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What are the “must-haves” in your fridge?

I have a list of staple items that are “must-haves” in my refrigerator. Since our current living location is a little too far away for daily groceries, we sort out the problem by going for groceries every forth nightly.

1) Soy Milk – a great and healthier milk substitute and I would higly recommend for any one with lactose intolerance. I would recommend the Silk brand and it comes in variety of flavors; vanilla, chocolate, original. You can surely substitute any other brand if you can’t find Silk. Just make sure it is all natural.

2) Yogurt – my favorite by far would be Dannon, All Natural Non Fat.

3) Roma tomatoes

4) Ginger

5) Eggs

6) Lettuce/Spinach

7) Raddish/Carrots

8) Asian vegetables & condiments such as bok choy, tofu etc

9) Asian sauces

10) Chicken/Vege Broth

11) Cilantro/Any other herb

12) Curry leaves are a must for Indian curries

13) Citrus: Oranges, lemon and lime

14) Others: Mushroom, corn on the cob, cheese, jelly (our favorites are: orange marmalade & apple),

And not to forget my closely watched cravings and must haves: CHOCOLATES!

Call me crazy, but I’m in love with chocolates! It’s a food staple for my ‘now and then’ cravings.

As for my freezer must haves: Assortments of frozen vege patties (for snacking on burgers), fish, chicken, paneer, and definitely ICE-CREAM! The 3rd love of my life 🙂

Tips of the day:

a) Try substituting regular milk with Soy milk and have it with your favorite cup of tea… Deliciousness!

b) To preserve the shelf life of your herbs (i.e Cilantro, Rosemary, Mint, etc), clean and dry after purchase. Ensure all the liquids are evaporated. Fill a glass with some water, and keep your herbs in it, fresh and available in the refrigerator. See the example in the photo above.

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I some times wonder how much mail that we receive into the mailbox everyday. It is painful to go through heaps of mail assuming each and every one are as important as your tax document. And not to your surprise, it also includes the endless offers from credit card companies – which by the way, isn’t doing any good to our economy. I don’t think encouraging people to spend on credit would eventually boost the economy. Don’t worry, I won’t go too much into economics and political agenda here. It’s way beyond my league and a very sensitive issue for many people right now.

Back to basics. Where was I? Oh, right! Mails and mailbox. OK. So, I officially declared “Spring/Post Winter Cleaning” day today and went on digging through the heaps of paperwork left to be organized or shred since we moved. Trust me, when I say its heaps of paperwork, lying on the study, awaiting to be organized. So, where shall I begin? Then, I noticed we have a huge collection of stationary on the study. Pens and pencils everywhere. I bet half of them are not functioning (dry ink). So I started the cleaning by re-organizing my stationary. I know, it is lame. But a girl has to do, what she has to do.

A whole bunch of pen and pencil awaiting to be tested!! wow, this sounds serious!

Looks like I adore America and wrote it many times as the proof of my affection (or to test the ink?). How lovely.

I finally completed the whole purpose of the title of this blog entry, here is the final result.

p/s: I know, I am behind with my blog entries, but you have to forgive a girl who is too busy with her families and books (mba to be precise).

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Dignity of labour is a pride of life ~ Papa

You reap what you sow ~ Kiran

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Such a beautiful day it was and it has been since we got married officially. It is a huge feeling of happiness being able to celebrate the most auspicious and important event with our loved ones. We know, mummy and papa are very happy.

One happy family 🙂 Papa, Mummy, Tarun, me and Manu
Me trying to be more useful in the kitchen. What was it mummy?

xoxo

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After unpacking some important items, our day ONE at home was a very pleasing and relaxing experience. Everyone was and still very excited from all this awesome events recently taken place into our lives. Having our brother, Manu, around celebrating this precious moments with us truly was a joyous feeling.

Me and mom had to visit the previous home to pick up some bits and pieces and carry on into our new house. Time was precious. We all woke up early and try to get as much things done in a short period of time. But the panditji was due to arrive any moment and we were all not ready! Anyways, to cut the story short, mom and dad was our savior! They sat through-out our house warming pooja.

xoxo

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