Monday, November 1, 2010

Apple Pie recipe



Hi friends,
Last weekend I made apple pie for a friend and a bunch of people asked me for the recipe. So here is an easy recipe to a lovely dessert. Perfect for for the winter. Enjoy!

Ingredients -

Pie crust:
2 cups of all purpose flour
1/2 cup of butter
1 teaspoon of baking powder
Milk ( use as per ur discretion)

Pie filling:
3 peeled n sliced apples (1 granny, 2 red delicious)
3 teaspoons of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder
1/2 teaspoon of lemon
10 nilla crackers ( preferably low fat vanilla)

Directions -
1. Mix all the crust ingredients to make dough.
2. wrap in a cling film n refrigerate, while u making the filling
3. Peel and slice ur apples, soak them in water and add 1/2 teaspoon on lemon this will prevent it from turning yellow.
4. Mix all the above filling and make paste and then add the apples into that paste.
5. Now remove the dough from the refrigerator and make 2 pie crusts out of it.
6. Use one to shape and fit it to the inside of your pan and then make holes with a fork in the bottom crust.
7. Dump all the apple filling in your pan and you can add half a teaspoon of butter though I didnt add this ;)
8. Roll out the other crust and place it on top and now bake
9. 400F at about 55 mins,
10. The last 5 mins you can remove ur pie and glaze it with egg white for a shiny finish n then put in back in the oven.

Serve with ice-cream!!!

Monday, June 21, 2010

best...quotes...ever!!



I may be 'just' a mere thread in the tapestry of life, but I am a shiny one ;) - Me

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you learn to appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself...and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. ~Marilyn Monroe


Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point - that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative - self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it's a mistake or luck. Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within. Find the seeds of your jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences. Put all the energy into building your personal and emotional security. Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them. ~Jennifer James

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. ~Marilyn Monroe

I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself. ~Mikhail Baryshnikov

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~ Marianne Williamson

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.~ Wayne Dyer

Sometimes I wish I were a kid again; skinned knees are a lot easier to fix than a broken heart. ~Anonymous

You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I'll always love you, Peter Pan. That's where I'll be waiting. ~Tinkerbell

fall in love or fall in hate.
get inspired or be depressed.
ace a test or flunk a class.
make babies or make art.
speak the truth or lie and cheat.
dance on the table or sit in the corner
life is divine chaos. embrace it.
forgive yourself. Breathe.
and enjoy the ride. ~Solbeam

TIME PASSES. EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE. EVEN when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does. Even for me. ~Stephenie Meyer

There are two kinds of dreams. There are dreams that we have while asleep and dreams that we have while we are awake. What is the connection between the two types? Both kinds of dreams are about the yearnings that are held deep inside us. Some of these desires are so secret that we dare not share them even with our closest friends. Those of us that dare to put our dreams down on paper are showing the courage to hope that they will come true. ~Anonymous


Special thanks to Dimple for helping me with the title =)

Saturday, June 5, 2010

trust.

Today I googled 'trust' (yup, you know its trouble when you google sh*t like that haha)

Wikipedia says - Trust , reliance on another person or entity. Having faith in others and believing them.
I didn't like that meaning so I googled some more until I stumbled at this
"Smelling isn't everything" said the Elephant. "Why," said the Bulldog, "if a fellow can't trust his nose, what is he to trust?" "Well, his brains perhaps," she replied mildly. - C.S. Lewis

Haha, now thats my kindof thinking! :)

As natural and essential as it seems, why is it so hard to trust. What is it about trust that scares me. Is it the fear of being hurt? Nope, Ive been hurt a million times before and survived, in fact grew stronger. So why does it always seen so hard and impossible.
If you trust too much you might be deceived, but if you don't trust enough you might live in agony. How much is enough? When is it too much? Urgh!! Again so many questions? And whats the answer ' Just go with the flow, play it by the ear'.

Ima tell you this, I will trust but I will be cautious too. The day, you wrong me - YOUR OUT. I will not think twice before showing you the door. I gave you a chance and you f**ked up!. Deal with the loss.

Phew!, on a lighter note ima leave you guys with a song I really like and I guess it sort of have relevance to this post. Sortof! La Roux - Bulletproof


PS - There's a study on trust, check it out. So cool

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

likes & dislikes

Hello People,
Every few days/weeks/months/etc, my interest's change. Here's my recent list.

Like
-Words with friends (scramble app on my iPhone)
-Kobe Bryant
-A meet
-Twitter
-My new gold bikini
-Food, I don't think this ever makes it to the other list.
Sexting
-Move to the new campus
-SATC2 with the girls tomo!!


Dislike
-Amor'e Stoudemire
-Car trouble
-Drama
-Facebook
-Being hungover
-People who put me down to feel better about themselves
-Getting sore from training
-Heels
-The cold cali weather (52F!?!?!?!)

Friday, May 7, 2010

B2MF...Oh yes I am!!


