This little guy stole our hearts ....

Tipoo - our 4 month old boxer/lab puppy we adopted a week ago... We have been thinking of adopting a puppy for a long time now. In fact during my grad school days, I and one of my friends contemplated real hard if we should adopt one. But we ended up not adopting and in hindsight I guess that was a good decision for us and the puppy we did not adopt. Anyway, as of now we both have found our little guys and are happy the way this turned out.


Tipoo has been such a joy in our life but I cannot deny the fact that the past seven days have been extremely difficult. Our daily routine is revolving around him and in spite of me staying at home we are having to make a good effort to make sure he is comfortable with us and his new home. So far the little guy has been a good student, for most part or as my husband says "when he chooses to". He understands "sit" command very well but nothing more than that. We are hoping the obedience classes that we plan to go to will help us groom him better.

If you've been with me so far, apologies for not including any recipe this time. As mentioned I have been pretty overwhelmed with caring for the little guy that I have had absolutely no time for anything else including having a leisurely meal. I expect the routine to get better once I learn to handle him better and I hope to be back on track pretty soon. I promise to start my blog rounds soon as well.

Till then enjoy the pictures of Tipoo and yes I think he is the most adorable puppy in the whole wide world :-)

























Enjoy !!

Superbowl Dinner - 3 Course Meal

We had made great plans with our friends for Superbowl party but as it happens most often than not our grand plans turned into a low-key affair. Blame it on the snowy weather, lack of time with the long distance commute that my husband has to make every week or just that it was not meant to be :-) In any case, instead of getting together with our friends and watching the game on a big screen TV, we ended up having a cozy dinner for two before my man had to head out to tackle the worldly duties. It sure was every bit fun as it would have been had we had a larger crowd. I had initially planned on making finger foods that are meant to shared with friends but since it was just two of us, I decided to make a simple 3 course meal instead.

Here's the menu....

Appetizer - Garlic-Parmesan Bread
Main Course - Penne with home made Marinara Sauce


Dessert - German Chocolate Topping Upside Down Brownies


We enjoyed the yummy dinner as well as the interesting game and we couldn't have asked for more on a snowy February weekend.....

I promise to post the recipes in the next few weeks. Till then enjoy these pictures :-)