Bookworm

I was a bookworm.. until adulthood happened. As I get back to my first love, I write my views on the books I read.

June 14, 2016 January 4, 2018

84, Charing Cross Road {Book Review}

I recently added this book, 84 Charing Cross Road on my Goodreads list as someone, and I forget who, had chalked it down to…

June 9, 2016 January 4, 2018

Harp {Book Review}

by Rads

The book, Harp, by Nidhi Dalmia came to me as part of Blogadda’s Book Review program. Reading the blurb, I was excited for the book…

June 2, 2016 January 4, 2018

Before We Visit The Goddess {Review}

by Rads

Before We Visit The Goddess (Referred to as Goddess below) was a book I was waiting for since when Chitra Banerjee announced it was…

May 12, 2016 January 10, 2018

#AddaTales: The Pink Glove

by Rads

Blogadda has been doing a fun thing on twitter called #AddaTales. It’s gotten quite a bit of steam (the good kind) and the outcome…

November 28, 2015 January 4, 2018

Pampers: Softest For Baby Skin {Blogadda}

by Rads

I became a first time mom at the age of 24. It was the pre-internet age. I also gave birth in a foreign country…

September 15, 2015 January 3, 2018

India Today Women Summit 2015: Blogadda

by Rads

Crossposted here It’s hard to miss the pressing talks on social media and amongst most younger individuals almost always revolve around women and how…

May 5, 2015 January 4, 2018

Everything You Ever Wanted: Book Review and Giveaway

by Rads

I like memoirs. I like good storytelling. I believe that folks who have adopted are pretty darn cool. This book combines all of it….

January 26, 2015 January 4, 2018

2 Ways Of The GroundHog

by Rads

Feb 2nd is Ground hog’s day. Not exactly Christmas or woohoo, it’s snow day, but just your average groundhog who is scared or lazy…

August 2, 2014 January 10, 2018

5 black dreams {WhatTheBlack}

by Rads

..and I just got the tweet/news that I won. Yay. (added on November 04 2014) *** I love black. I think most women like black,…

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4 days ago by rads02 Dibba Rotte. That’s what my grandma called it and she made the best kinds coz she had oodles of patience. . . . It’s nothing more than your Urad dal soaked, fermented and then a thick layer of it sitting in a pool of oil in a wok - covered and slowly cooking (almost baking) for a good 30 minutes at the right flame to get the texture. Brown and crispy outer with a soft spongy insides. . . . We used to eat this with just avakaya. This was the “palaharam” a few nights and we would wait for
1 week ago by rads02 Lunch and dinner. . I am enjoying the challenge of making different lentils, beans and legumes work for me and my Indian palate and it’s such a joy to see how much can feed and keep my hunger at bay AND still stick with simplicity. . As promised this is the #recipe for the dosa you see. . Itsmade if black eyed peas. Just that. Nothing else. . Soaked a cup of black eyed peas overnight. I ground it with 4 green chilli peppers and salt at noon. The consistency is important. It’s not as thin as Dosa but not
2 days ago by rads02 New discovering and share for all vegans! Since I’ve quit milk as is and now even yogurt, I am craving for it. I mean milk was so much easier to quit than yogurt - sigh. . So anyways, was at @wegmans and remembered @shreyaraghav telling me about almond milk yogurt and wondered why on earth I haven’t checked on this, and so immediately went searching for it. . Found a whole variety of them. Check stories if you haven’t. . So anyways, tested this and it’s so so creamy and yum and the right sweetness. Am down for this as
1 week ago by rads02 Coz we all could use some hump day revitalization. . No empowering message or lesson or tagging any business here. Just a pic of me from yesterday’s lunch and on a friend’s XR (I think) Great sunny day and today is another amazing sunny fabulously 50 day so I can’t wait to come back home and take Zorro for a walk around the pond. . Hope all of u are enjoying and making the most of your time. 2 more days to go! . Toodles! Also if you want to download the #5nuggetswithrads eBook or pdf- the link to the
2 weeks ago by rads02 So, a surprise luncheon with the girls and yes, i ate that cake and I ate some amazing pad Thai and some mango sticky rice and well, it’s safe to say the lunch threw me far out of the diet and honestly tho, no regrets. Feel a little bloated but that’s also coz it was a lovely couple of hours and girlfriends are a good thing for every woman. . . . I wanted to speak a little on social media and exhibitionism. Every one of them girls are kicking ass in their own space. Successful and running their own