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TULIP’S MOST LOAF-ED BAKERS OF THE YEAR The lockdown pushed our creative limits to their extent. Not being able to enjoy our favourite dishes and desserts was testing, but a blessing in disguise were the home-bakers that emerged in 2020. And our home bakers did not disappoint us in satiating our sweet tooth. Despite logistical challenges and scarcity of materials, these talented bakers still whipped up delightful desserts for us to savour. Here are Tulip’s Top 3 for the year. Celebrations Patisserie The young bakers at Celebration Patisserie offer the yummiest cakes and desserts in Town. Suman Deva and Inthiyaz started this patisserie in 2017, and quickly their baked goods became the talk-of-the-town. Gradually they built “Celebrations Patisserie”, their passion turned into profession and now they have strong base of loyal customers which is ever increasing. From a range of Borwnies, Cheescakes and Tarts to delicious cake jars, there desserts are now a rage during the Festive season.

“It was viewing cake shows on TLC of Nigella Lawson and Rachel Allen’s, combined with our own penchant for creativity that pushed us into exploring their talents, and finally we decided to take this up professionally. We bake our goods with extreme care and love, using only the best ingredients to bring you your loved desserts”.

Suman Deva and Inthiyaz Specialty:Customized cakes and Brownies Instagram: @celebrationspatisserie Contact: +91 7032136464

Not Just Vanilla During lockdown, Not Just Vanilla got a great response for their fusion jars. And surely their desserts were very divine and decadent. They brought us desserts like Rasberry Rasgulla, Motichoor Cheescake and their best seller, the Pull Me Up cakes will just pull your day up once you taste them. “I started baking as a hobby through online classes my aunt, Shikha Murarka a celebrity chef in Mumbai, took during the lockdown, and before I knew I was hooked. It was difficult for me to decide to do it professionally as I also work full time with my father, but somehow it became easy to manage. It’s overwhelming to receive a message from a happy client telling that my desserts made their day. I believe I have more flavours to offer besides the traditional ones, hence the name Not Just Vanilla”.

Palak Agarwal Specialty: Pull Me Up Cakes Instagram: @notjustvanilla.awe Contact: +91 9550600728 FEATURE |

The Cake Affair This duo baking sisters started their journey back in 2017, and through word-of-mouth and Instagram. They have an array of cakes and their cupcakes are the yummiest bites of heaven you will ever taste. From fondant cakes to different frostings, The Cake Affair offers you wide varieties of cakes and cupcakes to choose from.

“Our hobby turned into a business idea and it emanated our baby, The Cake

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Sufiya Shakeel and I, Khatija Shakeel began this as a hobby and gradually turned it into the business it is today. We both love to escape into baking. Each step is a process for us. I enjoy the fun part of fondant decorating, while my sister, Sufiya loves baking and different types of frosting. Never in a million years did we think we could sustain our business, but our work and flavours were loved by our customers and here we are. So much love to our followers and well-wishers who believed in us and made our passion stronger”.

-Khatija Shakeela and Sufiya Shakeela Specialty: Designer Cakes Instagram: @thecakeaffair88 Contact: +91 9966575242

New Year Resolutions 2021 New Year Resolutions 2021

Bidding adieu to 2020 the most difficult year for everyone and looking forward to 2021 with new hopes and new resolutions. Are you making a resolution in the New Year? More than half of all resolutions fail, but this year. Here’s how to identify the right resolution to improve your life, create a plan on how to reach it, and become part of the small group of people or find a buddy who share the same interests eventually achieving the goals successfully. We bring you the best 10 New Year resolutions for you to pick from and make your own resolution for the 2021.

• Create Your Plan

Your end goal won’t just magically appear. Here are ways to figure out how to get there.a

• Leap Over Resolutions Hurdles

No one’s perfect, and your quest for your resolution won’t be either. But you can get back on track.

• Find a Community or a Buddy

You don’t need to do it alone, especially if your resolution starts in the New Year when you’ll have plenty of company in trying to make a life change.

