mayurisjikoni

  Guest No.1 on the blog        Let me introduce you to my first guest on Mayuri's Jikoni. Its none other than my lovely, warmhearted and ever friendly daughter Namrata. A textile designer by profession but now a Content Writer, don't ask me to name the number and names of firms that she has worked for. How did she become a Content Writer? Well its her blog Namrata Noted that caught the eye of the Content writing world. She writes about everything from travel stories, to food she has prepared to her personal experiences. I love reading her blog not only because she is my daughter but more so because of her style of writing, easy flowing, humorous and engrossing. Visit her blog for posts on lifestyle,travels, style, beauty, food and wedding.   When I asked her to be my first guest she was thrilled. Nami as I call her is a pretty good cook herself, she's got her own style and rest assured no one will walk out of her home hungry. She has also gone to lengths ...

Good to be back     Its been nearly 5 weeks since I have not blogged a recipe. That seems a long time. However, cooking did not stop for those 5 weeks. Like most mothers I wanted to feed everything to my daughter in the time we were with her. That includes eating out also. Over the years HSR Layout in Bangalore has grown by leaps and bounds. When my daughter first started college there, we rented an apartment near the college. At that time besides 2 main grocery stores and a Tamil cuisine take away, there was not much on the 27th Main Road. Slowly new shops and a restaurant appeared. However in the past 2-3 years HSR Layout has become a very busy hub with shops, restaurants, banks, schools, medical centers, a busy BDA complex, supermarkets, fruit and vegetable shops, etc. We no longer have to go all the way to Koramangala or Indiranagar for things. The Outer Ring road is completely changed with malls and IT parks. During this visit what I noticed sadly is that greenery is...