A Birthday Cake and Few Awards!!!

Hi friends, as many of you might have noticed my blog has been inactive for almost a month now.  Sorry for disappearing just like that without any notice, but then it was not a planned one.  It started with me being unwell and later a motivation fatigue to cook.  Few of you have been asking about my absence. Thanks for asking, I'm fine now but still have'nt started to cook anything bloggable just because of sheer laziness.  So here I'm posting a cake I made for my better half's birthday last year.

Since I did this when I was not a regular blogger, I don't have the step by step clicks.  To see a similar cake's demo please click here.

There are few awards which where long due to acknowledge.  Here goes...

Ganga of My Favourite Foods, Cool Lassie of Pan Gravy Kadai Curry and Aparna of Ladies Special Adukkala have passed on this lovely award!!! Thanks a lot dearies!!!

Rules for accepting the award:

Thank the giver, display the award and brag about it, say 10 honest new things about yourself and pass it on to 10 people.

Me Me... :)

1. Whenever I cook I think of my mom, trying to do things the way she does.  I have always wanted to be just like her.

2. Make a wish upon a fallen eyelash and I got my son and hubby into the habit.  I literally nag my hubby to do so. 

3. I am a strong believer in God and any debate or doubt about the existance of the supreme power takes me into a panicky, insecure state of mind.

4. Get uncomfortable, cautious and apprehensive about strangers who try to be very friendly/talkative. I don't warm up to strangers until I know them better.

5. I love music.  I can listen to old melodies, MJ and Lady Gaga with the same passion and enthusiasm.  Though a li'l biased towards soft melodies.

6. Always concious about what I eat, keep a count on calories and I check my weight many times a day and I get my legs pulled often by friends for doing this.

7. Easily angered, stubborn and at times rebellious but getting mellowed with each year of marriage, thanks to my cool, calm, liberal best half!!! I had a very strict orthodox upbringing and marriage was like a door opened to have all the freedom I craved for as a teenager.

8. At my worse when I have to deal with aggressive, intrusive and over inquisitive people. Their questions and ways affect my nerves and I just can't tolerate them.

9. Like everything feminine. Love laces, frills, pinks and pretty lingerie.  If I can't find what I'm looking for while shopping,  I end up buying lingerie to soothe my disappoinment.

10. I adore my friends.  They are treated very special and are pampered often with lot of attention and quality time.  I value friendship, believe in accepting a friend as he/she is and respect their likes and dislikes.  Hate possesiveness and rivalry among friends and try my level best to avoid both.

Tired of hearing about me????? :D

I'm passing this on to Tina, Dolly, Jagruthi, Sunitha(for A Pensive Adagio as well) and Namitha, Sarah, Vrinda, Fathima,Vineetha, Mythreyi Dilip, Sushma Mallya and Preethi Rajeev . Please accept this award and looking forward to hear more about you. :)

Hamaree Rasoi and Ganga has given me this lovely one.  Thanks a lot for considering me worthy of this!!!

Preethi Rajeev has passed the Kreativ Blogger Award!!! Thanks Preethi!!!

I would like to pass these awards to all my blogger friends.  I find all of you very smart and creative and that is why you all are here in blogosphere!!! So please feel free to accept these awards. :)

Cheers!!!