Olan is a Kerala dish (stew) prepared with coconut milk as base, ash gourd (kumbalanga) and red cow peas (vanpayar) as main ingredients. This is a simple recipe with minimal ingredients, yet so flavourful. Olan is served as a part of Kerala Onam Sadhya but it is a wonderful accompaniment for regular south Indian lunch...
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Pineapple pachadi is a traditional south Indian accompaniment that combines sweet as well as savory taste in coconut and yoghurt base. This is often served as part of a Kerala meal (sadhya). Let's see how to make this simple and easy dish in this post. You can make it as part of Onam sadhya or...
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Fruit custard is a rich and creamy, milk based dessert with your favorite collection of fruits. It usually has a mild colour and flavour from fruits and the custard. Let's see how to make this treat perfectly with step by step images. This is basically a chilled dessert, so perfect in summer as well as...
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Ghee coffee recipe or bulletproof coffee is a popular beverage among those who follow ketogenic diet as well as paleo diet. But recently it is getting popular in India for weight loss as well. In this post, I am sharing two ways to prepare, with the potential health benefits. Perfect to prepare yourself for the...
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Ulundu murukku also known as urad dal murukku is a super light and crispy snack prepared with cooked urad dal instead of the regular flour. Murukku is a popular south Indian snack prepared at households with various methods. In this blog post, let's see how to make ulundu murukku with step by step pictures and...
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Thalagam recipe with medley of vegetables, fresh roasted ground spices and coconut. Learn how to make it with step by step images and video. This is also known as thalagam kuzhambu or thiruvathirai thalagam widely. Thalagam is made during festivals like Thiruvathirai, Pongal and during Tamil month of Aadi along with manjal pongal. You can...
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Thirupagam is a south Indian delicacy prepared with gram flour, cashew powder, ghee and sugar as main ingredients. It is popular in Thirunelveli district in Tamilnadu. This sweet can be prepared on special occasions and festivals like Deepavali or as prasadam on auspicious days like Kandha sashti. Check out my Badam halwa and 7 cup...
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Ragi dosa batter recipe, made by grinding whole ragi and no rice, in fermentation method. A nutritious south Indian breakfast, a healthy alternative to regular dosa. Make it for breakfast on a weekend or weekday morning and enjoy as a family, kickstarting the day with a healthy note. Check out my Instant version I posted...
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Kadambam rice recipe for the Navaratri season, you can prepare this as prasadam. Kadambam is a medley of flavors and textures prepared with rice, toor dal and mixed vegetables and fresh ground spice mix. A no onion no garlic recipe, perfect for this festive season. Kadambam can be enjoyed throughout the year, but mainly popular...
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Gujiya is a traditional Indian sweet/ pastry, is a crescent shaped pastry with filling made up of khoya (mawa - Milk solids) along with dry fruits and nuts. Let's see how to prepare this at home with step by step images. Gujiya is mainly prepared during festivals like Holi, Diwali etc, aslo during special occasions....
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Pumpkin paratha or kaddu paratha is a nutritious, tasty, soft flatbreads made with wheat flour, yellow pumpkin and simple ingredients. In this post, let's see how to incorporate this vegetable in fun way that will be a great choice for your or your kid's lunchbox and tiffin. You can make this anytime of the year...
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Aadi paal is a sweet drink with jaggery and coconut milk as main ingredients, prepared especially on the 1st day of Tamil month Aadi. It is very simple recipe that you can try for the festive month. Though aadi paal is typically made to mark 1st day of aadi, it can also be made to...
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Olan is a Kerala dish (stew) prepared with coconut milk as base, ash gourd (kumbalanga) and red cow peas (vanpayar) as main ingredients. This is a simple recipe with minimal ingredients, yet so flavourful. Olan is served as a part of Kerala Onam Sadhya but it is a wonderful accompaniment for regular south Indian lunch...
Read More
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Pineapple pachadi is a traditional south Indian accompaniment that combines sweet as well as savory taste in coconut and yoghurt base. This is often served as part of a Kerala meal (sadhya). Let's see how to make this simple and easy dish in this post. You can make it as part of Onam sadhya or...
