Its awards time!

Divya Pramil of 'You too can cook Indian food' has shared this beautiful Sunflower with me. She runs a delicious blog and I like her interest on blogging, pets and pious nature.
Expecting many more recipes from you dear....keep rocking!

Thanks Divya!.

Also, Alagu Chitra Ganesh of 'A desperate housewife's diary' has passed me this 'Inspirational award'. I like the way she presents her yummy recipes along with her enthusiastic approach. Expecting more recipes from you Chitra. Keep rocking dear!

Thanks Chitra!

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The rules for the awards are

1.Create a post with the following details;
2.(Thank the person who nominated you for this Sunshine Award and link them back.
Then tell something about you.
3.Spread the joy by nominating your fellow bloggers and friends, its a way of appreciation.
4. Finally convey the bloggers about the nomination.

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As per the rules here are something about me.

1. I am a cheerful housewife and can stay here in the house without feeling boredom. People often wonder how I manage being a housewife. The answer is simple. I always keep myself entertained with something like cooking, arts, reading, exercise or gardening. Above all I believe in God and HIS love.

2. Hubby and me start our weekends with a nice English movie, popcorn and coke:)

3. I do my best to celebrate the festivals with much planning and enthusiasm, just like our moms :)
                                                                      
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I would like to share the above awards with the following friends: (I wanted to pass these beautiful awards to all my friends, but couldn't type all your names...don't mistake me),

Seetha of Seetha's kitchen.
Maha of Honey cooking Experiment
Girija of En samayal pakkam

Enjoy!

Its award time!

Two lovely bloggers, Gayathri of Heaven on a spoon and Suja of Kitchen corner have passed me the following awards.

Gayathri has a very nice space with interesting articles, anecdotes and I like the energy in her words. I am attracted a lot by her simple sweets and elaborate recipes.

Suja's recipes from Kerala are very authentic.Don't miss her sea food section and I am addicted to it:) Thank you friends! You both made my day.

Visit these enthusiastic bloggers and have a great time.

The rule of the award is to post some of our favorite pictures. The list is endless and here are two of them to enjoy:)

Photo courtesy: ICD parish.

This is the Immaculate Conception church in O'Fallon,Missouri, which we used to attend regularly on Sundays. O'Fallon is a very small town in mid west part of USA. It is full of woods and beautiful rivers. I associate this place with so many pleasant memories and it is my most favorite place to live. I wish to live again in O'Fallon , Missouri forever, if Xavier gets a job there. (Anyways I love my NJ also very much).What a thought..huh!
No wonder, the pictures from there fascinates me very much).

The next one is from St.Louis,MO.



St.Louis Arch in St.Louis. Other names of St.Louis are 'The gateway of the west or Rome of the West'.

Wish you all a beautiful month ahead!

Awards .....

My sweet blogger friend , Siddhi of Cooked Dil Se has presented me these lovely awards.





I like her flair to learn and present the International cuisines.Her Mushroom Lasagna from scratch is very amazing. Never thought of making my own lasagna sheet before. Hats off dear!
Moreover her Indian cuisines are much authentic and mouthwatering . Recently I came across her Repost for RCI-Mumbai and was stunned by her vast collection. Now I am planning to buy some grocery to try her Mumbai recipes. That's the power of inspiration. Right!

I feel so honored to get these 'Beautiful blogger' and 'Happiness' awards from her. Thanks Siddhi . Keep up the good work dear!

Advent season, an award and some reposts.

Anu Ramesh of Anu's Kitchen has presented me the below award. Before that I would like to mention here a few things about this wonderful budding blogger. Anu has a lovely collection of recipes along with adorable pictures. Moreover she has the spirit to appreciate and encourage others. I am so glad that she passed me this inspiring award.


Thanks Anu, I feel honored.

Smart Chef award:
Now I am wondering...OMG ! people are showering me with love and how should I reciprocate!
I can't think of anything else but a group hug and to create an award:)
I am sure everyone who loves to cook surely deserves this award.



Actually I wanted to present this cute award to all of my friends and to all those who love to cook. But now I am crowning a very few of my friends.

Anu of Anu's Kitchen
Ann , my friend.
Gita of Gita's kitchen.
Malar of Kitchen Tantra.
Sanghi of Sanghis food delight.
Sumathy of Sumi's kitchen.
Vino of Akal's saapadu
Vineela of Vineela Siva
Usha of Ushanandhini's recipes.