• If You Miss Your Goal

You didn’t fail. You’re your own experiment, so here’s what to try on your second, third or 20th attempt.

10 New Year’s Resolutions For You

Get in shape

Losing weight is the top resolution for Americans, and combined with “exercise more” and “stay fit and healthy” it is something that over a third of the population wishes to achieve. It’s easy enough to start an exercise and diet program, but the trick is to find a decent one that will give you steady results and will be easy to stick to in the long run. Have a look at these tricks, hacks, exercises and mistakes to avoid to make the best our of your resolution.

Start eating healthier food, and less food overall

This is usually an extension of the previous resolution. Switching to a healthier diet can be incredibly tricky when we are surrounded by cheap junk food. However, with a good amount of determination and some basic tips you can slowly develop healthier eating habits. Learn to control emotional eating, be aware of reasons for diets to fail, make use of these tricks and have a look at these awesome and healthy recipes.

Improve your concentration and mental skills

People have been trying to find ways to improve their focus and cognitive capacities for thousands of years, and most ancient civilizations had some combination of mental exercise and herbal medicine to help them reach this goal. Today we can use anything from apps to ancient meditation techniques to boost concentration and hone our mental skills. If you go through with this, you will be able to control your mood, learn faster and have an easier time solving problems.

Meet new people

When we get stuck in a rut, we usually end up staying at home most of the time, missing out on a lot of interesting opportunities for networking and having fun. Meeting new people can be beneficial to your mental well-being and help your career, so don’t be afraid to get out there and make some friends. Overcome your shyness, get some knowledge and go and get to know new and interesting people.

Reduce stress

They say that stress is one of the biggest killers out

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there, and it can have a very destructive effect on your relationships as well as your health. It may be an unavoidable side effect of our hectic modern lifestyles, but it can be effectively managed with the help of useful, unconventional and easy to practice tricks for stress management.

Get more quality sleep

With big TV’s, computers, smart phones, tablets and all sorts of gadgets with glowing lights and beeping alerts, it can be hard to get enough sleep at night. You should be gunning for at least 8 hours of sleep a night, and there are fairly simple ways to achieve this number if you make use of science and everday hacks.

Read more

Books are an excellent way to gain a lot of knowledge on a huge variety of topics, and are also a great exercise for your brain. It’s not that difficult to go through 20 or more books in a year – you only need to make it a habit, discover your type of books and find a bit of time for reading here and there.

Spend more time with family & the people that matter

There is just too little time in this life for us to waste it on insincere, duplicitous and toxic people. We should focus on the people who we care about deeply and who care about us, as this is the best way to stay happy.

Earn more money

Even billionaires are always looking for ways to earn more money, and we common folk can definitely use an additional source of income to make life a bit more comfortable. Fortunately there are plenty of options available, like having side jobs, working as a freelancer or using the internet to your advantage.

Turn your hobby into a career

If we could all manage to marry fun and productivity, and be able to make money doing what we love, we’d be a much more content and well-balanced society. This may not always be possible, but there are cases where a hobby can be turned into a lucrative career.

New Year’s Resolutions of people

My new year’s resolution would be working towards making the handloom saree a staple in the "GenZ wardrobe”. There has been a lot of renewed interest and experimenting with this beautiful garment but I want to work towards incorporating this into my day to day life. Bhumija Naidu, Fashion Designer

My New Year’s resolution would have to be on maximising my productivity and reaching the potential I am capable of. I do this by following the ways of smart work over hardwork. Jaidev Reddy, Actor

2020 has been a roller coaster ride. It feels like I’ve become a whole other person. One thing I’ve especially loved and cherished this year is my fitness regime. I genuinely started to focus on my physical health more for myself than anything else and that’s where self love came into play for me. I have definitely made so much progress so far and have set monthly goals to continue doing so next year, after all, consistency is the key to success. Monica Tavanam, Actor

I will set the resolution to learn something new every day in order to have a better understanding of the world and how it works by watching Ted Talks, watching courses on YouTube, Subscribing to informative apps & websites. Anika Prem, Actress & Model