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Fruit custard is a rich and creamy, milk based dessert with your favorite collection of fruits. It usually has a mild colour and flavour from fruits and the custard. Let's see how to make this treat perfectly with step by step images. This is basically a chilled dessert, so perfect in summer as well as...
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Ghee coffee recipe or bulletproof coffee is a popular beverage among those who follow ketogenic diet as well as paleo diet. But recently it is getting popular in India for weight loss as well. In this post, I am sharing two ways to prepare, with the potential health benefits. Perfect to prepare yourself for the...
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Ulundu murukku also known as urad dal murukku is a super light and crispy snack prepared with cooked urad dal instead of the regular flour. Murukku is a popular south Indian snack prepared at households with various methods. In this blog post, let's see how to make ulundu murukku with step by step pictures and...
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The post Ulundu murukku recipe | Urad dal murukku appeared first on Raks Kitchen.
Thalagam recipe with medley of vegetables, fresh roasted ground spices and coconut. Learn how to make it with step by step images and video. This is also known as thalagam kuzhambu or thiruvathirai thalagam widely. Thalagam is made during festivals like Thiruvathirai, Pongal and during Tamil month of Aadi along with manjal pongal. You can...
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Thirupagam is a south Indian delicacy prepared with gram flour, cashew powder, ghee and sugar as main ingredients. It is popular in Thirunelveli district in Tamilnadu. This sweet can be prepared on special occasions and festivals like Deepavali or as prasadam on auspicious days like Kandha sashti. Check out my Badam halwa and 7 cup...
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Have you ever had the experience of getting tantalisingly close to a big opportunity in your creative career a but not quite making it? Maybe it was a pitch, or a competition, a publishing opportunity, a senior role, or a funding application. Maybe you got really positive feedback. They said you were great, your work […]
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When the Covid 19 pandemic struck in 2020, human life on earth was massively disrupted. Not only the human tragedy of millions of lives lost, but also the social and economic damage caused by the virus and our attempts to control it. As a writer and a coach for creatives, I have been particularly concerned […]
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Welcome to Episode 10 of the Creative Disruption season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Itas been my most ambitious season yet, with creatives from 5 continents and probably the closest Iall ever […]
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Welcome to Episode 9 of the Creative Disruption season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. This week we are off to Tokyo, to meet Ichi Hatano, a wonderful artist whose work has deep […]
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Welcome to Episode 8 of the Creative Disruption season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Have you ever had the idea for a creative project that youave never quite got round to starting? […]
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If you work on your own a in your office or studio, or your bedroom or at your kitchen table a it can feel like no one is watching. So it doesnat matter whether you show up. If you skipped a day on your novel, who would know? If you didnat go to the studio […]
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Welcome to Episode 7 of the Creative Disruption season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Today weare focusing on a creative sector that is close to my heart, which was massively disrupted but […]
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A few months ago I was listening to the DavidBowie: AlbumtoAlbum podcast, a terrific show about Bowie hosted by Arsalan Mohammed. In Season 3 episode 11 Arsalan spoke to Donny McCaslin, the leader of the jazz band that Bowie discovered in a New York club, and asked to work with him on what turned out […]
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Welcome to Episode 6 of the Creative Disruption season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Today we are off to Australia in the company of Charlotte Abroms, a music manager based in Melbourne […]
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Last week I suggested that if youare serious about achieving your creative ambitions, you need to think in terms of projects, not tasks. Because if you get up every morning and ask yourself aWhat should I work on today?a you risk making decisions based on what feels urgent right now, rather than what will make […]
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Welcome to Episode 5 of the CREATIVE DISRUPTION season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Today we are going to look at one of the biggest challenge for many people during lockdown, whether […]
The post Staying Creative as a Parent (Even in a Pandemic) with Kay Lock Kolp appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness | Since 1996.
