There are those who for whom breakfast is the most important meal of the day and then there are those who couldn't care less. I fall in the first category and, sadly, S falls in the second. Slowly and steadily, I am changing the way he looks at breakfast. Very often, I pack stuff for him so he can eat it when hunger strikes. On weekends, I am a little lenient. I have a little something and then we have brunch. On Sundays, we have a customary visit to Naivedyam to have Idli Vada, Mysore Masala Dosa and coffee. And a little something like this shake keeps me going until we drive to the restaurant.
Again, I drew inspiration for this from Amma. I helped her modify (read simplify) the recipe and I added some apricots for extra flavour.
Ingredients:
200ml Milk
1 Apple, cored, peeled and chopped
5-6 Apricots
Chop the apricots and microwave them with a tablespoon of water for 1-2 minutes.
Blend these with the apples in a mixer. Add the milk and blend for a minute or so until smooth. Pour it into a glass. Your breakfast in a glass is ready in minutes.
I've been tagged by Priyanka of Lajawaab Aahar. I was tagged once before and played along at my other blog Random Thoughts. But I thought, "why not?".
I started talking when I was 9 months old.- I believed that every child had a mother tongue that was different from his/her father tongue.
- I thought that all fathers were bald, and someone with ample hair on his head couldn't be anyone's father.
- I have not had the good fortune of knowing my maternal grandparents.
- I am the youngest of 14 grandchildren and am married to S, who is the youngest of 16 grandchildren.
- I have had a very interesting career. I started out wanting to be an Immunologist, then decided on Ecology, from there on shifted to Ecotourism and then to Tourism Administration. However, because I was studying Tourism, and was in Pondicherry at the time, I was encouraged to learn foreign languages. That led to a career shift to Translation and Interpretation from where I finally landed in HR. Who knows what lies ahead?
- My friends call me "Heathrow" because I am the "hub". I am touch with a lot of people regardless of how I came to know them. And because of me, several old friends have reconnected, and people have met and decided to get married.
And I, in turn, tag the following people:
Play along if you have the time and inclination..... If you have already been tagged please ignore.
20 comments:
Raaga ..good to know you started talking by 9 months...and thats a nice one on father's hair...
and you being the youngest of 14...well must've had a great time...nice to know these facts on you..
Srivalli
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@Srivalli: Hi! I started then and haven't stopped until now!!
Am the pampered baby of my family. :-)
youngest of 14 and 16 gosh, u both does have loads of fun when u meet up right??
I love being a part of large families, miss all that here in uk
and hey u'r apple apricot looks ravishing!!
Raaga that was a nutritious shake and your meme was really good. Your job history looks great! A lot of varied experience... :)
Great to read your MeMe.Started talking early,did you?;D I used to call my daughter "Verbal Diarrhea" bcos she talked non- stop for many years.Now that she is 16,she hardly speaks to us but still talks on the phone!:D
The apple and apricot shake looks nice and filling. Raaga where is Naivedyam restaurant?
Thanx for tagging me but I just wrote a meme on 14 th six days back :)
So cute 'all fathers are bald' and you started talking at9 months !!
You had interesting career changes.
Loved reading your meme and it was nice to know you :)
mmm....Nice shake. Will come on a Sunday to your house for this, naivedyam, and brunch
That was amusing...thanks for tagging me! I have been tagged already, plan to get to it soon.
Interesting shake - have never added apples to milk before...
Hahaha!! that father part was very good! :)
It was so nice reading about you dear raaga... didn't know you had another blog as well.... will go and check it out. :)
Great post and nice to know your personal things through MEME.
that's one huge family, sounds like fun :)
i too like to add apricot in shakes :)
Raaga,
Very nice to know about you, I see that you are quite adventurous with your career. Love it when people follow their heart and experiment
sweetheart, the apple-apricot shake looks so good and soothing for the summer. I enjoyed reading the meme a lot. BTW I am done with my MEME last week. thanks dear.
and you started singing at 10 months, rt? :-D
enjoyed reading your meme.
cute meme....talking at 9 months, eh? :)
love the combination of apples along with the apricot there....nice!
@Padmaja: Thanks. It is fun. But part of my family is in India (and I have no relatives in Delhi/NCR). The rest is scattered all over the world.
@Laavanya: Nice blog you have. Variety is the spice of my life.
@Asha: I started then, and haven't stopped. My first BF (whom I went around with for 8 years) used to kid me, "Radio ek baar chaloo hota hai to band nahin hota"!!
@Archana: Naivedyam is in several places across Delhi, Hauz Khas, Kalkaji and some other places. We frequent the one in our backyard. Block B, Sushant Lok, Gurgaon :-) Earlier, we were in Block C and could see the restaurant from our balcony and could walk there and back if we wished!
Thanks!
@Revathi: Anytime. Sundays are fun at our place :-)
@Anita: My mom learnt the apple shake thing at a class she went to. But that recipe called for cooked apples. Do try it :-)
@Coffee: My other blog is a very different side of me. Its all about my take on life.
@Lata: Thanks :-)
@Richa: Fun it is. :-) And do try the shake.
@Sreelu: You live only once right? I don't want to leave the world with any regrets.
@Sharmi: Yes it is very refreshing. Your tummy's full and you've not perspired one bit :-)
@Bee: Actually according to my mom I did start singing really early. Which is why I was enrolled in professional classes before I even turned 4.
@Trupti: Yeah... and haven't stopped since :-)
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