Liebster Award

 

Many thanks to Vicky V (https://vsomethingspeaks.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/liebsters-for-v/), for nominating me for the Liebster Award! 🙂 I go through a lot of blogs during my free time, and I can assure you, Vicky’s blog is one of a kind. A multi-talented person, Vicky is a writer who specialises in vampirism, tarot, witchcraft and cookery, while harnessing many more passions such as photography, politics and social issues. With an array of topics available, I enjoy re-visiting this blog periodically.

In accordance with the rules, here are 11 random facts about myself:

1. I have an Instagram account dedicated to every good thing that gets cooked in my kitchen: https://www.instagram.com/theveggiecooker/ 
2. I usually have 5 different things running in my head in one go and most of the times, none of them will be even remotely interconnected
3. I love all things arts and craft
4. I adore dogs and wish I had a husky
5. I love collecting cookbooks
6. In fact, I love collecting a lot of things – stationery, papers, utensils, nail paints, shoes, books, the list goes on
7. I often wonder how ingenious yet simple ideas like Cronut(r) are sparked
8. I am a staunch believer in destiny and karma
9. I am a bookworm – I can read anything that falls on my lap
10. I am starting to feel conscious given the number of sentences I have written beginning with “I”

Next, to answer the 11 new questions posted by my nominee:

1. What is your favourite quote? There is no such thing as free lunch
2. What is your favourite joke? Any joke that makes me smile becomes my favourite joke of the moment 🙂
3. Who is your favourite character from a book? Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mocking Bird
4. Who is your favourite character from a movie? Joker (played by Heath Ledger) in The Dark Knight
5. Who is your favourite character from a television series? At present it would be Tyrion Lannister from GoT
6. What is your absolute favourite song? Any song from Coldplay. But Love story (Taylor Swift) has a special place in the core of my heart.
7. What is your favourite ingredient? Cilantro – it has the potential to take any dish to an all new level 
8. What ingredient haven’t you tried but would like to? Rhubarb
9. What is your favourite place that you have visited? Turkey
10. What place haven’t you visited but would you like to visit? Spain
11. What is your favourite animal? Elephant

Then, post 11 questions for the new set of nominees:

1. Describe yourself in 3 words?
2. Describe your blog in 3 words?
3. What is your dream job?
4. If you were stranded in an island and had to option to have one thing of your choice, what would it be?
5. Name someone who inspires you and why?
6. If you could be an animal, what would you want to be?
7. What is your favourite movie?
8. What is your favourite song?
9. If you were granted a wish – what would it be?
10. What is your comfort food?
11. Name a celebrity you would like to have dinner with, given a chance

Lastly, nominate 11 blogs for the award:

This is always the hard part, but here goes a list of recent bloggers whose posts have caught my eye:

1. https://samskitchenblog.com/2016/02/15/ricotta-and-cherry-tomato-filo-tart/
2. https://keralas.live/2016/04/15/lassi/
3. https://culinarymosaic.com/2016/06/27/shepherds-salad-choban-salad/
4. https://spicycandiedlife.com/2016/05/19/spinach-feta-and-pomegranate-salad-with-lentils/
5. https://downtofeedblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/first-time-for-everything/
6. https://pamstacticalkitchen.com/videos-recipes-2/vegetable-recipe-videos/#FavaBeans
7. https://cookingwithoutlimits.wordpress.com/2016/07/04/sugar-free-raw-vegan-ice-cream/
8. https://superduperyummcooking.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/vanilla-chocolate-custard-trifle/
9. https://ice-cream-magazine.com/2015/05/26/wild-garlic-tzatziki-amuse-bouche-with-matching-granita/
10. https://aromasofmykitchen.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/oriental-style-crispy-okra-bhindi/
11. https://johnfraser1992.wordpress.com/2016/05/17/potato-spinach-fritters/

Happy blogging amigos ! xx