Baked Nippattu

Today we tried making Nippattu at home.
We haven't used our oven for some time for baking and as a trial before Christmas we started off with Nippattu. Thanks to the below link from where we got the recipe.

http://www.manethindi.com/2012/08/baked-nippattuspicy-wafersbiscuits.html

Though the baking in our convection oven took 30 odd minutes at 250c.


My mom-in-law got us some nice silicon baking trays and moulds from Dubai that came in handy.
Next we will be trying some banana walnut muffins for Aadu and Garlic Naan !!
More as we bake !

Mumbai with Aadu

So finally a vacation !! Yes this time it was at Mumbai.

We stayed at the Trident right on Nariman Point. Their buffet breakfast at Frangipani was among the best I've had. I enjoyed my morning runs on Marine Drive, the Tonga rides, Taxis and the Marathi Food.

Aadu really enjoyed it there at the Hotel and the Christmas decorations were in full swing with Christmas Trees all around the Oberoi.

Went to IIT Mumbai to attend Ani's Brothers reception and happen to meet Andrew Zeisserman from Oxford.

Thanks to my dear friend Amit Patil who had previously taken me on Mumbai darshan during my Mumbai marathon and I exactly followed the same itinerary. Marine drive, Prakash (Near Sena Bhavan), Gateway of India etc etc. My mom-in-law went in for Siddhi Vinayak and Mahalakshmi when we were snoozing.


Overall this was a great trip with swimming, steam baths and foot massages and Aadu and Ani.

My good old days of running, diet and traveling are back !

We will come back !

Happy Diwali and the Little Calvin

Wishing you a happy deepavali.

Ani did a quick Rangoli and Diya arrangements. Here are some snaps in a collage.


Also Aadu has become our little Calvin. Thanks to his mother who used to read a lot of Calvin & Hobbes and always wanted a Calvin. It is very difficult to leave him alone and quiet for a while.

The only cartoon channel he watches is BBC's CeeBeeBees. Otherwise KolaveriDi is his favourite followed by Pungi Baja De.


My Running dates with weekends have become regular now. Until next time...

One year

Aadu completed hid first birthday last july and life has been hectic as usual.

Here are some snaps of him taken at a photo studio:

With Aadu having started to walk and recognize and recollect certain people and objects, we are gearing up !

Now we have nicknamed him "Curiosity" - like the one in Mars. He is out there checking out and monitoring everything and grabbing the smallest of the things.

Now he enjoys playing soccer, coached by his granny. Will upload a video of it soon.

He enjoys going out on drives and like the Orion mall.

I've started to run again and my diet is back on track. Hopefully by Jan 2013 I must be back on the running map :)

Until next time..... some more pics !