Steps of Vision

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs- Vance Havner

Hope you all are having a great weekend....xoxo

Images @ Shaz Originals 

The First Sunrise

Wanted to start the new year on a different note....we wanted to catch the first sunrise of 2014.....so me and my friend drove to Mt Washington early morning to watch the sun rise...

Sharing a few of my pictures....

My beautiful- City of Bridges

The reflections on the skyscrapers

Molten sun

Warming up on a chilly morning 

Wishing all my readers a warm...happy...and prosperous 2014

Images@ Shaz Originals 

Bring it on.... 2014

                                    May there be beautiful blooms and precious lights
                                                               Bring it on 2014!!

                                   Wishing  all my readers a very happy & prosperous 2014

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Christmas Countdown

What do festivals symbolize...  broadly speaking, an occasion to rejoice..celebrate and be happy... This is what Christmas means to me...it's the time of the year when I want to spoil my nieces with gifts and surprises...plan holiday lunches..brunches..dinners..dress up and be happy... 

This year however is going to be a little low key on the partying front... I am writing my thesis and defending soon , so everything else has taken a backseat.

Well but me being ME... could not resist keeping away from buying and wrapping up for too long.. so I finally started wrapping up the gifts for my nieces.. 

...I can't wait for them to tear these open...:)

What do festivals mean to you..? would love to hear back from you'll..Merry Christmas folks..xoxo

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Snow Laden

It has been a cold cold weekend with loads of snowing.  I stayed home for the entire weekend..started working on my thesis.. cooked some awesome meals...sipped on some hot masala chai...and managed to catch up on some sleep !!

And when I  got really tired of being indoors...  took a stroll around the neighborhood with my camera...

Sharing a few of my clicks... 

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.....and my favorite one... 

Did you like them..?? 

Have a great week ahead...xoxo

Images @ Shaz Originals

Red Velvet Cupcakes

This long weekend I thought of getting a little constructive on the "home front".. specially with the holiday season setting in..

So here is what I ended up with.... Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting...

Here is what you will need...

1) 1/2 cup butter

2) 8 oz cream cheese 

3) 2-3 cups powdered sugar  (I used only 11/2 cups) 

4) 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract

Get all your ingredients ready... toss them together in a bowl and blend.  Once you have a smooth paste ready, transfer it to a freezer ziploc stash away in the refrigerator. 

Next, lets get the supplies for the cupcake batter...

Mix up he ingredients into a smooth batter and pour them into the cupcake tray with liners...and let them bake at 375C for 20 minutes. 

So these are ready....now wait about 30-40 minutes till  they are completely cooled off..

Then start icing..there is a little trick for that...just cut off a little edge of the ziploc that's in the fridge ( it forms a cone and is easy to dispense...with no mess) ....taaadaa..

Took them to my work place today..friends loved them.... :D..

Images @ Shaz Originals