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Creamy Pesto Pasta with vegetables

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I know this post might come as a surprise to most readers, who know my love-hate relationship with cooking. Even though cooking is not on my to-do list, I venture into the kitchen to cook the dishes I love. When it comes to cuisines, I love Italian a lot and love to cook some Italian dishes at home. I love experimenting with different ingredients to make pastas and salads. Here is my  recipe for creamy Pesto pasta with vegetables,  which is not only quick to make but also tastes quite delicious. Take 200 grams of raw pasta of any shape, I prefer Penne or Fusilli and cook it  al dente  as per the instructions given on the packet. While the pasta is cooking, you can wash and chop different types of vegetables such as 200 gms Broccoli, 1 Red Bell pepper, 1 Yellow Bell pepper, 10-12 mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, baby corn and keep them aside. Take a frying pan and put some olive oil in it and after it hot reduce the heat and add 2 crushed garlic pods (this is optional). Usual

Caption Contest 21 ' You think you are funny?"

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I know I have been a bad girl and have not visited your blogs in sometime. You all know what vacation does to you....I promise to visit your blogs soon. In the meantime, here is a picture for you. This is Caption Contest 21 "You think you are funny?  Give a funny caption to the picture below. image courtesy: Google All the Best.  P.S: For those people who would like to know the rules, please check  here . 

Winner of Caption Contest 20 'You think you are funny?'

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Here is the winner of the Caption Contest 20, ‘You think you are funny?’   Namrota Mazumdar: " Its my personal gym Train-er." Congratulations!!! Drop me a mail at  and I will mail you the trophy. Hope to see you in another round of Caption Contest this Wednesday. 

Caption Contest 20 "You think you are funny?"

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The Caption contest got moved to Thursday this week, as you guys know I am on a vacation and got a wee bit lazy and forgot to post it yesterday. Here is the picture for you. This is Caption Contest 20 "You think you are funny?  Give a funny caption to the picture below. All the Best.  P.S: For those people who would like to know the rules, please check  here . 

Winner of Caption Contest 19 "You think you are funny?

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Here is the winner of the Caption Contest 19, ‘You think you are funny?’   NISHA -  Who mixed tequila in my tea? Hic !! Congratulations!!! Drop me a mail at  and I will mail you the trophy. Hope to see you in another round of Caption Contest this Wednesday. 

Caption Contest 19 "You think you are funny?"

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This is the Caption contest ‘You think you are funny?’ Please Write a Caption for the picture below : Photo Courtesy: Google All the Best.  P.S: For those people who would like to know the rules, please check  here . 

Winners of the 5th Blogiversary Giveaway

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The winners of the Blogiversary Give away are 1) Aditi Purohit 2) Shilpa Garg Congratulations !!!! To be frank, only these two people participated in the Blogiversary competition, which albeit a bit disappointing was much better than no one taking part. I am giving away Flipkart vouchers worth Rs. 250 to each of both these lovely ladies.  It was quite easy to find the answers, you had to just use the search button on my blog and VoilĂ , you would have all the answers in 15 minutes.  1) A post about ridiculous things people say - People say the darnedest things 2) A post where I talk about my hair woes- Hairy Tales 3) A post where I just manage to make Paneer (Cottage Cheese)- Cooking tips for the uninitiated 1 4) A post where I talk about the birds and bees with someone- How to talk dirty, to a teenager 5) A post where the Bollywood mother reigns supreme- Mothers day special 6) A post where I review an unintentionally funny Hindi movie - Killerk 7) According to me, what