So today I signed up for the Tough Mudders Race - Tough Mudder is the TOUGHEST one day event on the planet. This is not your average mud run or boring, spirit-crushing road race. Our 7 mile obstacle courses are designed by British Special Forces to test all around toughness, strength, stamina, fitness, camaraderie, and mental grit. Forget about your race time. Simply completing the event is a badge of honor.

More info on this race - Marathon running is simply boring. And the only thing more boring than doing a marathon is watching a marathon. Road-running may give you a healthy set of lungs, but will leave you with as much upper body strength as Keira Knightley. At Tough Mudder, we want to test your all-around mettle, not just your ability to run in a straight line, on your own, for hours on end, getting bored out of your mind.

I am totally scared, excited, pumped up for this. Me and 10 other co-workers are taking part in this race. We are called Team B2MF(Big Bad Mudder Fudders)
Captain Steve Smith( Colleague and also an Ex-Marine) will be conducting some workouts. We have 5 months to train and plan on working out about 3 times a week. We really will be doing this as a TEAM!

RAWRRRRRRRRR!!

Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out - Pat Riley


PS:
One thing that scares the hell out me is

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Elevator pitch.......NOT

Its humpday and its 2pm. Here's a little fun article I found that will entertain you'll . Enjoy!



Annoying Things To Do On An Elevator

1) CRACK open your briefcase or handbag, peer Inside and ask "Got enough air in there?"
2) Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering: "Shut up, dammit, all of you just shut UP!"
3) WHEN arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you're embarrassed when they open themselves.
4) Announce in a demonic voice: "I must find a more suitable host body."
5) MEOW occasionally.
6) STARE At another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: "You're one of THEM" - and back away slowly
7) SAY -DING at each floor.
8) SAY "I wonder what all these do?" And push all the red buttons.
9) MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
10) STARE, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: "I have new socks on."
11) WHEN the elevator is silent, look around and ask: "Is that your beeper?"
12) TRY to make personal calls on the emergency phone.
13) DRAW a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: "This is my personal space."
14) WHEN there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn't you.
15) PUSH the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.
16) ASK if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.
17) HOLD the doors open and say you're waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say "Hi Greg, How's your day been?"
18) DROP a pen and wail until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: "That's mine!"
19) BRING a camera and take pictures of everyone in the lift.
20) CALL out "Group hug" then enforce it.

Happy humpday all!!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The 'Before I Turn 30' list

These are 30 things I would like to do before I turn *BREATHE* thirty on Sept 12, 2014. Most bloggers have a list and here's mine. Items crossed out have been accomplished. Share your list with me too!!

1. Run/Walk a marathon( I signed up for Tough Mudder - http://toughmudder.com/events/northern-california/bear-valley-course-map/)
2. Watch a meteor shower
3. Camp in Yosemite 4th July weekend
4. Go to Cancun or Hawaii...for spring break preferably ;) Travelled to Greece (MUCH BETTER VACAY)
5. Meet Jay Sean - SOO HAPPY
6. Go snorkeling in the Bahamas
7. Walk a dog (I am Cynophobic)Meet Hadouken
8. Have a big FAT Indian wedding :D (Happily married since 11/30/12)
9. Watch the Lakers live! Kobe rocks!!
10. Take a pole-dancing class (Cause you never know what goes down)
11. Nude-beach it (Watched a bunch of nude ppl in Mykonos, not sure I want to be one of them lol)
12. Ride a mechanical bull (Yup, keeping it classy, Haha)
13. Get through one day without using Facebook
14. Buy myself an LV
15. Take my CCNA test (Nerd alert!) Took the CCIE, pretty close :P
16. Go to a drive-in movie
17. Take a yoga class (Took the Art of Living class)
18. Go to a PVD concert
19. Make a beautiful child =)
20. Go to the movies by myself
21. Learn to use a gun (I went airsofting...Oh come on that's almost the same!!! )
22. Buy a house
23. Go on a blind date (“What is research but a blind date with knowledge?”)
24. Fly a plane (I assisted the pilot while take off and landing. This is me on cloud No.9 )
25. Drop 10 pounds.
26. Fall in love
27. Donate blood
28. Perm my hair (It was a complete disaster, I was so embarrassed I ran from cameras. Sorry no bad pics of me to share)
29. Rent an RV for a trip
30. Have breakfast in Paris and dinner in New York on the same day...with an amazing guy ;)

And one for Goodluck 31. Like Robert Frost said, "Time and Tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty." Finally I will enjoy life and and not worry about my age ;)


There are two kinds of dreams. There are dreams that we have while asleep and dreams that we have while we are awake. What is the connection between the two types? Both kinds of dreams are about the yearnings that are held deep inside us. Some of these desires are so secret that we dare not share them even with our closest friends. Those of us that dare to put our dreams down on paper are showing the courage to hope that they will come true-Anonymous