Plucked Snippets

So here it is, first part of the food incentive series, which basically is my WEEKLY post of budget & waist friendly recipes. These drinks have very less INGREDIENTs & are good for different reasons. Do check them out. (These recipes don't belong to me) HEALING 3-INGREDIENT TURMERIC TONIC PRINT FRIENDLY VERSION Prep time 2 mins Cook time 3 mins Total time 5 mins A 5-minute, 3-ingredient, 1-pot healing tea tonic with ginger, lemon, turmeric, and cayenne. The perfect way to detox the body, recover from a cold, or relax before bed. Author:  Minimalist Baker Recipe type:  Beverage Cuisine:  Vegan, Gluten-Free Serves:  2 Ingredients 1 Tbsp (packed // ~6 g) fresh grated turmeric (or 1/2 tsp ground, though fresh is best) 1 Tbsp (packed // ~6 g) fresh grated ginger (or 1/2 tsp ground, though fresh is best) 1 lemon, juiced (~3 Tbsp or 45 ml), plus leftover rind optional:  1-2 tsp maple syrup (can sub stevia...

Hello, Hellooo! How is the pretty springs, chirping things, and blossoming flowers treating you beauties? No I haven't OD'd on caffeine shots, im just trying to get into this persona of happy-go-lucky people, as a learning experience ofcourse! ( emoji of your choice here) So, I just concluded that the blog is in a state of  mayhem and chaos atm, because  i) no scheduling for posts ii) me switching my blogging topics Both of these problems which I plan to rectify right now, In sha Allah. I planned on posting 2 posts every Monday & Thursday from April 218 onwards, which will be sequenced how, you will know after reading, but yes as a general outline of what I will be potentially writing about ( short of me making a list) is as follows. Food- recipes mainly Book reviews Random routine life matters Also planning on a series, but its at a very initial-still-planning mode right now, so lets see. So basically topics 1,2,3 every other week and repeat! P.s,the next blo...

Spring is in the air and summer is just around the corner ( Tbh, being a karachite my whole life, I could never really differentiate anymore than summers and winter seasons). Anyways, so I have always loved plants and love all things gardening, but, having said that, don't really get to spare time for it. I have decided to hopefully, try some of my own green thumb-ing this summer, with help of some local experts of course. Now we all know a bit about the summer and winters fruits and vegetables, but there is obviously alot of great planning behind its planting times, conditions and temperatures. According to the renowned horticulturalist Tofiq Pasha Mooraj.  “We normally start planting summer veggies  from mid-February to mi d-March, as temperatures begin to rise in April,” . During this planting season, all summer vegetables can be sown. Winter vegetables are planted in August. Almost all fruits can be grown in Karachi, such as bananas, papayas, pineapples and mango...