Today is Bhai Dooj. A brother visits his sister, if married. Then he has food in her house and gives gifts with blessings. Lord Yama is considered to visit his sister Yamuna today. She makes several dishes for him and makes him happy. He gives gifts and blesses that if ...

Today is Govardhan Pooja and Annakoota. Today, it is traditionally accepted that we eat food and snacks prepared in our own kitchen. No outside food or ones given by someone other than close family members cooking in one kitchen. Most importantly, milk rice and curd rice are made today. Among ...

Today is Lakshmi Pooja. It is time to make 5 sweets and 1-2 salty dishes. Among the 5 sweets, teratti pal, pal payasam, sheera, abhisheka panchamritam and naivedya panchamritam can be made. Naivedya Panchamritam: Beat as many seedless dates as you want in milk. Beat 5 sapota fruits also in ...

Today is Naraka Chaturdashi. It is imperative that one sweet and one salty dish be made at home. Take one glass chana dal and one glass moong dal. Pour one heaped teaspoon good quality ghee in a preheated kadhai. Roast the moong dal in it and keep it aside. Pour ...

Today is Dhantrayodashi. People visit friends and relatives from this day during Diwali. We suggest here an easily made fresh sweet for today. Take a grated coconut. Grate some jaggery and keep it separately. Keep diamond sugar crystals in one small bowl separately. There are some fennel seed peppermints available ...

Diwali begins from Rama Ekadashi during Kartik month. The daughter-in-law coming from a doctor family was in jeopardy as to preparing sweets for Diwali. The doctor did not like to store sweets and insisted on finishing the same within the day it is prepared. The daughter-in-law called my Mom. Mom ...

In the last 3 ½ years, we never got water from the kitchen tap, while everybody else would receive it. When Mom spoke to a medical representative living in our building about the lack of water, he said there is no problem for water at all in this building. Anyone ...

Cosmetics do not suit some people. They can use the following methods for beautiful skin: Add lemon juice to glycerin and a little rose water. Mix well and apply on the whole body 10 minutes before bathing. This mixture can be stored in the fridge for as long as one ...

Sun burn is currently a topic of discussion, now-a-days. Many people have asked Mom quite a few things about this topic. I would like to share a few things through this medium. Where sun rays create Vitamin D under the skin, too much of it can cause sun burn. If ...

See Saw Entertainment has brought out On a High Zindagi setting new trends. The song has brought freshness and energy to the listeners and viewers. The song has been directed by actor turned director Aslam Khan. To introduce him, his first directorial song Aawariyan was well received by the audience. ...