I am back, hopefully for good. Life is kicking me in the behind and at the moment, its winning. Who knew juggling work and a life, just a life, no social life, no going out, just home and work would be this complicated??? A few weeks back I received a dreaded e-mail that after 6 … Continue reading Avocado tea
Category: Drinks
Candy cane milkshake
Warning… this is going to be a long blog post, a little bit of ranting and raving and a recipe at the end…. Apologies in advance…. SOOO obviously it has been a while. I have been cooking in between ordering take out and trying to juggle the pace of living at the moment. Life has … Continue reading Candy cane milkshake
Creamy lemonade
I have always been intrigued with people overseas when they make lemonade. I didn’t grow up drinking lemonade. I grew up drinking homemade gingerbeer. I hated that gingerbeer drink so much, and my granny would make liters of it and store in the fridge. The entire fridge would be full of those 2 liter bottles … Continue reading Creamy lemonade
Rusum
This is better known as King soup. I grew up living off this. My mother made this whenever someone in the house was sick, or more importantly whenever we prayed, be it our yearly prayers or the annual ancestor prayers. To tell you the truth, most Indian sweetmeats are only made in our house during … Continue reading Rusum
Chocolate cake milkshake
I am not going to lie to you. I have been craving the peace and quiet and me time to sit quietly in the corner and blog away. I have had zero luck with that. Load shedding is killing me, the time slots that I keep falling into, it is just soo dam draining and … Continue reading Chocolate cake milkshake
Nimbu Paani
When I was deciding on what to study in university, my parents wanted me to study pharmacy. I outright refused. I already had a few family members in the field and it just didn’t excite me. Back in the day it just seemed like a job that one would expect women to do, like nursing. … Continue reading Nimbu Paani
Chetna’s Falooda milk
Growing up, Falooda milk was only make 2 places. The first one being the first of the last three nights for our annual Navarti prayers. The elders and founders of our youth society would claim that night as theirs for years and years. One of the elders of the youth society was our late Priest’s … Continue reading Chetna’s Falooda milk
Indian iced coffee
So anyone who knows me, will know that I am a coffee addict. It is has coffee in the name or coffee as an ingredient , then you can be assured I will try it out. I am not sure who I get my love of coffee from, both my parents are tea drinkers. That’s … Continue reading Indian iced coffee
Dalgona
Growing up in my family was a nightmare. I was the last in everything. The last niece to be born, the last to reach every milestone, the last to get braces, the last to learn to drive even now I am the last, the last to be in a serious relationship, the last to get … Continue reading Dalgona
Mango agua fresca
I would be lying if I told you that I was a healthy fruit juice or water drinker…..LYING in capital letters. I am not a fan of fruit juices, they make my tongue feel funny and water… ew.. sies. When Vitamin water was around, I drank it like it was going out of fashion and … Continue reading Mango agua fresca