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Thursday, July 17, 2008

My uncle's walima in Kolkata

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Labels: my mother on extreme right

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Don't know the name of this flower...

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Labels: It sure is pretty though...

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Tiny Pansies and Mints

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Labels: Looks amazing just like tiny butterflies all over...

Purple flowers

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Labels: From our neighbor's garden

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Begonias in Kuku's kitchen

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Labels: masha-Allah, Seems like she really has a green-thumb

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Pansy over my window-sill

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Labels: Doesn't it look like a butter-fly?

Shrimp-Cocktail with Endive Leaves

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Labels: This is an Italian dish I prepared my style

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Some more flowers in bloom

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Labels: That's the beauty of Spring

Sunday, April 13, 2008

These flowers are from China

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I bought these African dolls from a boutique

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My brother went for a walk on Sunday

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Spring, what a wonderful time of the year

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Talk about beauty; Cherry Blossoms

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Labels: God created all of this for us

Daffodils are in full bloom now

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Labels: What a pretty sight

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Pretty in pink, hehehe...

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Yellow perrinials

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The Cherry-Blossom season in New York

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Labels: its that time of the year again, spring., Yes

Monday, March 31, 2008

Bibi, Kuku, Baba and Munni (my cousins)

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Labels: hehehe, Kuku, your bulging cheeks are tempting me to squeeze them

My mother's picture

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Labels: India, This picture was taken in Shillong

This is Manawar's son.

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Labels: He is six year's old.

My youngest brother

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Labels: During a Christmas party in Hotel Pierre

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

A splash of color or what?

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Labels: A healthy salad on the way to the table...

In my house

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Labels: This shot was taken recently

The cookies that I baked.

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Labels: just the way I like., These cookies are crisp and not too sweet

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Relaxing in my bedroom

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Nadera: I come from a highly respectable family from Bangladesh.

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Sabzi Bhujia

Ingredients: 3 tbsp. of olive oil, 1 medium sized onion, I/4 lb. of string-beans, 2 medium sized potatoes, 1 red bell-pepper, a small bunch of spinach, a pinch of panch-phoron ( Indian spice found in the ethnic store) 1 tsp. of pepper-flakes and salt according to taste.
Method: Cut the onion and keep aside. Next jullian the potatoes, string beans, bell-pepper but leave the spinach-leaves whole. In a skillet pour the olive-oil and onion and fry for a while. Then add the vegetables and salt; cover for a while over low flame and let it simmer. When done, sprinkle the pepper-flakes and panch-phoron until you can smell the aroma of the spices. Serve with Roti (Tortilla).

Chana-Ka Halwa (my recipe)

Ingredients: Chana or split dal (bran) 1 lb. Milk 1/2 gallon, sugar 1 cup, ghee (Clarified butter) 1/2 cup, Raisins a palmful, slithered almonds a palmful, cinnamon 1 stick, 4/5 cardemoms, cloves and a couple of bay-leaves
Method: Soak the Chana-ka-dal or split-bran in water over-night. Drain the water and boil the chana in milk till the mixture dries up. Next grind it in a food-processor. In a pot, put the ghee along with 5 cardemoms, 1 stick of cinnamon, raisins, few cloves and bay-leaves and fry for a while. Then, put the ground chana and fry making sure the mixture doesn't stick to the pot, now put sugar and keep on frying until you see the color change to a brownish hue. When done, spread it on a platter and let it cool then sprinkle the almonds on top. Refridgerate for a while before serving.

Broiled Tomato Bharta

Ingredients: Two big ripe tomatoes, 1 medium sized onion, a sprig of Cilantro, red-pepper flakes 1/2 tsp., salt according to taste
Method: Broil the tomatoes and peel the skin, then mash it with a fork. Cut the onion into small chunks and add red-pepper flakes and Cilantro. Mix them all together with the salt. Its yummy when taken with rice.

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with wild leaves... (1)
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Cities, I have been to in my life

Cairo, Istanbul
Paris, London, Birmingham, Mombai, Shillong, Stamford, Kolkata, Karachi, Orlando, Boston,Delaware,Maryland, D.C, Atlantic City, N.J., Toronto, and Calgary

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Welcome to my blog!

Started this blog today and I wish, to put the picture of things I like... things that I just love to do, and things that make me happy, and of course, I wish to include Insha-Allah, the history of my family tree.

Broadway shows I have seen so far...

Manhatten Show-Boat, Dancing, Fiddler-On-The Roof, Spam-A-Lot, 42nd Street

Cooking international foods is my hobby

Indonesian Grilled fish with spices (Ikan Panggan) Indian Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Biriani, Kheer (rice pudding)Thai Pla Tod (fried fish with tamarind)Sri Lankan Jaggery Satay (skewered beef curry) Italian Zuccini rolls, Pakistani Nimboo ka aachaar, Malaysian, Malay beef satay...etc, are my favorites.

My hometown!

My hometown!

Shabagh Avenue

Perfumes I like...

Christain Dior (Diorism) Red Door (Elizabeth Arden) Nina Ricci, Cloe, Vera Wang, Rive Gauce (YSL) Happy (Clinique) Amouage, Chanel-5, and So-in-love (Victoria Secret)