Today morning I received a mail from one of my peers on Nestle food products India and it was a revelation extremely unexpected! This is not the issue with Nestle Products being sold all over the world, but in India alone.

The mail had mentioned it clearly that Nestle management has actually admitted to the fact that they sell extremely low quality products here in India and the fact that it also included baby food actually made me go crazy!

Finally, Onam festival is here; to put it plain, it is basically that time of the year when kids are excited and start dreaming about having for them a pair of new dress. Or may be, Oman festival strikes in that time of the year, when you wake up in the morning to see the dew drops still hanging on the leaves and the rarest of rare flowers fully bloomed and ready to be plucked! Onam also falls in that part of the year, when the paddy fields here in Kerala is all decked up enveloping the landscape in greenery and so are the kitchens in houses, small and big, bustling with activities galore - coz, the Onam celebration rounds up with a very impressive and sumptuous treat called Onam Sadhya/Feast, the most looked forward to event!

Home remedies that are amazingly safe, cheap & surprisingly effective!

It was a revelation when I first realized how a few simple ingredients from my kitchen shelf could beat over-the-counter medications in curing some of those common seasonal health problems that kept haunting my family, every other day. The best part was that these home remedies never carried with them the lingering side-effects. Below, are some of the best home cures to alleviate some persistent health problems from which many of us suffer: 

1. Home Remedy For Common Cold & Nasal Related Infections: 

New Year eve is just a few hours away, here are certain ideas for the tight budgeted, that can cut down the celebration cost quite a lot, and yet give you ample reasons to enjoy. Say cheers and embrace the New Year the way you want to. 

New Year eve parties simply rock, whether in an off-beat booze-party with your friends in a beach with blaring music from the car or gulping in a few pints at the pub. However, the best times can be marred by monstrous hangovers, making the new year day not so special after all. This year make a difference by following new ways to deal with New Year eve's party hangovers...

All of us are eagerly waiting to welcome the New Year 2009; and most of us must have already penned down the long long list of the so-called New Year Resolutions. Witnessing my waistline expanding day by day, there’s nothing but a New Year Food Resolution I can probably think at this point of time. 

A lot of self-confrontations and a lot more contemplations, I believe I cab finally disclose my wannabe New Year resolution list, this time completely dedicated to turn over a healthy new leaf! 

So here it goes. 

Even though the country is recovering from recession, a little bit of budgeting would not hurt. You can still bag in the big-names, vintage and prestige champagnes, sparkling wines etc by reading through the below mentioned list of New Year fizz...

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Last evening Sarah gave me a reason to burst out laughing. She just hastily dropped in at my house after her work and opened up her woe of the day; “Babe, at office my colleague passed on a re-gifted birthday gift to me!!!”, with her face turning red and smoke fuming out of her ears. I found myself dumb, unable to react, but before she could even take leave, she had already filled me in with fear, “the fear of re-gifted Christmas Gifts”! 

Make it in 15 minutes or less!

Christmas is here, and like as every year, my craving for desserts has literally gone out of control. But this year, I have somehow made up my mind to let in only the healthy ones, yes a total no to the unhealthy junk foods. But again I would like to keep them simple, yet delicious.

A few trial runs and a few rehearsals have won me what I have been looking for; desserts that are quick and easy to make, yet healthy and decent enough to be dished out to your family, friends and those uninvited and surprise guests who might knock at your door this Christmas night! 

So here are two humble ideas; may be you can try them out if you find them impressive. (Or if your delicious desserts run out unexpectedly, these may come handy!) 

The count down for Christmas begins and there might be invitations flowing in from your dear ones, friends and relatives asking you and your family to join them for the celebrations. Now, if you have decided to join them or not is a different question, but there’s yet another issue most of you may be concerned about – What can you probably gift them for this Christmas? 

Choosing a Christmas gift is an all-time daunting task, it becomes even more difficult when you are gifting it to someone whom you keep so close to your heart. So apart from keeping it special, your gift must be one that will win you beaming smiles, warm hugs and heartfelt thanks! Even I have received a few invites; so here are a few ideas I thought of, may be you can try them too, if you felt them to be worth considering. 

Gift 1: Cake’s and cakes are all they want!