It's Showering Awards!

Some more lovely awards from my friends...

Dear Uma of Essence of Andhra, Kitchen Flavors of Yummy Food, Arundhuti of Gourmet Affairs, Neema of Recipeswap, Vidhas of Appetizing Recipes, Malar Gandhi of Kitchen Tantra , Ramya of Ramya's Kitchen Corner , Adlak's Tiny World of Adlak's Kitchen and Andhra Flavors of For Spicy Lovers have showered me with a bunch of lovely awards..."Kreativ Blogger", "Great Buddy", "Hard Working Food Blogger", "360 Degree Foodie", "Inspiration", "Beautiful Site", "2008 Best Blog Darts Thinker" and "A Perfect Blend of Friendship" awards, along with the 7 interesting tags...Thanks a ton dear friends; you all really make me feel very happy and energized!!

Here are some facts about me:

7 Things I Say More Often: Are you sure? Thank you, Please, Bye, What? Arre baba, Take care.

7 Things I Did Before: Learnt music, Woke up early, Painted and sketched in leisure times, Believed and trusted almost everyone, Exercised regularly, Did postgraduation and secured good grades by putting in less effort, Studied for long hours.

7 Things I do now: Wake up late than before, Try to learn and cook tasty food, Blogging, Extensive writing(my passion now) in my job, newspaper and websites, Meditation and praying to God, Dreaming(whatever it may be), Listening to music and watching movies.

7 Things I Want to do: Traveling occasionally, Learn music again, Take up workouts seriously, Control my temper, Buy a car of my own, Stick to my resolutions(which somehow gets messed up), Learn a new language or something creative.

7 Things That Attract Me About Opposite Sex: Nice eyes and smile, Warmth, Generosity, Clean hygiene and habits, Sense of humor, Something done impromptu by him which will take me completely by surprise and make me smile, Sensitivity and care.

7 Favorite Foods: Biryani, Phuchka, Rolls, Chicken pakora, Spaghetti/Chowmein, Chicken kebabs, saucy/grilled fish preparations...(7 is too less for a foodie like me; how can I leave ice creams?)

I pass on these awards and tags to:

Swati, Vaishali, Happy Cook, Divya Vikram, Anamika, Lakshmi Venkatesh.

ENJOY FOLKS!!!

Awards Time!!

Some awards again! Shama of Easy2cookrecipes has passed me on the lovely Inspiration Award!


Kitchen Flavors of Yummy Food and Arundhuti of Gourmet Affair has been so sweet to pass me on an array of these wonderful awards...A Perfect Blend of Friendship Award, Butterfly Award, Chocoholic Award, Good Job Award and Inspiration Award!
Thanks a ton friends for thinking about me!! You all inspire and motivate me to work and achieve better!!






Vidhas of Appetizing Recipes thinks of me as great buddy and presented me with this lovely Great Buddy Award! Thanks dear and this feels great!!

Magic Lamp of Luck, Tags and Some More...:)

These days I'm into so many things and busy with work. As usual, my blogging is going for a toss and I'm definitely not liking it:(

After all---I love my blogs and more so, love to interact with all my friends here. So here's what I would like to do quickly:

My friends Rekha's Kitchen and Notyet 100 has passed me the Magic Lamp of Luck. I am so thankful to you guys! THANX A LOT!!! I really need some luck now:) I hope the sweet genie brings some luck and surprises for me!!!

The mighty Genie King and the beautiful Genie Princess from the magical Land of Faraway are back! Upon escaping the clutches of their Evil Master after being held captive for 1000 years, the magical genies have been busy flying on their Magical Flying Carpet, granting wishes and spreading love throughout the blogosphere.

And now, the genies are back with a special gift for everyone! Behold the sacred, Magic Lamp of Luck! With this magic lamp, your blog will enjoy much good luck and fortune, warding off all things evil lurking around in the blogosphere. We would like to share this magic lamp with you so please pass on the Magic Lamp of Luck to those in need of some good luck. Remember, do not be greedy or unkind, evil or vengeful and good luck & fortune will always be with you! Join us on another exciting magical adventure as we spread goodwill and good luck to one and all!

