Jai Mata Di

Halwa and Chunne : )

Big pot of chunne on the stove in a big pressure cooker:

melt two sticks of butter in a big pot:

Sooji halwa (making enough for 20 people): 

melting nicely:

add 3.5 cups of sooji to melted butter (the ratio of sooji to sugar to water is: 1: 1: 3.5ish):

mix:

add a little ghee:

mix continuously:

put oil in big pot:

add lots of cumin seeds:

add garam masala (coriander/cumin) and salt:

channe came out nicely:

 add channe:

fill to the top:

add a little aamchoor (fruity mango spice powder you can get from the Indian store):

boil for a long time:

add 3.5 cups sugar to sooji mixture:

add 9.5 cups or so of water:

add saffron and stir: 

keep boiling:

continuously stir:

halwa will start boiling and popping:

keep stirring, it will get thick:

finito!

keep boiling:

boil until most of the water is gone:

Besan ladoos

 the resulting mixture!!!!

coat your hands with ghee baby : )

roll in your hands: 

 

for me : )

 

I rolled this one : )

 

beautiful ladoos:

 Besan ladoo : )

 

cut canteloupe:

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5883924?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Yesterday I put my Aveda deep cleansing herbal clay masque that I've had for a long time on my face and fell asleep in front of the fan for like a half hour. My face is so smooth today.

bagel with cream cheese and hot mix on top:

I usually don't like these songs but listening to #marjaani marjaaniiiii marjaani marjaniiiii LMAO!!!!!!!

It's so scary how thin the right one got and that used to be my best eyebrow ....

The upper top portion of the curve of my eyebrow is not as perfect anymore but I noticed that I didn't feel the insane rage I've been feeling about it (and the other one). #got my eyebrows done #no longer have Meena Kumari eyebrows but I realize I'll live #tear

#makin achari paneer

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29341850

my father's dreams are coming true: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/24/india-mars-satellite-successfully-enters-orbit

I am happy to announce that I will not be getting an eye exam at Walmart (what a pain in the arse). I got my lenses replaced in my glasses by a local optical center for $58 and in 20 minutes. The world looks so different after five years of scratches and wear. I can also give them my contacts information and get contacts. Hallelujer.

"My balance is brought about by weighing my need for freedom with my need for friendly fun and sexy times. I balance my need for security with my need for revolution. I balance my need to please with my need to resist what is not right for my life. I balance my need for beauty with my need to be sweetly distasteful." - http://www.chaninicholas.com/autumnal-equinox-libra-new-moon-manifestations/

it's so interesting how it's really not necessary to feel despair and agony yet we human beings do it anyway....

my late afternoon sandwich Indian style: canola oil mayonnaise, a slice of cheddar cheese, tomato and coriander instead of lettuce and bhujia instead of potato chips : )

New Moon Day ~ http://astrologywithjanspiller.com/2014/09/20/new-moon-reminder-wednesday-september-24-libra-214-am-edst/

I'm making my ten wishes today. Years ago I got Jan Spiller's New Moon Astrology Book and it changed my life dramatically. I made wishes for a couple years on the new moon and then stopped for a couple years and I'm getting back into it again. I can feel the Potential and am very Excited : ) ~

Reaffirm on the Full Moon. 

as the excess air came out of my body this morning, I felt all the psychopaths fly out of my right nostril. relief. too much air I tell you. 

what I feel is that psychopaths are severely lacking in the realms of logicality and spatial intelligence and are also interpersonally and intrapersonally maleficient...

#first learned about multiple intelligences sixteen years ago and so happy to be talking about it in class now in modern times #the world is evolving slowly
#I am highly kinesthetic, linguistic, musical and interpersonal
#take your intelligence test at http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/questions.cfm