Outfit: High-low.

Spring is here and so are all the music festivals. I did not get to go to "Coachella" or other popular music festivals, but we have our own Jazz festival in Denton. Chocolate dipped cheesecake, a little bit of shopping and lots of music. What's not to love?

Sunnies: Versace; necklace: Borrowed from my sister

Dress, camisole, earrings and boots: JCP; watch: Micheal Kors; bracelet: Limited

Denim Jacket: Izod (gift)

What's cooking: Shrimp noodles

Well, you can see that I have been on a shrimp kick lately. I tried this recipe when I went to see my sister in New Jersey. We  just put together a few ingredients and this happened. Loved it!! So, went ahead and made it again.
Ingredients:
1. 1lb peeled, deveined and cleaned.
2. 1 yellow pepper
3. 1 red pepper
4. 3 garlic cloves
5. 3 tbsp soy sauce
6. 3 tbsp chili vinegar
7. 1/2 onion
8. 5 tbsp garlic chili sauce
9. salt to taste
10. chili flakes (depending on how hot you want it)
11. one packet chow-mein noodles.

Marinate the shrimp in the garlic chili sauce, soy sauce, grated garlic, chili vinegar for about 30 min. Mean while, cook the onion, peppers with some salt in one vessel. After the onions and peppers and cooked, add the shrimp till it is cooked for about 7 minutes. Cook the chow-mein till done and then mix the shrimp and the peppers. Add the red pepper flakes , mix and serve hot.

What's Cooking: Garlic Shrimp with Couscous

 Today's recipes is a quick one. I did not want to go through too much trouble. So here it is. I made Garlic Shrimp with Couscous.

Ingredients:
1. 1lb Shrimp; fresh or frozen, peeled and deviened.
2. few cloves of garlic. (depending on how garlicky you want it.)
3. salt and pepper to taste
4. cumin powder 1/2 tbsp
5. 2 green chillies.
6. 1/2 cup green peppers, yellow and red peppers.
7. 2 tbsp olive oil.
8. 1/2 cup couscous.
9. 1/2 onion.
10. juice of 1 lemon.

Procedure:

In a saute pan, heat the oil and cook the onions, green chillies, garlic and the peppers with the shrimp until done. Add the salt, lemon juice
and cumin powder and stir until mixed.
In another vessel, cook the couscous in hot  water or stock until cooked but al-dente.
Serve hot couscous with shrimp on top. Garnish with cilantro and finish with a fresh squeeze of lemon.

DIY: Studded shoes

This past month for me has been busy. I have cooked, travelled, met friends, did all the things that you are supposed to do, but did not blog. This month, I hope to be diligent about that. This DIY is courtesy my sister. The idea was mine, but the work she put in to it gave us a very good "after". I love this. I hope you all love it too.

What you will need:
1.Pair of cheap loafers
2. Studs.
3. Nail Cutter.

We decided that we wanted to do something very simple. So, we just studded the outline of the shoe. Not too crazy. My sister did not use any major equipment, just a nail cutter, but a lot of strength and patience.:)

Here are the pictures!

Outfit: Neutral

 I was at home the whole day and I wanted to go out, just for the sake of getting out of the house. So, me and a friend went out to coffee and I did some groceries on the way. And this is what I wore for coffee and running some errands.

I wore almost a neutral outfit with browns. A brown sweater from H&M, skinny jeans, and a leopard print scarf bought at limited. The booties; I bought at JCP. I added some gold hoops and a delicate necklace and was ready to go!

What's Cooking?: Pan fried Paneer

For people who don't know me, I cook when I am bored out of my mind. I was at a friend's place and this dish happened.

Ingredients:

1. Store bought Paneer

2. 1/4 cup Yogurt

3. 1/2 tbsp turmeric

4. 1/2 tbsp cumin powder

5. 1/2 tbsp chaat masala

6. 1 tbsp chilli powder

7. salt to taste.

Paneer!!

Cut the paneer in to cubes and marinate in yogurt mixed with the spices for about an hour. On a hot pan, put some oil and fry the paneer until golden. Serve hot with any chutney. My friend had some pre-made spicy garlic chutney and tamarind chutney on hand. It can served as a snack or as a side dish.  

What's Cooking?: Apple Pie

Don't we all have those days when you open the refrigerator over and over again, hoping to satisfy the craving that you are not even sure you are having? Well, I was having one of those days and after all those trips to the refrigerator, the saw the apples that were not eaten and a pie shell staring at me and I thought "Hmmm....Apple Pie!!" Well, I have not made apple pie before, and I am not even sure what I made is infact an apple pie. But, here's what I did.

Apples- 5
Store bought Pie crust- 1
Brown sugar- 1 cup
Butter- 1/4 stick.
Wheat flour- 1 tb sp
I peeled and cut the apples, and added them to the butter and brown sugar and cooked them down for about 15 min in a dish. I wanted to make sure that the apples would be soft and I did not think that the apples would be cooked down enough just in the oven without burning the crust. I added some wheat flour so the pie would not be too runny. I then transferred my half cooked apples in to the crust and put in the oven and baked for about 40 min at 380 C. After the apples and the crust were cooked, I took it out of the oven, let it cool for a few minutes and then served it warm.
Well, Mission accomplished and Craving satisfied.
I would add some spice next time, like cinnamon or nutmeg for some depth in flavor.