Some more awards (Hiyaaaa) & a word of apology !!

First & foremost I should apologize to my fellow blogger friends who bestowed awards on me.. I have delayed it so long to acknowledge them. These awards were given to me in April and as I was in a very busy & skeptical time then planning the vacation & in a dilemma over the dates of the journey, I totally missed this. When I came back from my vacation I totally forgot about this. Two days back when I going through some comments I suddenly remembered about them. So apologizes first my sweethearts & a big heartfelt THANK YOU for recognizing my humble space. 

Dhanish of My Srilankan Recipes (Find a variety of traditional Sri Lankan dishes & beautiful bakes here), Nilu of Kitchen Serenity (The humble & down to earth blogger with simple & easy to make dishes) & Techie2mom of My Cooking Adventures (Do check out her snacks & appetizers. They are quite a variety) awarded me the 'Liebster Blog' Award. Asha Shivakumar of Food ~ Fashion ~ Party (A style diva blog with International standards & recipes. Just love gawking at her space) gave me 'The Versatile Blogger' award. Do check out their spaces for more food & fun !

As I have talked quite a lot about  me & the awards in the previous posts here & here, I am keeping my mouth & hands tight shut here.. I would like to share this award with all my blogger friends & co bloggers who take great enjoyable pains in maintaining such beautiful & unique spaces. Enjoy blogging & have a great time. Keep smiling & have fun !!

Cheers,
Chitz

Awards, Awards & more awards

I am very very elated & excited to tell you guys that four more wonderful & talented bloggers have bestowed upon me the 'Liebster award'. If only emotions can be transformed to words !! I am very grateful to you guys for having for recognized & appreciated me by passing on this award. 

Those four awesome bloggers are 

1. Rani of Rani's Gourmet - who has an awesome collection of mouthwatering Kerala recipes & more 
2. Preeti Jaipal of Kitchen Delicacies - hop on to her space for a colorful platter, the very sight of it which makes you wanna go and prepare them and have them right away. And believe me, her recipes are mostly very simple & powerful 
3. Priya Sahasranaman of Goddess of Spice - it's not just a food blog, you can find many other interesting links like crocheting to some kids creations & some worthy articles about shopping, festivals etc etc. Hop on to her place for more fun 
4. Vidhya Viju Govind of a Portion to Share - a perfect place for perfect buns, breads, cakes, savories & more.

As I had already talked about myself a lot in one of the previous Liebster post, I am leaving a link here. I am sure this is a long list of I, Me, Myself down there & most of you would find it boring to read the whole thing, but as a respect to those who awarded me, I am answering all the questions (repeated questions omitted :) )

 

11 questions for me from Rani
1. What inspired you to start a blog?

    Free time, boredom & the realization that I was idling away my time doing nothing useful  

2. What is the best food you ever had?
    I cannot pin point on one particular dish, there are many actually. My mom's gulab jamun, my best friend Paru's grand-ma's pazhampori, the authentic Portugese pastries that I had from Lisbon after waiting for it in the queue for quite a long time
3. Name one dish you always love to cook
    Anything with Chicken
4. Which one would you prefer going for a picnic with your friends or with relatives? Why?
     Both are fun in their own ways. Wild fun with friends & calm relaxing fun with relatives
5. Which type of movie do you prefer realistic or fiction?
    Believable Fiction
6. Which is your favorite holiday spot?
    Always close to my heart is Kerala, but any place with a beach would suffice
7. Where do you prefer to live a  city or in a village?
    Village
8. What is one device you wish to be in your kitchen?
    I don't wish to become any device. But would love if I can grind things the traditional way instead of using mixer & grinder
9. What is your dream in your life?
    Lead a simple humble life & be the reason for a smile in others life

11 questions for me from Preeti
1. Do you watch TV shows?  If so, which is your favorite?
    I do not watch TV as such. But would download & watch some series. 'Castle' & 'Bones' are the current favorites & 'Friends' is an all time favorite
2. What beauty product you cannot live without?
    My Kajal
3. What you always aspired to be? Are your aspirations met?
    I aspired to be a scientist during my high school days. And before that a doctor, a   teacher and many more. But all time wish was to become a psychologist, but cannot go    back now I guess. Anyways I am happy doing what I am now 

4. What is the most exciting thing you’ve ever done?
    Go-Karting
5. Which is your favorite recipe from your blog?
    Spring Rolls
6. What’s your favorite thing to have for dessert?
    Chocolate Cake with Ice Cream
7. Your favorite shopping destination?
    Quite a few actually. Convent Road @Kochi, EA @Chennai, Hounslow High Street @London   

8. Sports or academics, your pick?
    Always academics. I suck at sports

11 questions for me from Priya
1. What is the craziest thing you ever did?
    Some outings with friends were always crazy    
2. If not a food blog, what?
    I always wanted to start on something innovative & informative, more like article or feature based ones, but side tracked and enjoying with my food blog now
3. Where do you get your inspirations for cooking?
    From my mom, childhood culinary experiences & online browsing
4. Which chef influences your cooking the most?
    My mom & Deeps, whom I see live :P If it's from any specific shows or videos it's Gordon Ramsay 
5. Who is your best critic?
    Deeps, my hubbie
6. What would be the first thing on your bucket list?
    Always onions & tomatoes (Guessing  this is the grocery list)
    Realised that I made a blunder after seeing Pavithra's comments ;)
    Bungee Jumping
7. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
    My lethargy
8. Name your favorite author or book?
    J.K. Rowling & Harry Potter (I love the magic world)
9. Which is your favorite place to hang out with friends?
    Barista
10. Are you a morning person or a night owl?
      Am a night owl
11. Which cuisine is your culinary strong point?
      Chettinadu 