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The Magic Lamp of Luck has been proven to bring magic to each blog which keep the lamp and share it with others. So, what are you waiting for, take this lamp home with you!! Don't forget to follow the instructions, so the genies can make your wish came true!

I would like to pass on this Magic Lamp of Luck to---Swati: Sugarcraft India, Anamika: The Sugarcrafter, Vegetable Platter, Nags, and Sujatha.

GOOD LUCK FRIENDS!!!

Srikar's Kitchen had tagged me few days before. Thanks a lot for passing me that! I have done it before...so will skip it. Please find my answers in my previous posts.

Have a wonderful weekend all of you!

Awards...And More About Me...

My friend Vegetable Platter has surprised me with this cute Friendship Award. Thank you so much :) I'm glad that I have friends like you!

I would like to pass this award to:

Rekha's Kitchen

Anamika

Swati Raman Garg












My dear friend Swati has tagged me. So here's more about me...

1) LAST MOVIE U SAW IN A THEATER?
"Race"...at Inox, Kolkata, and it was fabulous as a morning show.

2) WHAT BOOK ARE U READING?
None as of now.

3) FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
None at the moment.

4) FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Femina, Sananda, Filmfare, Woman's Era.

5) FAVORITE SMELLS?
Smell of first raindrops on soil, vanilla, rose, new books, floral perfumes, aroma of freshly baked cakes, sandalwood...and lots more.

6) FAVORITE SOUNDS?
Rippling water, raindrops on a window pane, birds twittering, piano, thunder.

7) WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Not being loved.

8) WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN U WAKE?
Can't I sleep for 5 more minutes?

9) FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
None so special.

10) FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
Not married yet:) Will think later.

11) FINISH THIS STATEMENT—'IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D'
Travel the entire world with my love.

12) DO U DRIVE FAST?
I don't own a car yet.

13) DO U SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
I have a teddy, though it goes out of the room when I sleep:)

14) STORMS–COOL OR SCARY?
Cool, only if the velocity is less; otherwise it is scary.

15) WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
None yet.

16) FAVORITE DRINK?
Pineapple punch.

17) FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD…
Start learning music once again...it's been so long since I left it :(

18) DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?
Nope!

19) IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
I think mahogany or burgundy.

20) NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS U HAVE LIVED IN?
I have lived in Kharagpore, Stillwater(Oklahoma) and presently in Kolkata(Calcutta).

21) FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football, Tennis, Gymnastics, Swimming, Formula One.

22) ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Swati sent this to me and she's a very nice and warm friend!

23) WHATS UNDER YOUR BED?
Nothing.

24) WOULD U LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN??
Definitely...but with few changes.

25) MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Morning person always, but I was a night owl for quite some time due to work.

26) OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Sunny side up.

27) FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX?
My bed.

28) FAVORITE PIE?
Cheesecakes and pecan pies.

29) FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?

Strawberry, Coffee, Chocolate, Vanilla.

30) OF ALL THE PEOPLE U HAVE TAGGED, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
Hmm...hard to say.

I would like to tag:

Sailaja

A&N

All of you have a great time ahead!

Yet Another Award!

I have been rewarded with yet another wonderful award. This one's called "Rockin' Girl Blogger" Award, and it has been passed on to me by my blogger friend Sireesha. Thank you Sireesha for considering me for the award! You really rock!

All of my blogger friends are great and I love their nice comments and suggestions on my blog. I'm glad that you all love my recipes and inspire me. You all rock and this award goes to all of you!

I'm passing on this award to few of you:) Cheers to all!

Sukanya of "Hot N' Sweet Bowl Index"

Swati of "Sugarcraft India"

Suma Rajesh of "Suma's Cuisine"

Andhra Flavors of "For Spicy Lovers"

and once again to Sireesha of Mom's Recipes for her wonderful creations.

You girls are amazing!