Please accept this well deserved award my friends! You can pass this to as many as you wish.

Re-post:

I am reposting the following recipes for Sanghi's FIL-Fruits event. Happy hosting and Best wishes dear.


Mixed fruit jam.

Apple rasam

Pineapple rasam

Vaazhai Pazha paniyaram

Tomato sweet

Christmas plum cake

Panchamirtham

Apple pie

Cranberry sauce


Christmas is around the corner and it is the advent season too . Advent means a time of preparation, just like the Mother Mary and St.Joseph got prepared for the arrival of Jesus. It is the time of expectation, anxiety and cleanliness.
Let's look around for the needy people in our neighborhood and help them .

Thanks and Happy blogging friends!
Cheers,
Viki.

Its Award time !!!

Hope it is raining awards now and I have received the kreative blogger award from many of you.
Thanks a ton to Suparna, Ramya, Anu, Sarah, Chithra, Ganga, Ann for sharing this award with me!!! This means a lot to me friends. I feel honored.



The rules for the Kreativ Blogger award is as follows:-
1.You must mention the person who has given you the award.
2.Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3.Link to the person who has nominated you for the award.
4.Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.
5.Nominate 7 other Kreativ Bloggers.
6.Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
7.Leave a comment on each of the blogs to let them know they have been nominated.

As I have already posted my MeMe in the previous post, I am going straight to the QA part.

1. What is your current obsession?
Blogging, physical fitness, wanna get us green card.

2. What are you wearing today?
T shirt and casual pant.

3. What’s for dinner?
Puttu , sugar, green gram chundal.

4. What’s the last thing you bought?
Grocery.

5. What are you listening to right now?
Tamil movie song from the website ....Raaga.com

6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?
They are so sweet.

7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Near my hubby's office and to a church , so that I can walk every day to attend the mass.

8. What are your must-have pieces for summer?
Cotton dresses, Lots of water, curd rice + pickle ,uninterrupted power supply.

9. What do you do when you “have nothing to wear” (even though your closet’s packed)?
Will wear a blue jean and my favorite pink tops.

10. Which language do you want to learn?
Just like Suparna told...the language of animals and birds:)

11. Who do you want to meet right now?
Jesus,  dad, Dr.Abdul Kalam.

12. What is your favorite color?
Lilac, purple.

13. What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own closet?
My wedding saree.

14. What is your dream job?
Want to take care of orphaned children and elderly people.

15. What’s your favourite magazine?
Vikatan , Thina thanthi, some comics .

16. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
Will buy some dress for my hubby.

17. Where do you love to go for vacation with your loved ones!!!
Jamaica, Alaska :) and..... the list is endless.

18. Who are your style icons?
Always changes. First it was my mother and now, I can't even recognize...

19. Describe your personal style?
Simple and love to merge with where I live.

20. What are you going to do after this?
Take bath:)

21. What are your favorite movies?
A lot.. You can see my profile for the answer. I like fairy tales:)

22. What inspires you?
Good people, knowledge.

23. Give us three styling tips that always work for you:
Smile, a good hair cut, trim body.

24. Coffee or tea?
BOTH.

25. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
It depends... sometimes a shopping for anything will make me feel good..he he.
Online shopping, sweets, a call to my brothers, talking with hubby will make me alright.

26. What is the meaning of your name?
My official name means ,'Goddess who relieves the pain of others' also it is the name of Lord Ganesha.

27. What are three cosmetic/makeup/perfume products that you can't live without?
Only three...huh...
moisturizer, perfume, comb and a lot....

28. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
Rasgulla, Jangiri, dark Chocolate cake.

29. Favorite Season?
Winter.

30.Whats your pet name?
Viki.

31. What do you try to cook when you have cooking blues (When you feel real lazy to cook some thing)?
I will have some semi cooked food like noodles or any frozen food .


The rules are: Respond and rework – answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, and add one more question of your own. Then tag eight or ten other people.

I have been searching a long time to see if anyone has not been tagged. But I can't find one:(
So I would like to share this award and tag every one who makes a comment here. So please feel free to accept the awards.

Cheers,
Viki.