Wintry Scenes (Click on the images for a better view)

Icicles

Snowy Trees

Melting Icicles

Snowy Branches

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Handmade Love You / Valentine Card

I used a black cardstock as the base. Pattern papers are from colorbok. To embellish the card i have used a handmade rosette and white ribbon. Sentiments are hand written.

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Follow your dream Greeting Card

Card size is 5" x 5". I bought the pattern paper from Target . Stamped image is from Inkadinkado. To embellish the card i added a purple ribbon from studio g  and decorated the image using red stones and brown ribbon. Sentiment was already there in the pattern paper.

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Handmade Masculine Card

I have a masculine card to share with you today. Card size is 5" x 5". I used  LaCreme mat paper stack. Sentiments from Inkadinkado. I used a metallic pen to draw a outline.

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CAS Every day / LaCreme mat Card

This was a simple and quick card. The papers are from DCWV LaCreme mat stack. I used copper color beads to decorate the card. At the bottom, I used a glitter glue to draw a border line.
I added the sentiment using metallic gel pen.

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Hershey / Candy Bar Slider Card

Hershey slider card

This is a candy bar slider card i.e when you pull a ribbon, the candy bar slides out from the wrapper. There are lots of versions available on the web, but I found this one from Youtube. 

  I used a Floral Rub - On

Candy bar pops out when you pull the ribbon

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Soya Chunks Varuval / Meal Maker Fry

Ingredients:

Soya chunks - 2 cups

Onion – 1 (chopped)

Ginger- garlic paste -1 tsp

Green Chilli - 1(chopped)

Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Cumin powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Mustard – 1tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp.

Oil – 2 tbs

Salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish

Method:

• Microwave the soya chunks with 2 cups of water and 1tsp salt for 2 minutes. Wash it in cold water and squeeze it. 
• Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard and cumin seeds.
• Add onion, green chilli and fry till transparent.
• Add ginger garlic paste and stir for a minute
• Add turmeric, cumin powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt and mix well.
• Sprinkle some water and mix.
• Add the soya chunks and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.

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You and Me Card

I made this card last week and this is my first card in the blog.

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Halloween Printables

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Fall Foliage

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Spicy Chicken Masala

Spicy Chicken Masala

Ingredients:

Chicken - ½ kg

Onion – 2 (chopped)

Tomato – 3 (chopped)

Green chili – 2 (chopped)

Garlic – 2 cloves (chopped)

Ginger – garlic paste – 1tsp

Turmeric – 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Oil – 2 tbs

Curry leaves – 5-7

Salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish

Method:

• Wash the chicken and cut in to pieces. Boil the chicken until its half done.
• Heat oil in a pan. 
• Add chopped onion, garlic, curry leaves and chilli and fry until the onion becomes transparent.
• Add turmeric and ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell comes out.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and saute it till it becomes mushy.
• Add chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt and saute it for a minute.
• Add the boiled chicken and one cup of water and cook until the chicken is done and oil separates from the gravy.
• Garnish with cilantro.
• Serve hot with rice, chapattis etc.

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Easy Egg Fry

Egg Fry

Ingredients:

Egg - 4

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – 6 - 7 (Optional)

Cilantro – few leaves

Oil – 2 tbs

Salt to taste

Method:

Boil the eggs and cut into two halves.

Heat oil in a pan. Add curry leaves and cilantro and sauté it for a minute.

Add chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and mix it well.

Add boiled eggs and saute and fry it for 5 minutes in a low flame.

Serve hot.

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Handmade Ganesh Idol using Homemade Rice Flour

Ganesh using rice flour

Lord Ganesh made out of kollukattai (Rice flour) dough on Ganesh Chaturthi and decorated with chana dal and pepper corns. Make your own eco friendly Ganesh Idol for Vinayagar Chaturthi. You can also use home made cold porcelain ( air dry) clay to make the idol.


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Plantain Fry / Valakaai Varuval

Ingredients:

Plantains (Green banana)

Turmeric - ¼ tsp

Chilli powder – as needed

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tbs

Curry leaves - 4-5 (Optional)

Method:

• Peel the skin and cut it into fine round pieces.
• Boil the plantain. Once it is half-done drain it and run under the cold water.
• Mix plantain, turmeric, chilli and salt in a bowl.
• Keep it aside for about 20- 30 minutes.
• Heat a pan and add 2 tbs of oil.
• Place the plantain and fry it for 5 minutes, flip and cook for another 5 minutes or until they turns crisp.
• Fry some curry leaves and add to it.

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Lemon Rice / Elumichai Sadham

Lemon Rice with Potato Fry

Ingredients:

Rice - 2 cups boiled rice

Lemon juice - 1/4 cup

Oil - 2 tsp

Red chili – 3

Green chili –-2

Curry leaf - 7 to 10

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Chana dal - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Roasted peanut - 1/2 cup (optional)

Asafoetida - pinch

Cilantro to garnish

Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds wait until the seeds crack.
• Add chana dal, urad dal, cumin, red chili, green chili and curry leaf and stir fry for a minute.
• Add asafoetida and turmeric and mix it well.
• Add lemon juice, salt and cook for about a minute.
• Now add the precooked rice, peanut and mix it gently.
• Garnish with cilantro.

