Riding in style

I always wanted a bike and this year looks like the wish would come true. Being a design junkie I keep looking at things with design excellence and good looks.

Then when it comes to bikes we have to look at other technical aspects too.

And of course the price :-(

From the latest designs I have come across the classic look is back in the triming of the bikes. That reminds me of the good old days when I started riding on my red Atlas cycle.

The options I found for myself are:

1) No one would say 'no' to these beautiful Electra bikes...they are so "pretty".

2) This is the match for me from Fisher Bikes



3) Then Specialized has some nice sporty ones.

4) Or the last option is to go with the brands available at Target price.Schwinn Mountain Bike.

{image source: Specialized, Fisher Bikes , Electra, Schwinn Mountain Bike}

Furniture stores in India

I have been lately hunting for some nice furitures for an apartment. Mostly been searching on the net for furniture stores in India. I know Fab India has some good collection of wooden furniture and they are available in the city were the apartment is.

In Living has quite some collection of wooden furniture and one thing great about them is they have free delivery and you can order online. When I first saw In Lining's collection I was reminded of West Elm which is my all time favorite furniture store in US.

{image source: In Living}

Strawberry bread

This week we met some old friends after a long time. I took strawberry bread along for the dinner. The texture of the bread is almost like cake but since the amount of sugar is less it is nice to have it along with ice cream.

I took the recipie from Joy Of Baking

The leftover bread was a nice snack with evening tea.

Contemprary styling with cotton

Brass Tacks Madras has a very neat line of Indian inspired clothing. They are very modern and look very comfy. Hope to see an online store soon. Brass Tacks Madras is a sure visit next time when I am in Chennai.

Very nice to see contemprary styling with Indian inspirations cropping up these days.
{image source: Brass Tacks Madras}

Colorfull and charming illustrations

Today while searching for some illustrated books on Indian mythology...look what I found. "Ghee Happy" by Sanjay Patel. All the illustrations are so bright and cheerfull.

Krishna is our home ghee happy!!

{image source: http://www.gheehappy.com }

Another pefect one for winter

This year we had so much snow...I've not seen anything like this in last 10 years.

For this minestrone soup I just grabbed whatever I had in the refrigerator...carrot, celery, onion, green beans, tomatoes and some white beans. Cooked all veggies in chicken broth and served minestrone with some toast.

Hot steamy spicey kappa with fish curry

What more do you need on a cold snowy evening.....