In Love at Bangkok!

I had the opportunity to travel to Bangkok, Thailand in December 2011, I visited only a few places in the city, one of my favorite places was this beautiful restaurant called In Love located on the banks of Chaophraya River near Rama 4 Bridge. Its absolutely splendid :) Perfect spot if you are like moi.  I had no idea such a place existed, but my friend L took me there, we were further joined by her family and friends who were so warm and kind. The only regret i have is that i did not have my digital camera with me :( however I 'have uploaded this video from Youtube  :) also i have clicked some really-blurry cell phone pictures with no flash! <closes her eyes with her palms> 

I dint have my digital camera with me through the trip, all i have to share are these dinky, blurry, blackberry camera pictures :( I am absolutely certain it won't do justice to the food or the place, but here goes ..

Magnificent view of the Rama 4 Bridge - it was spectacular!

It was a perfect spot to spend an evening with friends and family.

Thai -style veggie soup , it was served in a vessel which was placed over flame to keep the soup warm through the meal- the soup was YUM!

Thai green curry with fish balls, egg plant and fresh salad

Deep fried fresh water fish with egg plant salad, fresh peanut sauce and fresh cut vegetables.

Delicious deep fried fresh water fish served with spicy chilli and garlic sauce and fresh vegetables - SUPER YUM!

We devoured everything :)

A super yummy dinner, fantastic location and great company :) on the whole fantastic evening. 

Tea Time Thai style :)

Tea Time at Thailand is quite interesting :) In India tea and coffee is usually served along with spicy snacks and  savories so I found it very different (in pleasant way) to know that tea and coffee at Thailand was served along with fresh cut seasonal fruits and some very interesting snacks. 

 ~Fin~

Happy New Year 2012!

I wish you all a very Happy New Year

Have a Wonderful day and blessed year ahead!

May God bless you all abundantly!

Thailand ~ Teaser!

Hear me ! Hear me ! I am baaaacccccck! :) and I am going to flood you with food!

More updates coming soon! :)

Crimson Chakra and Cornucopia

I am blessed with a long list of dear friends who make me feel Life is worthwhile even when I am 50 feet under rock bottom, for those true souls I try my best to be there when they need a hug, a shoulder to cry or just a head bobber who can listen.  Few weeks back one such dear friend of mine and I were a bit worried about something but instead of letting it bother us too much we figured the best way to beat the blues was to have a slumber party !!! No No No Please don't think teens in pink pyjamas having a pillow fight, our slumber party was more like 2 grown women in mid twenties meeting up after work and having a nice long conversation, sipping warm tea together, reading books and yes you guessed it treating ourselves to a fine dinner :)
We decided to go to Crimson Chakra and Cornucopia for dinner :)

Spicy Chicken Soup

We ordered a light pepper based thin soup which had a generous dose of chicken and mixed vegetables. It was Yummy Spicy!

For starters we took crab cakes, Oh goodie it was soo good I created a seperate post just for the crab cakes :D click here to view it

The crab cakes were aromatic, soft and tasty , sprinkled with chopped spring onions, served with a side salad, a mint chutney and a cheese dip !

Moving on to main course!

Frankly my friend and I wanted to order another helping of crab cakes but the main course had arrived by then , and boy we dont have any regrets!

I ordered a mildly flavoured fish fillet, which was marinated in fragrant herbs and cooked with olive oil, flavoured with Jalepenos with a side serving of blanched vegetables and choice of either baked, roasted or mashed potatoes, I picked roasted potatoes.

Absolutely delectable!

My friend ordered Chicken breasted stuffed and cooked with minced mushrooms served with brown sauce, with a side salad of blanched vegetables and roasted potatoes.

By the time we were done, we could barely exhale, leave alone move :P, but dinner without dessert would be like life without love, so we decided to pick one dish and shared it (don't you feel dessert tastes sweeter when shared with a friend).

We chose the Elaneer/Tender Coconut Souffle!

Elaneer Souffle from Heaven

I had to create a seperate post just for this Elaneer (Tender Coconut Souffle) click here to read.

Try to visit Crimson Chakra and Cornucopia you will love it just as I did :)

Epilogue
As for us we walked back home laughing all the way and sharing jokes, recollecting fond memories whilst making plans to stay up all night and having a movie marathon ... however we crashed 5 minutes after we reached home and woke up after 10 hours of sleep - not exactly what we planned for but definately  rejuvenated:)

~Fin~