Riddikulus-ly Pink Beetroot and Strawberry Smoothie

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 5/14/2013 1:41:00 PM

'I am posting this just to get over my ridiculous need to blog about food only when I have something random, funny, introspective or nostalgic to go along with the recipe. For once, I don't. I mean, I don't have anything of any importance to say right now. And the lack of having anything of any consequence to write about, has been stopping me from posting about food. Which is ridiculous.I know what you are thinking. How are they related? Just writing about a dish, its recipe,(...)'

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How to get on my 'Rite' side and Product Review of RiteBite Max Protein Bars

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 4/17/2013 9:10:00 PM

'It is very easy to flatter me. Really. All you need to do is read my blog and tell me how much you like it. And, for the rest of my life, I will keep telling everyone what a nice person you are. Promise! Ok maybe I am not entirely serious (I am serious.) But what I definitely appreciate is people actually reading my blog before sending me mails about product reviews, invites to events, etc. I have ranted about spam mails earlier on this blog, so I will not repeat myself. But I have (...)'

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3rd Blogoversary with Pumpkin-Choco chip "In-betweeners"!

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 3/7/2013 9:12:00 PM

'I’m an In-betweener. At any given point in time, I am, in my head,  in between complete chaos and total order. I have an innate desire to have things under control – I nag and bug people around me and work myself into a frenzy till all the things to be done, are done. Then I experience a few days of smug satisfaction. And then I go back to worrying about all the disorder that keeps growing around me. Coz didn't you know? Order breeds disorder! Balance of nature and duality of u(...)'

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The Birthday Food Trail

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 1/29/2013 1:52:00 PM

'There is so much to update all you guys on!! Now I know none of you has really been waiting with bated breath for me to get back to my blog (except maybe this really nice girl called Nafisa who actually mailed me asking where in hell's name I was :D). Nevertheless, I will proceed to tell you how exciting my life has been in the past few months... and you will agree that blogging really HAD to take a backseat!I discovered this awesome TV series called 'The Vampire Diaries'(...)'

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A few of my favorite things...

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 12/10/2012 6:57:00 PM

'These are a few of my favorite things...I know I have been neglecting this space for far too long. The guilt was killing me, frankly :/So I decided to upload something just to assuage my feelings :DHere is a collage of some of my favorite things! The food of course is just the same collage that I use for my blog header, but then you already know how lazy I am. So I will not make excuses :PMovies, TV series, Books, Food - what more can anyone want?!'

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Pink and Pungent - The wonders of 'Down South'!

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 8/27/2012 7:23:00 PM

'If you are an Indian from any part of the country, you know exactly what 'Down South' and 'Up North' means. For all of India's diversity and vast expanse, the majority of the population is just called North-Indian or South-Indian. Unless of course you are from the North-east, and then I don't have to spell out what kind of unflattering and politically incorrect names YOU are called! But going back to the North-South divide, what I mean is that if you are not (...)'

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50 Shades of Weird!

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 5/26/2012 3:09:00 PM

'Weird is the new brilliant. I’m reading the very weird “Fifty Shades of Grey”. If you don’t know what that is and haven’t heard of it yet, you have either been living under a rock or have just landed from some other planet. Or, well... you are just weird!Ok, confession time. This much-hyped, totally overrated, erotic romance full of “kinky f***ery” and BDSM elements? Well, I’m on the last part of the trilogy :l Fine, go ahead - Judge me. I don’t particularly like it, but I’m still (...)'

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A peek into my Secret Life with Spicy Sweet Potato Soup

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 4/25/2012 12:40:00 PM

'Hello y’all!*breezily walks in without a care in the world*What? Don’t look at me like that. I do not like the accusation in your eyes, no sir! Let me tell you (all attempts at breeziness forgotten) that I had a very good reason to disappear. Again. For a month. Ok, more. Ermm.... I had work.No, actually it was an emergency.Ok, ok, writer’s block.Fine! Have it your way. Don’t blame me if you can’t deal with the truth! Here you go.... brace yourself.I WAS ON AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM AT HO(...)'

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Of Mahindra, Monsters and Miracles

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 3/26/2012 1:14:00 PM

'When I saw that Indiblogger was running a Mahindra XUV500 Incredible Stories contest I knew I had to share my own incredible road story about our beloved Mahindra SUV aka 'Monster'. There is a huge amount of emotion, sentiment and superstition that comes with your first car. Not just the first car your family owned, but the first car that was YOURS. Only and exclusively yours. Bought with your hard-earned money. Or with blood-sucking EMIs as in most cases.The day the 'Monster' came (...)'

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Pineappple growing under!

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 3/10/2012 3:02:00 PM

'I have this strange childhood memory of us trying to grow a pineapple in our backyard once... Before you jump to any conclusions about me, let me tell you that by “us” I mean my family. Yup, add weird to dysfunctional and cantankerous. That’s us. So... I have this memory of my grandfather checking a tuft of pineapple leaves planted in the ground near our well every day, and trying to figure out if there is a fruit growing below! I don’t know if that is really how this fruit grows, b(...)'

