For the Love of Impact Mints, Actually the Box…OK!! It Is Just A Short Review!

Flavor? Strawberry but Not Bothered About It!

I am a bit of spontaneous spender, picking-up things for their aesthetics first and function later. This has contributed to a ton of stuff that has little practical use but once seemed irresistible. This lethal habit surfaced again when visiting the Pinnacle Mall, Dwarka. The weed after the Republic Day weekend was slow, somewhat lazy.

We decided to test new shopping locales and across the rather well-designed mall that has 12 levels along with Daily Delite outlet on the ground floor. This is where, at the cash counter, I spotted this gem of a package – Impact Mints, sitting pretty at the cashier’s desk with other confectionery items that are often used when easy change is not available. I have had this childhood crush on tiny, smallish cases and boxes, even packaging, that looks playful, borderline cute.

Kaliopi Nikitas Shares How We Are Unable to Accept the Graveness of Life's Events

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Kaliopi has been a regular sharer in the niche of real-life accounts of how people ought to but usually don't react to adverse situations. The plot is never twisted like a Hollywood production and there is nothing too preach here that can irritate you. I have not been a regular at reading what she shares but this particular discussion got to me – most of us are hit by tough situations, not because we are not prepared for them but because we always assume something so drastic can only happen to others in this world. The reality is very different. Your health or finances can spiral out of control within a week. It is like being in an accident though there are no signs of a road mishap. Your mind-body ecosystem tries to fill you with feelings that this is not real, something so horrible could not have happened to someone who has led a largely sin-free life.

Making Consummable Art in the Kitchen: Black Lentil Aesthetics

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When you open the link, it is a bit confusing – is the publishing team talking about composting or making this somewhat exotic preparation? Read a bit further and you realize the conversation is about both. Strangely, green living tips have been combined with cooking in a very organic way. Now that I understand the subject a lot more, seems like the idea is not that bad. Why? Reducing your carbon footprints is a lot more than merely using an electric car. While composting helps to recycle everything that was once green, this lentil and cauliflower combination has a similar appeal – keep it simple, maintain the original flavors. The images are beautiful. The narrative very simple and ideal to be read on your smartphone too. Just understand this – all lentils are not light on the stomach. Some folks, particularly Asians, tend to cook them a lot more. You might want to soften the black lentils to the extent that you digest them without getting gassy. Cauliflower has been artistically served, and the color contrasts on the plate are awesome!

Prep Pads - Remembering the 80s When Skincare Was Illusionary

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Found this on the web, on Reddit, and it immediately reminded me of school days when we were round the 14-15 wonder years and skincare tips came from our sisters. This particular wipe was great when I started excreting sebum from the T zone and my sister used to say I had enough face oil to deep-fry chicken! The jokes apart, we didn’t have the luxury of online wisdom back then. Pimples were more about being a feminine thing while growing-up boys could afford horrible skin, scarred by new, upcoming, and ancestral acne. These wipes is the maximum I got as help, from my sister, who would provide them at a premium. Combined with her Stephen King like tone about how acne could turn my life upside down, this sounded pretty serious.

Do Desktop Background Images/Quotes Help You Get Through the Day?

My current desktop is foolishly childish!

This question came to my mind when I was reading through an article about maintaining positivity at the workplace. This was another lifestyle blog, whose name I cannot remember now, in the cesspool of daily online publications that provide tips and preach about how to live a healthier life. However, there was this bit about animated, optimism-inducing text and images that should be present in all locations where you fight your most challenging moments of the day. At that moment, I hit Windows D and realize that my desktop was rather banal.

Not Silence of the Lambs, Nothing Depraved, Just an Opinion about Sheep Shearing Videos

Let me explain this in the un-sickliest manner. During the last few weeks, during the few minutes spent idling on YouTube, I chanced upon sheep shearing videos. At first, I did not understand the need to view such content. I revisited the clips after some days and felt this feeling of relief while watching the visuals. Why? There is something appeasing about the videos that placate you, calm down the nerves. Each video here has a sheep being shaved for the fur. The video is not graphic.

The Many Ways of Eating Shakkar: Summarized for Simpletons & Pretentiously Fancy Pricks

No dripping butter, no droplets of ghee running from the corner, no overdone crusts, and devoid of overtly enthusiastic crustiness in the roti – I just summed-up the perfect shakkar wala roti style for you. If you didn’t get it, chances are that you have suffered a brain stroke when you were asleep and hence, you cannot comprehend the simplest things in life. To ensure simpletons like you can understand this easily, am breaking down everything you need to know about this art. Yes, this is an acquired trade, an elite taste, a flavor borrowed from the rural confines of India, given a semi-urbane twist by people like me, now resonating with gastronomic greatness. Here it is:

Moha is on a Roll...Whoops! Was Talking about the 'Mohal Roll'

This is about smart cooking, passionate and driven by a desire to recreate recipes in a way that something as rushed as a Breakfast seems a more celebrated affair - something to look forward to! Moha had been observing how I have this keen interest in things that are rolled-up, filled to the curled brim with the goodness of veggies and leafy contents. The ideas were already rushing to her mind and recently she put them to good execution, creating a roll that had some very lovable traits.

Just summarizing them here:

Moha Sets New Benchmarks for the Perfect Punjabi Makki-di-Roti

Moha's Makki Di Roti

It has been a blend of poor health, slow recovery, great food and trying to scrape my way to better health this winter season in Delhi. The food part is what am going to share today and I say this without a shadow of doubt that my wife, Moha is perhaps the best cook when it comes to truly north Indian food. Anyone in Delhi can challenge us and we will be ready with our gastronomic wisdom and the fortitude to take upon the most challenging recipes. Why am I babbling about like this? 

Snacking, Munching, Food Hunting as 3-Pronged Daily Management Tool

The obvious question is that nearly everyone, from the Cro-Magnon man to Neanderthals and the slick city dwellers, takes to food when it comes to being stressed or when navigating through the daily schedule becomes a bit too challenging. I will be talking about the same thing but perhaps, will dig into the subject a lot more, sharing things many of us feel a bit apprehensive about when it comes to eating to do a bit better, at work, at home, in the bed or when idling on a Sunday afternoon: 

Tends to Jolt the senses, Controlling Anxiety Pangs: this applies to food options that are dangerously spicy or cold to the extent that they freeze-up your mouth. Why does it work? The same reason I shared above but this goes one step ahead. How?