From lazy to effective

I was in my garden, on my phone, chatting with my friend about some unimportant stuff. Then I witnessed a shadow of a strange creature. For a moment, I thought maybe it's one of my cats then I went closer and saw a puppy eating all the leftover food from my cat's bowl. The puppy's bones were visible through her skin, she was totally undernourished. As soon as she saw me, she ran away. I knew she came inside from the vacant cornor of the gate, one can imagine how thin she was. I tried to follow her but she was so scared and just disappeared in seconds. Dogs are known for their friendly nature. They don't shy away when they see a human being. But this puppy was so afraid of a human touch that she would hide away or run away from us. This showed the kind of treatment she got from the people she ever met. Everytime I think about it, my heart breaks. I swore to myself, to help this puppy become healthy and happy. My neighbours don't feed stray dogs. They believe these ...

Somebody recently asked me "what would you give up, cheese or chocolates?" I said cheese instantly. Sorry cheese lovers. I've admitted it before and I'll admit it again, I'm obsessed with chocolates. They're a blessing for people like me. It can set everything right. So, yesterday I made something that I've been waiting for a long time. Since I have my non-stick cake tin now, I can make no bake cakes easily, without any hassle. Anyway, this recipe became one of my favorites ever. It only involves 3 basic steps, the first is making of the rich chocolate sauce, which is used for coating the biscuits, then assembling the cake & decorating it. The chocolate sauce:- Take a saucepan, put 7-8 cubes of butter, sieve in 55 gms of cocoa powder, 190 gms of powdered sugar. Now add 250 ml of full fat milk. You can replace milk with water if you want. But it tastes better with milk in my opinion, forget about the calories just care about the outcome. Now switch...

Someone wise once said "key to a happy life is good, nutritious food and exercise" . Well, let me tell you something, whoever said this is goddamn right! I actually feel a lot happier than before. I feel positive and active all day long. I don't doze off in a boring lecture or just pretend to listen. I'm literally gaining something out of those lectures. Overall I feel good and healthy. There was a time when I used to put multiple alarms, swore to myself that I will get up early at any cost. But I knew I was just kidding myself. I knew tomorrow, as soon as the alarm bell rings, I'll switch it off. I lied and cheated myself over and over again. I lied to myself about a lot of things. Now lying is a sin, we all know that but we lie to ourselves without even being aware of it. The moment you say "I'll start exercising from tomorrow" or "just a sliver of a cake, I won't eat it all", ALL LIES!! Because you know there's another excuse...

Hey everyone. How is life? Today, I woke up with new hope and spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my mom. Moms are really great, they can tell you what you're thinking about, right this second. I have no idea how they do it. I was thinking about tomato chutney today, and she made it without even asking me. I was surprised. But again, I think it's one of their superpowers. This recipe is really tasty. I think everyone should try it once in their lifetime. Ingredients :- Tomatoes-1kg Tamarind 1-2 tbsps Mustard seeds- 6-7 tbsp Fenugreek seeds-6-7 tbsp Salt to taste Red chilli powder -3 tsp Smoked red chillies Split chickpeas-1tsp Black gram -1tsp Oil - ¼ cup Asofoetida (hing) - 3tsp Garlic- 5-6 cloves Process : - It's really time taking to make this chutney but it's really worth the wait. All you have to do is dice the tomatoes and put it in a pan, the flame should be on medium, add a bit of oil not more than 2tbsp. Add some salt, turmeric, tamarind ...

Creating new things is what I love to do. So yesterday I made these lamingtons for the first time and I'm really happy with the result. I made them for my friend as a birthday gift and I'm so glad that he loved it. Although they're imperfect, not even from each side but it's okay. It's what on the inside counts. My recipe differs a lot with the actual recipe but the process is the same.  First of all I made my classic biscuit cake, it came off really well. Moist inside and crispy outside. I don't usually measure my ingredients while baking which I know is a sin! In my defence, I don't have a weighing scale. I just follow my instincts and all my senses. And It's okay for me because I've been making cakes for like 3 years. So I really trust myself. Lol Then I melted chocolate ,  I used both dark and white chocolate. I melted them in the microwave three times for 30 seconds interval. It's important to keep an eye on the chocolate and scraping the...

I know I don't post a lot because I'm really busy these days, I'm busy entertaining my sister by making things for her day and night. And you all know how much I love to cook and I would do anything for her. She's my idol and one of the strongest women I know. So, today I'm going to share one ugly incident happened with me day before yesterday. I went to the local market for buying best quality fish. I've never been to that market before, because it's too crowdy and stinky. It becomes a mud puddle in the rainy season, that's why I avoid going there. But this time I dared to go for the ingredient. When I reached that market, I didn't realise one thing which I should've that it was sectioned into two parts. One side of the road had fruits and vegetables market and the other side of the road had all the fish & meat market. I didn't knew that before. So, I entered the vegetable market and I wandered there for approximately 15 minutes. I wa...

Hello everyone I'm back.. I hope everyone's day went well. Not mine though, I was trying to make honeycomb today and my experiment got failed. My kitchen smells like burnt caramel. Working with sugar is really hard when you don't have a candy thermometer. It's absolutely important to measure the temperature while making things like caramel or marshmallows, we can't always trust out gut feeling for this. Well The picture is a proof of it.. but no worries I'll try this one again because I really find this recipe fascinating. I don't know if it's going to taste good or anything but I'll have to try again and again until I gain perfection. I think we should really have patience when we're cooking, specially, if you're a beginner. Things will always go wrong the first time. But that shouldn't stop you from giving it another try. I think a good cook is someone who learns from their mistakes and is not afraid of committing more mistakes. And...