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Best of Film and Food - Year#2 at The Weekend Epicurean

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 2/25/2012 8:56:00 AM

'2 whole years of blogging! And just over 75 posts to showfor it... My blogging is like me – always lazy, sometimes funny,sometimes angst-y, and rarely without drama! So if I can’t find the drama thatgoes with a picture or a recipe, that dish will just languish somewhere in myfolder without seeing the light of day. And it’s not just a problem with dishesI cook up; on all our trips away from home I click away food pictures likecrazy... and then don’t find a way to write about them on (...)'

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Achieving Fugue-state with Keema Biryani

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 1/23/2012 1:55:00 PM

'The other day I had a true Manic Monday. It was the revenge of the household goods and the end result was that I was glued to my phone all day, kept on hold by various customer service numbers in quick succession. I was late to work, crabby, irritable and stressed. Suddenly all those little things that needed looking into and kept being pushed under the carpet, came right out and danced in front of my eyes. Sorting out inane stuff like getting a new water purifier fixed, getting th(...)'

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End of the World or Grilled Pineapple?!

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 1/10/2012 3:15:00 PM

'What with this being the first month of 2012, every blog and website is full of new year wishes, nostalgia for the year gone by, wonderful resolutions, best of 2011 round ups, and general good cheer and optimism. But not a whisper anywhere about the looming 2012 phenomenon??! No, really. Didn’t read it on any of the blogs I follow at least. So is 2012 really going to mark the end of the world as we know it? Well, I heard conspiracy theories in office just today about how all coas(...)'

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Season's Greetings and Soupy Things

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 12/26/2011 10:44:00 AM

'It’s the holiday season! Christmas and New Year and Don 2 to look forward to :) Aah, yes, that way I always have my priorities right. Most people have got their woollens out, have got tickets booked to exotic destinations and the hottest parties, and are generally planning to ring in the New Year in style. Not me. For one, there is no winter here in Mumbai... though I guess I should be grateful for the slight nip in the air and for the fact that we don’t have to switch on AC’s at ni(...)'

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Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 12/13/2011 1:42:00 PM

'About a month ago, I received a mail from McVitie’s India asking me to help them promote their new viral campaign and their Cookie range via this blog. Now I’m usually wary of such mails ... After all, how can you accept a hamper from someone and then not say nice things??! And promoting a product is not something that should be taken lightly; unless of course you are actually being paid for it. In which case, it becomes totally legit to do and say just about anything to get the bra(...)'

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Spring Onion Chutney

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 11/24/2011 1:38:00 PM

';;;; We eat Idlis four times a week. Sometimes it’s idli and uttapam. But mostly, it’s just Idlis. And before you jump to conclusions about this being a byproduct of my South-Indian lineage, let me enlighten you. This is all Sid’s doing. Yes the Punjabi boy loves idlis and absolutely cannot do without them. His face lights up every time I tell him we are having idlis for breakfast… and yes, that’s almost 4 times a week!Sid is a creature of habit. He hates experimenting, loves his d(...)'

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Ra.One and Caramel Custard...

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 11/14/2011 3:20:00 PM

'I know… I have gone on and on defending the movie Ra.One to anyone willing to listen. I have stood by Shah Rukh Khan (even though he has no idea about my courageous stand) and lashed out at all those people who have been cracking Ra.One jokes. I have loyally added to the Ra.One box office collections by watching the movie twice – first in 2D and then in 3D. I have encouraged non-believers to go and watch the film and not go by the reviews and bad word-of-mouth publicity. I have f(...)'

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First Guest Post - Exotic Oriental Salad by Mukta!

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 11/4/2011 1:31:00 PM

'Many of you readers have been aware of the year-long sabbatical I took from work to re-think, rejuvenate and re-organize my life. After much soul-searching, thinking of various new career paths and proclaiming aloud to all and sundry that I was done with media, I did just the opposite – got right back to a job in TV. Yeah well, best laid plans and all that… But surprisingly, I find myself enjoying my work now. Maybe the break did me good… But more than that I think it’s the place I (...)'

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Discover QVENDO and rediscover HOT!

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 10/21/2011 11:08:00 AM

'We are the “online” generation. Really. From teenagers who say “OMG” instead of “Oh My God” to paying bills via internet banking, from FB chats and gtalk instead of writing letters or even making phone calls, to browsing catalogues online instead of walking to your nearest mall – we do every single thing online! The internet is our very own Magic Wand; one wave and we enter the fairy tale land of our dreams…Take this blog even… instead of the old fashioned way of maintaining recip(...)'

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Fruit in a Curry!

Author : Swati Sapna      Blog : The Weekend Epicurean      Date : 10/5/2011 11:32:00 AM

'I have a thing for what we call “independent houses”. As opposed to apartments. It is my dream that one day I will own a large, sprawling bungalow (independent house, if you will. Or row house… or whatever else it is called in your city!) with a lawn in front, a backyard, a porch, a driveway, an outhouse, and lots of trees and place for kids to play. No, we do not have kids. Yet. But that doesn’t stop me from wanting a huge play area, lots of trees to climb, lots of hidden nooks a(...)'

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