Castle Of Arts

There were days when summer was all about outdoor fun trips to beaches, cottages, hikes in woods, trekking, meals cooked on grills. Today when we think of Summer , things that come to our mind are sunstrokes/heatstroke, dehydration, overexertion, scarcity of water. Due to gradual rise in temperature day by day, people mostly prefer to stay indoors instead of venturing out in the scorching sun. If this is the case of Humans, imagine the situation about the animals and birds out there. Birdwatching is one of the favorite activities people love during Summer Time. But the deadly heat can take a toll on not just for the bird watchers but also the birds themselves. Inadequate amount of water can result into overexertion, dehydration, heatstroke.  Birdwatching @ Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore Birdwatching Activity is not only done in zoos or national parks or sanctuaries but also at our homes specially if our home is located in locality having good ample of tr...

Fries is one of the all time favorite snack people love to have. Here is the recipe of Sweet Potato fries to snack on besides Potato fries. Ingredients: Sweet Potatoes 1\4 kg Rice flour 2 tablespoon Oil for deep frying Red chilly powder-1/2 teaspoon Chat masala 1/2 teaspoon Salt to taste Steps to Follow: 1. Take sweet potatoes and peel it. 2. If  you are taking a long sweet potato , divide it into two or three portions accordingly. 3.Chop them lengthwise into long rectangular pieces.     4.Soak them in cold water for sometime(approx. 10 mins) to release the starch. 5.Drain water and sprinkle some Rice flour on it. Rice flour gets binded to the pieces since they are wet. Keep in refrigerator for few minutes (approx. 20-30 minutes). 6. Take a kadai, pour in oil for the deep fry. Once the oil is medium hot, fry the sweet potato fries in batches. 7.Remove them once they ...

Shoe Rack in Few Minutes Left out with cardboard cartons in your room? Then those cartons can be fashioned into a shoe rack. Below are the steps to follow: Step1 : Take the carton and open it. Step2 : Put it in vertical direction Step 3 : Cut the upper, left and right flips which are used to close the box. Step 4 :Insert the left and right flip in the center of the box by making a cut. To expand the shoe rack, join another carton by modelling it in similar way as shown above. Here I have attached Rin Box in which  Rin Surf Powder is usually packed. This can be utilized to put socks.  Step 5 : Secure the boxes by fixing Flat head Pins on Joints to hold it tight. Step 6 : Embellish the shoe rack with your creativity. Here I have used colour papers to give it a new look: Your little shoe rack is ready with a small section for socks on top of it! Similarly, you can also go for...

Besides portraying the creativity, Being Resourceful helps you save a time and money. It is an art of utilizing resources in  a peculiar way such that people hardly think of doing it. Few days back I thought of planting few seeds since I am fond of Planting and Gardening stuff. While searching in kitchen I found some Peas. I soaked it in water for two days and next day peas started to sprout. The problem was where to sow the seeds as there were no planters at my home and out of excitement I could not wait until I go out and buy the suitable planter. Rolling my eyes around , there was one empty Kinley bottle which was about to be thrown. I sliced it into 2 halves, poured fertile soil in the upper half and rested it on the lower half for the grip. Before filling soil in upper half, tiny holes in the cap to be made with needle to let out the excess water.              Upper and Lower half of the bottle   ...

Some people eat to live, but there also some exceptional people who live to eat. Being a foodie, it makes me realize how important is food presentation, it is one of the ways to create an impact and impress the diners. Appearance of food will either attract or reject your guests to choose a specific meal. For this, you need not be a trained chef, you need not have all vegetables available, a little innovation and imagination is enough to create the twist with whatever resources you have at your fingertips. When it comes to home, you are the chef and family members are diners. And your family members enjoy the meal when little bit of creativity goes in presenting the food.       Last night when I started making salad, I felt making it in the same way every time bores the maker as well as the eater. I took a cucumber and started cutting it into circular shape which is very common and usual, then I thought why not give a try for an oval shape. Ther...