When we think of productivity we typically think about tasks and to-do lists, working habits and routines. We focus on how to make the most of our time on a daily or at most a weekly basis. All of which is great, but if this is all we focus on, thereas a danger of getting […]
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Welcome to Episode 4 of the CREATIVE DISRUPTION season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Today we meet Amrita Kumar, the co-founder and CEO of Candid Marketing, an innovative marketing agency in India. […]
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Marketing is a word that strikes fear into the heart of a lot of creatives. Itas an area where a lot of us feel we donat have a natural talent a weare far more comfortable making work than telling the world about it, let alone trying to get people to buy it. One reason for […]
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Welcome to Episode 3 of the CREATIVE DISRUPTION season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Today we are looking at the world of film and TV production, which was massively disrupted by the […]
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A lot of creative professions involve submitting work to gatekeepers of various kinds: agents, editors, publishers, gallerists, funders, producers, studios and competition judges and so on. Yes, the 21st century gives us plenty of options for creating things without gatekeepers a you can sell direct, build your own platform, launch your own event, self-publish or […]
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Welcome to Episode 2 of the CREATIVE DISRUPTION season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. This week we are off to South Africa, to hear from Earl Abrahams, an artist and filmmaker who […]
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aEat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day.a This quote is often attributed to Mark Twain. Apparently thereas no hard evidence linking it to him, but that hasnat stopped it from concentrating the minds of many people when they ask themselves […]
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Today we kick off Season 6 of The 21st Century Creative, the podcast that helps you thrive as a creative professional amid the demands, distractions and opportunities of the 21st Century. The theme for this season is CREATIVE DISRUPTION. Every episode will feature an interview with a creator whose work was disrupted by the Covid-19 […]
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I hope this finds you as well as can be. Here in the UK weare bracing for what we are assured will be a large wave of Omicron. I know things may be very different for you, depending on where you are in the world. But whatever the circumstances, I hope you are finding your […]
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Today is the launch of my new podcast, and itas something Iave been planning and dreaming of sharing with you for years. Itas called A Mouthful of Air. And in several ways, itas the opposite of my 21st Century Creative podcast. I designed the two shows to work together from the start, although it’s taken […]
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Last night I was about to go to bed when I suddenly remembered an idea Iad had for an article a few months ago. Though I say so myself, it was a great idea, and I was keen to revisit it, so I opened up the Scrivener project where I had written it downa| and […]
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Todayas guest on The 21st Century Creative is Michael Bungay Stanier, a returning guest whose interview way back in Season 1 proved very popular. And his book The Coaching Habit turned out to be even more popular, as it went on to sell three quarters of a million copies. Michael is back with some excellent […]
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A lot of productivity advice tells us that we need to stop procrastinating, beat Resistance, and get things done. The Americans like to talk about ashippinga, meaning finished and sent out for delivery. This emphasis on getting things done and out to market is part of their extraordinary entrepreneurial culture. Famously, Guy Kawasaki even said […]
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Todayas guest on The 21st Century Creative is Krystal Lauk, an illustrator who took an unconventional path by creating illustrations for tech companies, and founded a studio that counts Google, Uber, Facebook and The New York Times among its clients. Itas a fascinating story of discovery and enterprise at what Krystal calls athe intersection of […]
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Iave recently started taking one-to-one Japanese conversation lessons. It hasnat been easy. In fact, itas been a bit of a humbling experience. Between work and family responsibilities, I only have 30 minutes a day to study Japanese, and Iave spent this time every day for the past two years memorising kanji characters, vocabulary and grammar […]
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Todayas guest on The 21st Century Creative is Cynthia Morris, a coach for creatives who shares insights on the book-writing process, based on her latest book The Busy Womanas Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book. So if you are contemplating writing a book – whether itas your first one or your twenty-first – there is […]
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If you think about overhearing something, you probably think of listening to someone elseas conversation, whether deliberately or accidentally, and picking up a titbit of information that you would never otherwise have been privy to. It might be funny, or shocking or useful, or – as in the case of so many loud phone calls […]
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