It is amazing how blogs and bloggers make the world a smaller place. It was another slow work day and I was here... not minding my business and poking around to see what other kitchens were cooking and oozing out... And then I saw this beautiful and very neat and tidy blog. Hmmm this lady had some interesting recipes going... hey whats more is that the pictures she was posting up brought back a lot of memories, my memories of Goa. There were gorgeous pictures of beaches, houses, trees and I squinted my eyes to try and find the fine print... I was looking for the word "Goa" somewhere.. and there it was... in fact it was everywhere! Initially I was just enthralled by the assortment of recipes and failed to see "Goa" scattered everywhere. I immediately jumped on to twitter and asked this young lady how she found herself in Goa and if she was there on vacation; and then my ears were treated to a few beautiful words. "No, I'm a blogger from Goa!" My face lit up like a bunny on wheatgrass. A blogger from Goa?!??! I would have never thought. Her blog "Masala Herb" is like my kitchen away from home... I can almost smell everything from the mud to the clay pots and everything! I love Goan food, absolutely delicious and distinguishable from curries everywhere else in India... its just sad that I haven't been at it yet; but this year I promised myself to get in touch with my roots. Now a few months later, we are constantly in touch and here I am writing a little guest post for a friend and blogger I made while I was poking my nose around. I dont believe I am a great baker although I do intend to start baking at some point... (its on my resolution list) BUT, I do give a shot at making desserts.. you know the ones that do NOT involve baking. Quite lately I have had an obsession with ice-cream, only because I found out how easy it is... and the shocking bit is... you dont need an ice cream maker! Surprise! And now finally, I have some time to dish this yumminess out. After the Mango Kulfi I made earlier last year... I had been consumed by an ice-cream obsession... and in Dubai.. it never is too cold for ice cream. In fact there is never a particular time or season for ice cream, it's the one thing you can enjoy, and slip into your childhood licking away drops of melting ice cream running over your hand and staining your pretty dress. Truth be told, I have even had the ice-cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hey don't judge me, I was doing the shoot for this post and I live by myself... so what do I do with the semi-solid melting puddles of ice cream... eat it of course! Oh I do love soupy-goopy ice cream  :) Read more about my ice cream post on Masala Herb. [gmc_recipe 1218] Enjoy! Eaternally yours, Drina C.