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Spicy Potato Fry / Urulai Kilangu Varuval

Spicy Potato Fry

Ingredients:

Potato (medium size) – 2 (boiled and cubed)

Onion – 1 (chopped)

Garlic – 1 clove (chopped)

Green chilli - 1 

Curry leaves – 10

Chilli powder – 1 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Coriander powder – 3/4 tsp

Mustard seeds– 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Oil - 1 tbs

Salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan, Add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Let it sputter.
• Add chopped onion, garlic and chilli and fry till onion turns transparent.
• Add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt and mix it well.
• Sprinkle some water and stir it for a minute.
• Add cubed potatoes and saute it without breaking the potatoes.
• Cook on low flame till the potatoes turn golden brown and nicely coated with masala.
• Garnish with cilantro.
• Enjoy with coconut rice, lemon rice, sambar rice, chapattis etc.

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Orange Rose

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Photo Challenges (Links)

Sunday

Sunday Snapshots
Simple Things Sunday
Shadow Shot Sunday
Today's Flower
Your Sunday Best

Monday

Macro Monday 2
Blue Monday
Mosaic Monday
Mandagstema
Mandarin Orange Monday
NF Inspiring Photography
Tina's Picstory
Observing Beauty
Our World Tuesday


Tuesday
Sweet Shot Tuesday
Tuesday around the world
NF Blo-Ma
Nature Notes
Ruby Tuesday

Wednesday
Sakura haruka WW
Wordless Wednesday .2
Outdoor Wednesday
Create with Joy 
Easy green mama WW 
Mapsgirl WW 
Crafty Spices WW 
Gaynycdad WW 
Onsdagstema
Julie's WW
NC Sue's WW
Aquariann WW
Tots and Me WW
Be There 2day WW
Better in Bulk WW
NF Waters
52 Photos Project
Marvelous Mommy's WW
Karens's WW
DODD WW
Erika's WW
Tales of a pee dee mama

Thursday

NF Winged
Torsdagstema
Guest Heart Thursday
Sky Watch
Rural Thursday
Home and Garden Thursday
Floral Love

Friday

Fertilizer Friday
Foto Friday
Floral Art Friday
Photo Art Friday
Best posts of the week
Favorite Photo Friday
Photo Story Friday
Weekend Flowers
Himmelsk
Friday Photo Journal

Saturday

Camera Critters
I Heart Macro
Weekly Top Shot
Flowers on Saturday
Pink Saturday
Saturday Showoff

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Red Dahlia Flower Photo

Red Dahlia

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Pink Rose

Pink Rose

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Cauliflower Milagu varuval / Pepper Fry

Cauliflower pepper fry

Ingredients:

Cauliflower- 1

Onion – 1 (chopped)

Garlic – 1 clove (chopped)

Green chilies – 2

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Chilli powder – ½ tsp

Black pepper powder – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - ½ tsp

Urad dal – ½ tsp

Chana dal – 1/2

Fennel seeds – ¼ tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Oil – 1 tbs

Curry leaves – 4-5

Salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish

Method:

• Wash and boil the cauliflower florets. Once it is half done drain it and set aside
• Heat oil in a pan, crack the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and curry leaves.
• Add onion, garlic and chilli and fry til onion turns transparent.
• Add turmeric, chili powder, pepper powder and salt and sauté it for a minute.
• Add cauliflower (sprinkle water if you need)  and stir it until its done.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve it hot

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Daylily

Daylily

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RIP Neil Armstrong

South Indian Chicken Gravy Recipe

Chicken Gravy

Ingredients:

Chicken - ½ lb

Yellow Onion – 1 (chopped)

Tomato – 2 (chopped)

Coconut milk -1 cup

Bay leaf – 1

Cloves – 2

Cinnamon – 1inch stick

Cumin seeds- ½ tsp

Fennel seeds – ½ tsp

Green chili – 2

Garlic – 2 cloves (chopped)

Red chili powder – 11/2 tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Oil – 3 tbs

Curry leaves – 5-7

Salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish

Method:

• Wash the chicken and cut in to pieces.
• Grind the coconut by adding 1 cup of water and make a thick milk.
• Heat the oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, curry leaves, fennel seed, and cumin seeds and saute it for a minute.
• Add chopped onion, garlic and chilli and fry until the onion becomes transparent.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and saute it till it becomes mushy.
• Add chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and saute it for a minute.
• Add coconut milk and cook it for 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken and one cup of water and cook until the chicken is done and oil separates from the gravy.
• Garnish with cilantro.
• Serve hot with rice, idli, dosa, chapattis etc.

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