11 questions for me from Vidhya
1. Why do you blog?
    Because it makes me feel that I am doing something worthy. And I feel very happy when others also enjoy some good recipes that I too enjoyed
2. You love to cook and have people over or do you prefer to buy food to entertain guests?
    I love to cook, never would I want t0 I buy food
3. What is that one magic ingredient you love when it comes to cooking?
    Salt - It makes or breaks the dish
4. Who do you hold close to heart at all times?
    Suchi my sis & Deeps my hus
5. If you had one day to do all that you ever wanted to do, what would they be? 
     Read books that are pending for a long time
6. What do you do when you are all alone ?
     Clean the house, grab a cuppa coffee & browse
7. What would you like to receive as gifts irrespective of the occasion?
    Handbags
8. One effective tested and tried kitchen tip you would like to share with the world.
    Soak shallots in water for 15 minutes before you peel them. It comes off in a jiffy then
9. What is your favorite childhood memory?
    Me & my sis ogling when my mom prepares some exotic dishes
10. Do you wish you could turn back the clock? If so, why?
      There are so many things that I wish I could do by turning back time. But that would  become more complicated. So let it be the way they are. Nothing happens without a reason 

11 nominees

Please find your questions here

Amrita Roy of Motions & Emotions
Bhawna Bagri of Simply Delicious 
Biny of Biny's Recipes
Humri of Gheza-e-Sheriin
Jeya Jemini of My Style of Recipes
Kannda Cuisine
Nagashree of Sattvaa
Pavithra of Potpourri
Pramitha of Pramitha Love Cooking
Reni of What's Cooking
Suchi Sm of Easycooking 

Cheers,
Chitz

'En' Award - The Liebster

Hello friends.. Look who is happy with the first award.. Yes, I had a pleasant surprise when Nisha of 'My Food Express' told me that an award is waiting for me at her place.  Thank you Nisha for sharing this honor with me. She is a colorful blogger with a variety of dishes at her space. Keep blogging and have fun, Nisha :) And here I am answering the questions and passing on the award to other fellow food bloggies..

About:

The Liebster Award is a recognition that is passed on from one small blogger to another blogger to support and helping each other for the blog growth... It is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. "Liebster" is German for "Favorite". 

Rules:

1. Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.  
2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you, and then create 11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.
3. Choose 11 new bloggers (with less than 200 followers) to pass the award to and link them in your post.
4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.
5. No tag backs.

11 random facts about me:

1. I am a cleanliness freak
2. I love shopping
3. I have a lottt of friends and I do keep contact :)
4. I like exploring new arenas, so my field of interest keeps varying every time
5. I do not like having a routine menu and hence prefer not to repeat the dishes frequently
6. I love travelling and visiting new places
7. I get emotional very fast while seeing movies.. And so you would always spot me with a  hand towel while watching movies
8. I am a lazy perfectionist. Tends to do everything perfectly but sometimes lethargy does take an upper hand
9. I am still in search for the ultimate purpose of my life :D
10. I love mystery, but only in fiction (novels & TV series)
11. I cannot draw or paint, but wish I overcome that some day ;)

11 questions for me from Nisha:

1. If you wish for something ,what would you wish for?

    To visit all the exotic & serene places in Earth

2. What is your Hobby?

    Reading, Watching movies & series, crocheting, cooking, drooling over food sites 

3. Favourite Ice cream?
    Pista - my all time favorite
4. Love to drive/ride a Car/Plane/Helicopter/Bike?
    I would love to ride a car
5. Favourite fruit and vegetable?
    Blueberry & Long Beans
6. Love to buy a ________?
    'Nalukettu' - a traditional Kerala Hindu house
7. Favourite magazine?

    Reader's Digest

8. Describe yourself in a word?

    Systematic

9. Most memorable moment in your life?

    The 4 day girls trip to Portugal

10. If you have a Super Power what will you do?

    Would clean the world  

11. Favourite quote?

    Smile like you've never cried

    Fight like you've never lost

    Love like you've never been hurt

    And live like there's no tomorrow

11 Nominees:

1. A teflon frypan - Quick Picks
2. Amrita Vishal - Sweet 'n' Savoury
3. Asiya Omar - My Healthy Happy Kitchen
4. Gayathri Ramanan - Foody Buddy
5. Meena B - Homely Food
6. Priya - House of Spice 
7. Priya Anandakumar - Priya's Virundhu
8. Priya Elias - The Humpty Dumpty Kitchen
9. Sangeetha Priya - Nitha's Kitchen
10. Shailaja Reddy - Sahasra Recipes
11. Tinku Shaji - Daily Chores

11 questions for you fellow bloggies:

1. If you were allowed to change something about yourselves, what would that be?
2. Your favorite time pass other than cooking
3. According to you which is most important in a blog - presentation, recipe or pictures? 
4. Your ultimate dream
5. Three qualities you would love to see in others
6. One prank that you played on someone
7. Your favorite vacation spot
8. Cooking according to you is
9. Who influences you the most? Like you would always listen to what this person says
10. Your favorite dessert
11. One habit that you cannot change for life

Happy blogging everyone.. Keep smiling and have fun always :)

Cheers,

Chitz