Life As I Know It

We’ve hit the halfway mark in 2018 and with that we bring you five chocolates/candy that we’ve tried in these past 6 months. I mentioned candy as I tend to eat a lot of those as well. We had previously written about a chocolate round up from 2017 - Walking away from temptation Part 1. You can check that post after you read this as the chocolates listed here are mostly desi or are available on Amazon Pantry. After Eight: After Eight mint chocolate thins by Nestle have been a favorite at our home as we are very partial to slivers of chocolate with a filling in them. I especially like the combination of chocolate and mint and mint choco chip is one of my favorite ice cream flavors. These little bite sized squares are just the right size to savor after a meal. Fuse: When I first heard of Fuse by Cadbury, I thought it was a desi rip off of Snickers. They even have the same concept for their ads – hunger turns one into a diva. When I did try it though, I loved it. The concept is really ...

I share my destiny with something that has been present in my life and has been a part of my earliest memories. It has found its way into my life and tangled into my daily routine. I first found out that I am susceptible to migraines when I was in 9 th Standard. Back then I was unaware of what a pain it would be in my life. Once I hit puberty, migraines became an annual thing. By the time I was in college, I had formed one of the worst habits many youngsters have today – My love for black coffee without milk or sugar. Little did I know then that this habit would further trigger my migraines. In 2006, when my doctor found out about my coffee habit she gave me an ultimatum. She asked me to pick one of the two – Coffee Vs. Chocolates. I decided to keep coffee in my life and kicked chocolates to the curb.* 01.05.2018 will mark my four year separation from coffee. Chocolate, knowing that I hadn’t even glanced at my mother’s homemade filter kaapi in the past three years decided to slowly bu...