Your choice of words

 Tanush says, “holiday sauce” for, “Hollandaise sauce” :) He loves Eggs Benedict. 

Megha accidentally said, “antibiotics” for “antibodies which gave us all chuckles :)

Midnight

 Yes, that’s the name Megha chose for her very first Betta Fish :); you wanted an aquarium and daddy got you one. Niw, don’t ask all the arguments you both had, him for asking you to do research and you not doing it fully :)

First words, 6 years ago

 Tanush, your first words were “mom mom mom mom mom” exactly 6 years ago today :)

Saturday Breakfast

 A longtime ago, long before I was even married, I read this book where there was a child who didn’t have enough to eat. Some rare evening’s when he returns home from school, he would smell the roasting potatoes his mom was making for dinner and he thinks to himself, this has to be the best and most comforting aroma in the whole wide world. 

Years later, he became a World Renowned chef (Gordon Ramsey) and in his memoir, he wrote that the smell of his moms roasted potatoes from back on that day still remains his most comforting smell (for the mind and belly) in the whole wide world. 

Something about that particular incident stuck with me. Years later, I had you both and subconsciously, I still wake up early to have the breakfast ready or cooking. Every single day. While you may both think it’s no big deal, but to me, giving you that sense of comfort (whether you realize this or not) is a big deal. I myself always had this privilege when growing up. 

Today, March 11th 2022, we are having harsh brown, bacon and waffles for breakfast.

Chocolate drizzle popcorn

 Megha, you talked me into it. First you said, “mom, one of these days can you please make chocolate drizzle popcorn?”

I said, sure. Tomorrow? 

You said…awm (you know the disappointed sigh).

And then I got up and made you some :)

Just now. Love you megha. 

100th day of school

 Tanush told me today that it’s 100th day of school since he started grade 1 (I did not cross check). He sweetly dressed and asked if he looks like he is 100 years old….told him, sure, 85, based on the mismatched shoes he is wearing and the missing teeth :)

Cupcakes using 2D Wilton tip

This is more so, "mommy brag post" :). As you already know, I love cooking, especially when I spend the Sunday afternoon's on it. While I have decorated cupcakes for more than a decade now, I havent officially started taking lessons on decorating them. 2 weekends ago, that changed. 

Below are store bought cupcakes. Butter cream frosting was made 24 hours before and left it on the counter. 

Buttercream: 1 lb, softened, 4 cups icing sugar, 2 tsp vanilla extract. Using a whisk attachment, whip up the butter cream and vanilla until light and fluffy (about 5 mins). scrape up the sides, whip for another 30 seconds. add 1 cup icing sugar at a time, continue whipping until incorporated (about a min). Keep in an air tight container on the counter. This will be enough for 12 cupcakes.

I used 2D Wilton flower tip for all the decorations. 

Hydrangeas are created using about 3 tbsp of frosting mixed with purple gel color. In a piping bag, add the purple frosting around the bag, leaving a follow space inside, for the white. fill in the white forsting in middle. this gives out the double shade. 

Yellow roses are made the same way, using yellow frosting on outside, white on the inside. Start the piping of the rose from the middle of the cupcake, overlapping the circles as you go along. 

White cupcakes are made with marshmallows. Cut the mini marshmallow diagonally; Lightly add the frosting on the base. Work your way from the outsides, moving towards the center. 

Isnt momma the best :)