Last three days have been really really really bad for us in Rohini, Delhi. There's been no water at all. No water to drink, no water to wash, no water to cook, no water for anything.

How did we manage? We managed with a few hand pumps and boring wells scattered around theplace. Filled and carried buckets of water to our houses every days.

Why did it happen? Nobody knows. Some say that a pipe had been damaged. Some say that it's just due to sacrcity of water. Nobody knows for sure.

Ingredients:

1 litre fullcream milk
2-1/2 tsp. cornflour
1 tsp. gelatine or 1/2 packet china grass chopped fine
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup fresh cream
1 tsp. almond or kewra essence
1/2cup cold milk
1 cup almonds, sliced thinly
1 tbsp. pistachios, sliced thinly
1 tsp. cardamom powder
1 recipe basic icecream

Method:

* Bring milk to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes on low, stirring occasionally.

* Mix cornflour in 1/2 cup cold milk, keep aside.

* Add sugar to milk, stir. Add cornflour paste, stirring continuously, till boil resumes.

Who says that Kajol and Ajay suck?? I feel that they are second only to Big B and Jaya. The movie is quite interesting and has a novel concept. I dont want to spoil the whole thing for you by revealing the storyline. It will suffice to say that you will enjoy the movie if and when you decide to watch it. In my opinion, it is a must watch.

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Ingredients

1 cup boiled green peas
1/2 cup cream or malai
1 bunch methi leaves chopped
3 tbsp. ghee or butter
salt to taste
1/2 tsp. cuminseeds
1 pinch asafoetida

Powder together:

1 cardamom
2-3 cloves
1/2" stick cinnamon
Grind to a paste:

1 onion
1 tbsp. khuskhus (poppy seeds)
1-1/2 tbsp. cashewnuts
1 tbsp. curds
1 tsp. sugar
2-3 green chillies
1/2" ginger
Method

Immerse methi in salted hot water for 5 minutes.
Drain and wash well in colander under running water.
Press out well to remove as much water as possible.

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If alcohol is not your cup of tea, what would you do at a cocktail party? Well we have just the answer to that. Sip on an exquisite ‘mocktail’ – a mixture of fruit juices, flavors and garnishes. A sort of rum punch without the rum, but certainly with a lot of punch and served in stylish cocktail glasses.

Raise a toast with these:

Summer Passion

Ingredients:

2 cups coconut milk
2 cups pineapple juice
1 tbsp powdered sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped pineapple piece
Crushed ice

Method:

Blend coconut milk, pineapple juice and sugar together.

It has been reported that Preity Zinta met the Union Finance Minister before he presented his Budget for this year. Seemingly, she asked him to deliver a woman-friendly budget. Ahe asked for policies that would bring a change in the mental attitude of looking at women/female children as a financial burden. Tough luck, Preity! That cannot be achieved with the budgeting alone. What we need is a mass education and eradication of dowry programme. But this is much easier said than done.

So what has the Finance Minister delivered for the women of India? Any goods for us in his kitty?

The Designated Appletini is a non-alcoholic version of the Apple Martini. This delicious blend can be spiked by adding gin or vodka also.

INGREDIENTS:

2 oz freshly pressed apple juice (green or gold apples)
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/4 oz lemon juice
granulated sugar for rimming
apple slice for garnish

PREPARATION:

Add apple juice, simple syrup and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass rimmed with granulated sugar.
Garnish with an apple slice.

1. If no one sees you eat it, it has no calories

2. If you drink a diet soda with a candy bar, they cancel each other out.

3. When eating with someone else, calories dont count if you both eat the same amount.

4. Foods used for medicinal purpose have no calories. These include any chocolate used for energy, brandy, cheesecake, and ice cream.

5. Cookie pieces contain no calories, because breakage causes the calories to leak out.

6. If you eat food from someone else's plate, the calories don't count.