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April 4, 2010
Southern Italian Soup and a memorable birthday
When I was a little girl March was the favourite time of the year for me as mine and my sister’s birthday fall in this month.As time flew priorities shifted from myself to hubby and now the children and strangely the favourite months have also changed. I still remember those years, the night before my birthday I would have butterflies in my stomach and usually the earliest one to wake up that day, a feeling of insane anticipation.When did that feeling disappear? It’s not that I don’t enjoy my birthday anymore but I guess, I am not overwhelmed by an uncontainable excitement anymore. Since my 30th birthday I have started dreading March as I feel that with each passing year I am losing those golden years of my life. Insecurities!! I constantly keep on chiding myself to shed these insecurities and cherish old moments and look forward for some new experiences and anticipation in life.
This year was really special and memorable as I had all my near and dear ones celebrating my birthday as I completed one more year in the span of life, a new milestone towards eternity. My mom, dad, hubby, my children, my sis in-law, my sister and her husband with gifts, surprises, cakes, shopping, treat…my god!….I felt like a little girl again after all those years. Thank you everybody, love you all!!
I am posting one of my favourite,hassle free soups, a Sanjeev Kapoor creation. The soup is full of veggies, screams health, a stomach filler and a keeper for sure. The fresh basil and the celery stalks impart a herby aroma to the soup. This soup has been made so many times as dinner at my place that the recipe is known by heart now. I have tweaked it many a times by adding mushrooms and boiled chicken or with chopped chicken loaf but the recipe posted here is a pure veg one.
Southern Italian Soup and a memorable birthday
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When I was a little girl March was the favourite time of the year for me as mine and my sister's birthday fall in this month.As time flew priorities shifted from myself to hubby and now the children and strangely the favourite months have also changed. I still remember those years, the night before
When I was a little girl March was the favourite time of the year for me as mine and my sister's birthday fall in this month.As time flew priorities shifted from myself to hubby and now the children and strangely the favourite months have also changed. I still remember those years, the night before
Hi Saswati, Thanks for ur wishes. Belated birthday wishes to you, hope u had a wonderful time receiving gifts and etc … Soup looks inviting. will peek in here often..
Wooow!!! soup looks perfect and my Belated B’day wishes to you!! Saswathi.. Hope u enjoyed a lot with ur family on ur bday,,,thanks for sharing dear,,take care n keep on smiling,,
Hey Sasawati..I’m glad you visited me as this gave me the perfect opportunity to know you a little bit at at time..post by post…LOL Love this soup..and my both my kids love soup..Also I am a huge fan of Sanjeev kapoor’s as well..Beautiful click. I’m gald you had a memorable b’day surrounded by the people you love..Happy Belated Birthday to YOU !!!. Love to ur Mishti and little tweety..
@ Sarah Thanx [email protected] i hope you keep on visiting for more@kanchan you are welcome@ aparna nice to see somebody from goa:)@deepa and katie thanx for the wishes@ dolly gr8 to hear from you.thanx
Welcome to my Blog! I am Saswati... a devoted stay at home mom, a proud military wife, a passionate cook and an avid food blogger. Cooking and baking is my adrenaline charger and I absolutely love my domain, the kitchen. The fragrance of spices, the crackle from the skillet and the sight of a perfectly baked cake gives me immense satisfaction. I fervently believe in the saying "Cooking is love made visible" and I have decided to spread the love by sharing my culinary adventures in the kitchen with you all!
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The soup sounds fantastic and I’m glad you had a memorable birthday!
Hi Saswati welcome to my blog and leaving such a sweet comment.You r welcome always.You too have a nice space here.hoping to see u more often.
Hi Saswati, Thanks for ur wishes. Belated birthday wishes to you, hope u had a wonderful time receiving gifts and etc … Soup looks inviting. will peek in here often..
Lovely post! glad you enjoyed your birthday with loved ones! Italian Soup looks delicious!
Thats a filling and delicious Soup Saswathi..looks prefect..
Thanks Saswati. many happy returns of the day.http://ruchikacooks.com
Wooow!!! soup looks perfect and my Belated B’day wishes to you!! Saswathi.. Hope u enjoyed a lot with ur family on ur bday,,,thanks for sharing dear,,take care n keep on smiling,,
Belated Happy birthday wishes! Sounds u had a blast!Lovely soup!
@peggy Thanx !@ kitchen queen my pleasure and thank you.@ sashi thanks for the wishes…do visit..u are welcome:)@ jagruti the soup is delicious!
@priya it is a very filling soup@Ruchika thanks for the wishes!@Satya this b’day was really special@ cham thanx dear
Belated birthday wishes !!!!soup looks awesome!!!
Such a hearty and healthy soup.My 1st visit here following your blog.
Liked your write up .. btw belated birthday wishes :)you have got a nice space around, you might see me often here 😀
Rather belated birthday wishes to you, Saswathi. So this year’s celebrations were even more special. :)Didn’t know you were in Vasco.
wow, the soup looks so filling and tasty..glad you had a great birthday..www.foodlyrics.com
Happy birthday, and this soup sounds fantastic!
Happy birthday, and I love the sound of this soup!!
Hey Sasawati..I’m glad you visited me as this gave me the perfect opportunity to know you a little bit at at time..post by post…LOL Love this soup..and my both my kids love soup..Also I am a huge fan of Sanjeev kapoor’s as well..Beautiful click. I’m gald you had a memorable b’day surrounded by the people you love..Happy Belated Birthday to YOU !!!. Love to ur Mishti and little tweety..
@ Sarah Thanx [email protected] i hope you keep on visiting for more@kanchan you are welcome@ aparna nice to see somebody from goa:)@deepa and katie thanx for the wishes@ dolly gr8 to hear from you.thanx