It’s the night before christmas, and while the rest of the city has massive plans for bringing in the beloved holiday, my elaborate plans revolve around icing these cookies, patiently, lovingly, and most importantly, with tons of colour and glitter! After all, what’s Christmas without the pomp, glitter and mistletoe?! What appealed to me […] Read more…
Its that time of the year again. A real Indian incarnation of what joie de vivre, in its purest essence, really stands for. Hallways, doorways, windows and gateways, all decked out with fairy lights, fresh and dried flower torans, little diyas and tea lights. While everything around us is embellished and beatified, its only logical […] Read more…
Its been a confusing and somewhat tempestuous decision to take joie de vivre a step forward, in the grander scheme of things. Here’s how: first and foremost, after months of procrastinating and undue delay, I finally had a sit down with Gunjan of Design of Information for a successful and excellent brainstorming session, the fruit […] Read more…
I really enjoy being able to cook/bake something for an occasion, or upon requests of my nearest and dearest, simply because I already know that they want it and will appreciate it! Recently, one of the near and dear ones asked if I could make some granola bars for her to make a healthy munching […] Read more…
I dream this sweet dream every [dreadful] Monday morning. In this dream, a fresh batch of espresso oatmeal cookies are cooling on a wire rack, next to a piping hot cuppa green tea, all whilst rain pitter patters down the queen’s necklace. And as you all know, dreams have no Mondays, or else they’d […] Read more…
There’s little as satisfying as chocolate in the world. These nifty little brownies are testament to that, fudgy, smooth, sweet and delicious. They will definitely leave you wanting more. I rustled up this batch for a special special achievement, and neatly placed them individually in parchment paper slings. Neat, tidy, and yummy, cutely placed […] Read more…
