Preface: This book through various recipes, shows ‘who’ I am, and ‘How’ I function. I have chosen recipes which bring out my characteristics, by either comparson to the process of their making, coupled with the way I have written the recipes, and the feel of the recipe. I have related the recipe to an incident, which brings out my characteristics.

The process:

Choose a cornflake packet, with nice, crunchy cereal. It’s interesting to see their different shapes and sizes.

Now crush all the cornflakes together.

On the side now, very slowly, melt the butter. Slowly add the honey, once the butter has fully melted.

Now add the cocoa powder. Stir till the mixture reaches it’s boiling point. Slowly pour this boiling mixture onto the corflakes, and the mix it thoroughly with the corn-flakes. Finally, refrigerate. The dish tastes best when cool.

The process:

-It’s a very hot day, and the sun is shining away. Nothing seems wrong.

Yet, I’m feeling confused.

Sometimes,on the side, problems very slowly, start brewing in my head, problems, that later turn out to be the solution.

After a while, everything reaches such a boiling/blasting point. On a hot sunday, all i wanted, was to enter my house. But my house keys were nowhere. Little incidents tick me off. Thankfully, I’m the sorts who eventually cools down, and feel stupid for getting worked up. After 10 minutes of fumbling and waiting, I found my housekeys, in my pocket.

You will need :

Honey - 3 tbspCocoa powder-2 tbsp

A bowl of cornflakes-1.5 cupsButter-1.5 tbsp

You will need :

A hot daya trivial situation

a very confused me

Crispy crackolates

You will need :

KitchenA new packet off maggi noodles

Taste maker (which is in the packet)

PanAquaguard

1.5 cups waterHungerStove

LighterFire

Wooden ladelFork

Non-stick pan

Màggi

Process:

Walk into the kitchen and take a black non stick pan.Ideally, a kenstar aquaguard will be preferable. However, any other will also suffice.Turn the aquaguard on. Once the water starts coming from the Aquaguard, collect it in a cup, roughly 4 inches in height, 3 and a half in diameter. This step is crucial, hence needs enough attention.

Put the gas on, keep the nonstick black pan on the gas, and pour the 1.5 cups of water, into the pan. Wait till the water comes to a boil.

Take the noodles out of the packet. Break the noodle-cake into 3 parts, and add slowly to the water. Add the tastemaker, immidi-etly after this step. At this point, the recipe can get out of hand, hence the steps must be followed very precisely.

Stir the noodles, till the soften and the tastemaker gets infused. Cook on medium flame, and stir occasionally. This recipe usually takes a while. Hence, patience is a must. Once the noodles are done cooking, drain out the extra water, if any , and transfer the noodles onto a plate.

It’s best to keep them covered, and this dish tastes best accompa-nied by wine. Red is more suitable than white.

Put the gas on, keep the nonstick black pan on the gas, and pour the 1.5 cups of water, into the pan. Wait till the water comes to a boil.

Take the noodles out of the packet. Break the noodle-cake into 3 parts, and add slowly to the water. Add the tastemaker, immidietly after this step. At this point, the recipe can get out of hand, hence the steps must be followed very precisely. Stir the noodles, till the soften and the tastemaker gets infused. Cook on medium flame, and stir occasionally. This recipe usually takes a while. Hence,patience is a must. Once the noodles are done cooking, drain out the extra water, if any, and transfer the noodles onto a plate.

It’s best to keep them covered, and this dish tastes best accompanied by wine. Red is more suitable than white.

When I hear something important,I feel the need to pass on the information in a way, that it retains it’s importance. So yes, maybe I end up exagerating a bit much. But then again, what’s the harm?

Last saturday, a couple of friends and I were sitting outside my house. I was narrating a happening that had occured the previous night. At about 3:30 am I heard some ten-twenty dogs barking outside my house. The barking kept getting louder and louder, and when I went up to the window to investigate, I saw one table-sized dog fLy up to my terrace in two jumps, to escape. It was unbelievable!

Well, if I remember correctly, it was 4 pm and there were 3 dogs. But one of them DID scale our gate. I like adding little details, every now and then. It just makes things more interesting. They say that soon I’m going to become ‘the girl who cried wolf’. But then again, why should people complain? they get highly entertained.

wild rice stuffed squash You will need :

Some spicessome fruits...rice...(wild rice?)Acorn squash

Process:

Prepare the wild rice. Add some spices...and maybe some fruits.Cut the acorn squash into half. Stuff it with the mixture.Close the squash...

Sometimes I think, to get through to me, especially when I’m in my ‘closed-I do not wish to communicate’ mode, people are going to start having to probe me with an eight foot pole. The other day, I was quite upset over a fIght that had happened between my sister and I.

When a friend approached, and asked me to vent, I just didn’t feel like it. But after much asking, I decided to spill. And once I start spilling, I DONT stop. It all comes out, like one large gushing waterbody.

Brocolli and mushroom lasagna

Find these :Tomato puree , lasagna noodles,brocolliParmesan cheese, mushrooms.

Okay, must not get distracted, I think I need to purchase a new attention span. Anyway, here is the process :

For the first layer of the lasagna, put some tomato puree on the base. After this, put one layer of lasagna noodles. Now, on top of this layer, put a layer of boiled brocolli and mushroom. After this, add another layer of noodles, followed by a layer of parmesan cheese.Finally, put another layer of tomato puree and noodles. Finish by adding one last layer of grated parmesan cheese.

One layer of hyper, topped with a layer of seriousness. Another two layers of hyper and inicky. Pour some dedication on top, and sprinkle something comical.

Wow, I think I’ll taste quite strange.

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It’s after college. I feel the need to wind up all things that are pending, Finish work, properly, in a very systematic manner. It gives me alot of mental peace. I make sure I balance my time, when it comes to friends, or skyping with my family and guinea pig, and making sure that everything is on the right track, on that front. I avoid confLicts. I thrive on putting things under the mat, anything to avoid chaos.

Spicy onion and pineapple pizza

It’s after college. I feel the need to move as less as possible.. I go home to my room, trip over some clothes on the Floor, and somehow manage to land on my bed. I hate combing my hair, I rarely do. I like the shapes it forms. True, I dedicatedly inish my work, but often need to remove a layer of random un-identi iable objects that are cluttering my desk. Time to work now. But oh shit, where did I leave my phone?!

You will need : pepper, red chilly, onions, soy sauce and a garlic clove.

You will need : Cut pineapple pieces, sugar syrup for extra sweetening.

This contrasting recipe with odd flavours, may sound very un appetising, but give it a shot! It’s very surprising.

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Chocolate mousseYou will need :

3 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tbsp cornflour8 tbsp sugar4 cups milk1 1/2 cups cream and2 tbsp sweetened whipped creamcream3 tsp gelatine

Process:

Put 3 tbsp water in a small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatine over it. Do not stir.Carefully mix coco and cornflour in 1/2 cup milk. Boil remaining milk with sugar, for 5 minutes.Add cocoa paste gradually, stirring continuously. Cool for 3-4 min-utes. Cool a little. It is essential to take care of the temperature at all times. Warm the soaked gelatine over very low flame, stirring. Do not boil. Mix into the milk and stir. Chill till thick but not set.Beat with hand beater till smooth. Gently mix in cream. Pour in individual mousse cups. Set in freezer.

I like taking care. Of friends, family, cute wilderness creatures. No seriously, my caring side becomes prominent every now and then, depending on the situation. I don’t mind going out of the way to help and take care. Infact, I often do, True that i can be rather aggressive at times, but when I see someone in need, Super hero me kicks in.