[ Tea ceremony: Mariage Freres Paris Breakfast Tea ] Our tea of today is a breakfast blend from none other than Mariage Freres. Every tea lover know and perhaps dream to buy tea blended by them. I came to know of them through my tea lover brother. I googled and of course I too fell in love with their diversity and products. Mariage Freres has a long history of tea merchandising. In 17th century French East India Company like all the other similar European companies searched for exotic goods all around the world. Nicolas and Pierre Mariage started their journey…
[ Orange blossom ] Do you like Orange? I love Orange juice, the fruit itself including the peels. Raised eyebrows? Well, I can explain. Orange peels are a great source for vitamin c, and in my family we have a secret recipe of mashed orange peels to be eaten with rice. Apart from this I like Orange peel for one another reason. I use it on my face as a pack. The fresh citrus smell is so energizing that I wish I could use it everyday. I pair it with oats. Though oats and orange peel pack sounds very easy…
There are millions of people across the world like me, who suffer from headaches every day. I suffer from migraine the king of headaches, sinus headaches and at times tension headaches. I try to maintain the routine as much as I can still I don’t know what to blame. There are hundreds of reasons that include lack of sleep, tension, fatigue, allergies, hormones, vitamin deficiencies, constipation, poor posture, low blood sugar, and alcohol or drug consumption. For me a hard head knot, being out in the sun, lack of water also works as a headache inducer. At times more than…
[ Little munch little tangy ] This is my first post of a 10 episode salad fiesta. I am very much fond of salads. These recipes will be filling and healthy at the same time. You can consider this as a reminder to myself to eat fresh healthy food. There are times I have weird cravings. I feel I will die if I cannot have them, this cashew nut salad was one of those. First, this is something I will have any given moment any day. Second, this is very easy to make and makes a great dish for small…
[ The Corner Courtyard ] I have been meaning to write on my Kolkata visit early this year, on Bangla Hues for last 3 months. Whenever I am sitting down, thinking to write about it, I end up writing something else instead. I really don’t know why I couldn’t finish it yet. I guess actually there is nothing to write about the trip in general expect for the food adventures we had (which will be another post). It was essentially a shopping trip that I planned for a long time with my best friend. Initially it was only me and…
[ Pohela Boishakh spread ] Pohela Boishakh is around the corner. It means your house will be filled with batasha, misri, naru, muroli and lots of other desi delights. It also means you will look every inch a Bengali beauty with that red bindi on your forehead, your hair will be adorned with bunch of Jasmine, and your men will be dapper in white panjabi. Beside all these things, Pohela Boishakh also means your dinning table will have a new white table cloth, and it will have all desi food items from Hilsha to beef bhuna, bhetki paturi to nakel chingri,…
Day makeup tricks by Tilat I asked Tilat to give me 5 basic tricks for a day makeup. As day makeup can be tricky, the constant battle between looking great and keeping it low key is my greatest fear. Whenever I makeup for a day event I get puzzled. So here, our favorite Tilat Khayer gives us 5 basic tips for a day makeup, how to make it last through your daily chores and how to look neat. I hope you will be as benefited by these tricks as I was. Match your foundation to your skin tone Use the…
[ Darjeeling first flush ] This time in Kolkata I went to buy tea. I was as confused as I am in a room full of cakes, what to chose. However with cake, I kind of know what I like, but in tea, it is impossible to chose unless you have a basic idea on tea and how it goes. Thanks to my “teaddict” brother I knew what to buy. I asked for Darjeeling first flush – oolong and Assam second flush black tea. The smell and the look and everything else of the teas were unique and different. So…
[ T for Tilat ] I first came across to her name on the web. Her entire makeup line got me all interested as I always wanted a local makeup brand. I became so fascinated with her that I searched for her facebook page, bought lipstick and became a fangirl. I soon spoke to her and organized for an interview through email. Here I present Tilat Khayer a Bangladeshi makeup artist who has a makeup line under her name. 1.How did you break into creating your own make-up brand? Some brands are born out of a business idea. In my…
[ Kiss me please! ] There are few things that I hate, yes, hate, having chapped lips is one of them. It is that time of the year when your lips will hurt; crack and putting lipstick will be difficult, only if you don’t take care. At times putting lip gels are not enough. Scrubbing them in shower time or before going to bed helps the chapped lips get rid of the dead skins and stay soft, supple in other word very kissable. There is an easy and quick scrub recipe that you can make in a blink of an…
