Who am I?
Hi there! I am Anjana, the brain and brawn behind this blog. I am an Electronics engineer by profession (fancy-shmancy, ahem!). I worked for about 5 years in an MNC in India. Meanwhile, I got married to my college best friend-turned-sweetheart and had a baby. My husband came to work in the US (‘on-site’, as we call in Indian IT professional circles), and we tagged along. That was in 2010. Since then I have been a happy home maker and mother to a very busy, super energetic, sweet little boy.
In late 2018, I donned the corporate hat again, and yes, the blog has suffered for it. But, please try my recipes, feel free to comment on my posts or email me, and I WILL get back to you!
What is this blog about?
In January 2013, I had this marvelous idea to start a blog. I never thought I would stick with it so long, but I have. I began by sharing my interests in cooking, baking, and home decor, with a little bit of DIY crafting and party planning thrown in. Gradually, it evolved to a purely food-based blog and I’m happy with that! It’s fun to see how my blogging style has grown and how my tastes (both food and aesthetics) have evolved. (Take a look in the archives or rather, don’t! There are some not so pretty pictures in there!) I love how this blog has been such an enriching teaching experience for me. It’s really my second baby.
My cheer-leading team is made up of my dear parents, my hubby and our darling Boy, who was a wee three-year old when I started the blog and is quickly growing up, much like a bean sprout! He occasionally models for my food photographs and I unabashedly use him for all his cuteness and adorable all-round awesomeness!!
My cooking and blogging philosophy.
I cook anything and everything I fancy. I share my family favorites, simple heirloom recipes I grew up eating, taught to me by mommy dearest. Sometimes I try my hand at classics from cuisines around the world, though I do have a soft spot for Chinese, Thai and Mediterranean, but only after Indian, of course. And sometimes I put my very own spin on ingredients I happen to have on hand. If the guys of the house love it, it’s sure to find its way to the blog. And oh, we have a MAJOR sweet tooth. Ice creams, cakes, muffins, cookies, puddings and sweets, bring them on!!
Photography is also a big inspiration for me. I have grown hugely as a passable ‘photographer’ over the past few months year. All photographs in my blog have been taken by me and are copyrighted to At The Corner Of Happy and Harried. Do read my Copyright & Terms Of Use policy for more details.
What can you do to stay in touch?
So, what are you waiting for? I have so much to share. Come on in, grab yourself a cold drink and spend some time with me! And if you like what you see, don’t forget to follow my blog via Email (you will find a button on the right) and other social media pages.
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I absolutely love hearing from my readers. Blogging is definitely a two-way street. Leave a comment in this page or on any of my posts or contact me any time via email at happyandharried(at)gmail(dot)com. Write to me if you want to share your experiences cooking one of my recipes or if you want me to post a particular recipe or simply to say hello! Have a nice day and thank you so much for being here. Hope you enjoy my little space!!
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Lovely finding your space and looking forward to explore on your recipes. Between you have wonderful photographs. happy blogging!
Thank you, Ranjani. Glad you enjoy my little space!!
Hi Anjana,
love to bake a cake like you made, race cars. would you tell me where to buy the cake decorations?
beautiful!
Very impressed on your blog especially your photographs!!
Thank you, Sumith.
😊:)
Happy to visit your blog Anjana. Its a lovely blog. Liked it a lot. Good to meet you here.
Meena
Thank you so much. Glad to meet you too!!
Hi,
Stumbled onto your lovely blog while I was looking at the Fiesta Friday recipes and just could not stop browsing all your posts!! Lovely recipes and posts and the photos are mindblowing!! I am a new blogger and looking forward to meeting you in the blog world!! You are a great inspiration!! 🙂
Thank you for the love, Vanitha. Humbled by your kind words 🙂
I enjoyed reading your About page and learning more about you. We have the fact that we both have major sweet tooths (teeth) in common! 🙂 I look forward to seeing your posts.
Three cheers for sweet teeth! Lovely to meet you, Shari 🙂
Lovely blog…happy to have stumbled upon this;))
Thank you!!
Namaskaram Anjana – greetings from Kerala. Love your blog, follow you now. Enjoy life in the USA 🙂 🙂
Namaskaram and welcome to my blog!!
I took a look at your blog and it is heartening to see you enjoying Kerala and its delicacies so much 🙂
Hi Anjana, The efforts you put in your photographs are visible. Your recipes and pictures are equally good. Found you on Instagram and started following since then! Lovely collection of recipes. I am new to blogging. Hope to have a great learning and sharing experience with you 🙂
Thank you, Sakshi 🙂
Most welcome 🙂
Your photography is as awesome as your food. Pleasure to follow your blog.
Thank you 🙂
Omg! You are a real inspiration..I am new to blogging. Place visit my blog and share your feedback. It will mean a lot to me.
Thank you and good luck with your blog!
I’m so happy to have stumbled across your blog! Just starting to take a look around, and have already started pinning recipes. Looking forward to exploring some more. Thanks for the inspiration! ~Jean
Hi you have got a lovely blog! please visit mine as I would love some feedback from a fellow blogger 🙂
Hi Anjana, your blog is too good… blown away with your visual treat… i’m also in the process of starting a blog… will take your’s as inspiration for sure… keep posting such wonderful recipes and inspire more young bloggers like us… love your work…
Thank you and good luck!!
Lovely recipes!
Thank you, Anna!!
Hi! I just want you to know that I love your blog and have nominated you for the Creative Blogger Award! Please check out my post https://cookingwithpree.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/creative-blogger-award/
lovely blog with wonderful recipes 🙂
Thank you!! 😃
Awesome blog! I love the creativity! And it is so enlightening and inspiring 🙂 I look forward to receiving more of your posts 🙂
Thank you, Mikayla. You just made my day!!
I’m so happy to hear that! Have a great rest of the day 🙂
Hi Anjana… I am Ranjana… Lol… 🙂 Just wanted to say you have a lovely blog… And awesome photos…I was just drooling over the strawberry ice-cream pics… 😀 I guess you live in Texas? I live in Virginia.. anyway, you just found a new follower to your blog!! 🙂
-Ranjana
Thank you, Ranjana!! Hope you enjoy my blog 😊
Hi Anjana! u make wonderful food! and equally amazing pictures!
We kind of share same story about ourselves 🙂 I got married and then settled in Tokyo leaving behind my professional life. My husband, who of course works in IT and was onsite In Japan then 😉
Since then it has been an amazing life i am living 🙂 I did what i liked, followed my passions and travelled places!
Now i am a mother to a two year old and have recently started blogging. Its a lifestyle blog as of now which i would like to take up to beauty and fashion as well.
I am so happy to have found ur blog 🙂 Such an inspiration!!
Lots of love and power to u 🙂
Mony
Thank you so much, Mony. Hope you enjoy my blog!
Hi, I was looking up recipes randomly one Sunday afternoon and stumbled upon your blog. It is bright, cheerful and happy.
Have tried some of your recipes and they have all turned out delicious! 🙂
Thank you so much. I really appreciate you letting me know that. Do follow the blog and the FB page to keep abreast of the latest updates. Have a nice day!
Hi Anjana, you have a wonderful blog. I am glad I found it 🙂
Thank you so much and welcome to my blog!