Ringing in the year of the monkey

The year 2015 was in a hurry to get over. It was just January 2015, that I was making a list of all the things I will and will not do. By the time I looked at the list a second time round 2015 was over and I was planning my year end trip back home. Is it just me or did this year really roll that fast.

For me the year 2015 was well spend with a little drama here and there , emotions running high , some lovely moments spend with special people , some understanding and a year end trip that was so amazing. (Note to myself: should travel more).

This New Year’s Eve I wanted to be far away for the crowd and the noise and spend it with people who matter. I decided to cook for the three lovely people in my life and just relax at home. I know some of you must be thinking I am boring and getting old. But the truth be told I have experienced New Year’s Eve when the countdown started and we are all scattered in different sides in the club and by the time people kissed friends and dear ones ringing in the new year we were standing alone with the drinks in our hands fighting the mob to get to each other. The damn crowd.... so from that year onward I make sure that I am with people who matter, it doesn’t matter where.

This year I wanted to cook for my people and just relax at home. Eat drink be merry in your pajamas. These are some of the things I cooked

Pan friend bell pepper and mushroom with herb butter 

Cold Asian noodle salad

Roasted tomatoes with chilli garlic and fresh herb with garlic bread

Greek yogurt dip

Southern style butter milk chicken fry with homemade honey mustard dip 

The spread

With the onset of another new year, the most important thing is the LIST. The list of resolutions that I make but  fail to follow. This year I have my list ready. I will share with you all the list and will tell you all , how many I managed to follow

THE LIST::

·         Read more .Gone are the days when I use to curl up with a good book. I have made a list of all the books I want to complete reading. I will dearly miss the Gariahat Bedouin junction when I used to go, beginning of every month to get my fixation of buying books satisfied.

·         Eat healthy and only when I am hungry not when I just want to eat something.

·         Start working out at least 4 times a week. Need to reduce the 15 kg that I have gained over the last 2 years

·         Cook more and Blog more.  I am a very lazy person and only spend my weekends sleeping. This year I will at least put up one write up once in every 10 days  7 days

·         Save money

·         Cut down on 1 bad habit

·         Be motivated to go to work regularly

This is the shortest list ever that hope to follow .I am sure I can write some more resolutions but I don’t want to waste the time (the shorter the list the better I will feel even if I fail to accomplish even one point on the list.) as I want to get a cup of tea before I sit down to watch the new serials that I have started to watch, Downtown Abbey. The buffering is almost done.Till then happy and health new year to all of you. Much Love.