Tuesday, August 11, 2009

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.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Announcing an event ... 'Side dish for chapathi'

Indians make many kinds of flat breads namely roti, chapathi (chapati), naan, paratha, parotta etc., using wheat flour. Spicy curries are served as side dish.

The side dish for those flat breads play a major role in the dinning table. If you cannot make a delicious side dish, then the whole lot of bread will remain untouched. It is always a trouble for me to choose a perfect match for my roties.

So I decided to host an event 'Side dish for chapathi' , that can help many .

I invite you all to bring out your amazing side dishes to make the event a great success.




Here are some rules:

1) Make any side dish that suits Roti / chapathi/ naan/ paratha/ parotta / any flat bread / fried flat bread (poori) and post the same in your blog . No need to describe the roti procedure. But you can send the whole spread too.

Link back to this announcement. Feel free to use the logo.
You can send in your entries from the archive also, provided they are re-posted for this event between Aug 5 and Sep 5, 2009.

2)Multiple entries are always welcome. All edible ingredients are accepted.
The choice is endless. I will be glad if the side dish is more authentic . You can post some famous side dish of your region / state too. But you can post any dish of your choice also.

3)you can send your entries to vikiskitchen@gmail.com and the Subject as 'Side dish for chapathi' with the following details.

Your Name:
Recipe Name:
Recipe URL:
Attach a picture of the dish. Non bloggers can send their entries with the recipe details and picture if any to my email account.

Send it on or before September 15 , 2009.

Looking forward for your delectable dishes.....

Cheers,
Viki.

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