cocktail

Blueberry Mango Fizz – Blueberry Aam Panna

April 6, 2021 By Asha Shivakumar

Spiced Blueberry Mango Fizz or Blueberry Aam Panna, a simple water spritz that’s a cooling drink with mango puree and blackberry-fresh mint leaves. Made with or without alcohol, this bubbly beverage is a warm weather favorite!

Summers in Southern Part of India might not be unbearable, but it is above normal temperatures, accompanied by hazy conditions. April and May are quite uncomfortable and it’s also the months we celebrate New Year and Rath Yatra. Crazy rigtht?! Sweat beads on our foreheads and the feeling of flushed pink cheeks makes you lethargic and you start wondering if it shall pass. You feel closer to Sun god, and have the urge to take perpetual baths. But, turn on the cold shower and warm water from hot water tanks gets too hot to handle. So in this situation, the only thing to do is to pray and to sit in a room, curtains pulled in, a cold bubbly fizzy drink and relax.

What helps during this season is: buttermilk drink/mor, aam panna, chikoo, mangoes(the best), and my favorite Asian palmyra palm. Bangalore fruits feel like sugar was added when growing them. …

Spiked Lychee Mint Lemonade

July 12, 2018 By Asha Shivakumar

This lychee mint lemonade is refreshing and delicious, a perfect drink on a warm day, with the unexpectedly delectable combination of lychee and mint. Add vodka or any mix to amp up this drink.

I wanted a perfect ending. I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, leaning into change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. – Gilda Radner

Change is weird.

I’ve had this post as a draft for two years. The ticker at the footer reads 2,200 words. Oye. Every day for the past week I’ve tried to sit down and write about the change. I know what to write: I want to write about the changes I’ve gone through in the last two years. Sometimes it comes when you least expect it. It is the unexpected where you learn the lessons that have the greatest impact on your life. I’m starting to understand the saying, “Life is a journey, not the destination.” Your life is defined by all the components that make up the journey.…

Pomegranate-Ginger Syrup – Pomegranate Vodka Fizz

December 3, 2015 By Asha Shivakumar

Happy December my friends!!!

We are less than 4 weeks away from 2016. Really, how did that happen?!! I don’t know if we say this every year, but for some reason this year seems to have flown by a little bit too quickly.

Lets raise our glasses to cheer a good year. I am sure we all have had our good days and not-so-good ones, we all went through that and we are here. Glad for that.

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