justice to skin dryness. Instead of this, I have started using Ponds Cold Cream at home but it makes my face looks oily and sticky. Tried a simple home made face mask. Ahhhh..It worked wonderfully.....

Makeup Haul Post: Oct 2012

October and November are the months of festivals. I had bought an Anarkali Black, White and Red dress. Unfortunately it was not fitting me and it was the last piece. Instead of Anarkali, I bought Saree for myself after two years. I hardly wear the saree for the functions. I cannot carry saree when I attend functions along with my kids.  

Dasara Special: Bombe Mane

I wanted to update this post during Dasara itself. But i was super busy during Dasara at home. We do pooja at parents place on Ayudh pooja(Navami) and VijayLakshmi(Dashami) days. Mysore is very famous for Dasara. Different cultural programs will be organized during these 10days for different age groups like Yuva dasara for young generation, Mahila dasara for Ladies, Music programs at palace. Being a mysorian, Dasara brings a lot of happiness during these 10days. 

Haul Post: Oct 2012

Dasara has kicked off in mysore. It’s our Naada habba (local festival). From childhood, it’s more fun during dasara. City will be decorated like a new bride with lights lights and lights. Different type of competitions will be held during Navarathri like Singing, Dancing, Park decoration, Garden decoration, Doll arrangement etc.  A Lot of functions will be held in different places in the city like Yuva dasara, programs inside the palace, Jaganmohana palace. I will be updating about Dasara in the coming post.

As promised in my previous post, here are my gifts from my hubby. 

Bun Clip

Haul Post: Sep 2012

My husband had been to Bangkok in September and to KL in the beginning of this month. He bought couple of accessories like Earring, Neck piece, Belt, Bag, Foot wear for me. In this post, I will be flaunting Bangkok trip’s gift (not able to get a pics of belt, bags and foot wears). I will do a separate post on Bags, Shoes and Belt.

Here goes….

DIY: Painting on Jute Bag

Hi,

I got couple of jute bags as a return gift in one of my friend’s marriage. Jute bag was plain and had bride and bride groom’s name. I didn't want to carry a bag which having others name. :) I thought of painting the bags and decorating with stones.

Gowri Ganesha Festival: Update

Every year, I celebrate Gowri Ganesha Festival at my Grandparents place (Mom’s parents). After my marriage, I didn't get a chance to visit my grandparent’s home on festival. On Ganesha festival, my in-laws do a pooja for our ancestors. Since i was at my mom's place, I got a chance to visit on festival itself. 

DIY : Eyeliner Stand

Hello, 

How was your weekend?? Mine was pretty much good. I was cleaning my room and got some old Thermocol and Boxes. Instead of throwing into the dustbin, I utilized it by preparing eyeliner stand. 

Here goes the steps to prepare your own hand made eyeliner stand...

Bendi Pakoda

Hello,

Today I was getting bored, so thought of experimenting with Lady Fingers. I prepared garam garam bendekayi fry. It’s very simple recipe and it doesn’t take much time to prepare.

Recipe for Bendi Pakonda... 

Pav Bhaji

Hello Foodies, 

My mom doesn't like to eat chats at road side, especially north Indian chats. She prefers to be prepared at home. Being a South Indian, We hardly prepares north Indian chats at home. This time, I thought of preparing Pav Bhaji for her. It came out really tasty and she liked it. 

Here goes the recipe for Pav Bhaji......

Malpua

Hello Foodies,

Gowri Ganesha festival went fine. we all cousins gathered at my grand pa's place. We all had masti. Well,from many days, I wanted to prepare Malpua. Today i got sometime to prepare it. 
Here goes the method to prepare Malpua....

Sweet Corn Bread Toast

Hello Foodies,

I was thinking on Sunday morning about breakfast. I was feeling lazy and at the same want eat something different. When I opened the fridge, Tan tana tan… got an idea for the breakfast.

Here goes my Sweet corn bread toast…….

Happy Gowri Ganesha Festival

Hi All,

Wish you all a very Happy Gowri Ganesha Festival.

I will update about you all about my celebration at our home after the festival.

Palak Bahar

Hello Foodies,

My mom liked my sweet corn palak. She asked me to prepare one more dish with palak. Here is the recipe for Palak Bahar.

Sweet Corn Palak Gravy

Hello Foodies,

I had taken a break for cooking. I thought of preparing Sweet Corn Palak Gravy. It takes couple of mins to prepare this dish.This is my version of Palak and Sweet corn gravy. Who doesn't like palak and Sweet Corn? Every 90s kids like Spinach because of Popeye the sailor.It can be served with Paratha, Chapathi, Poori. Instead of Sweet Corn, Paneer can be used.

Benefits of Olive oil

Hello Everyone,

My weekend was pretty much good and spent time with my kids. Yesterday, I tried my regular Hair Mask : Olive oil + Egg white.

Just thought of sharing Olive oil's benefit for our skin and hair.

I am using olive oil for my hair from past couple of years. Before, I haven’t taken care of my hair till I faced a major hair fall. Let me tell about my hair type, it’s straight and oily. After started using olive oil, my hair fall has been reduced (but still there).