Page 41 - Seniorstoday April 2022 Issue

Twitter and Instagram and she is an avid has won every possible award to be won
YouTuber. The latest on her creative
menu is the launch of her own channel
on YouTube, titled Tabassum Talkies – a
miniature version, or a reprise of PKHGG.
Tabassum Talkies airs short interviews of
one-time celebrities, talks about their life
and times, shares rare unseen pictures from
their personal collections, and sometimes
unknown facts and anecdotes about them,
along with clips from their noteworthy
or popular films. This entire journey is
contained in an 8-to-9-minute format,
peppered with Tabassum’s sher-o-shayaris
and jokes as well.
In fact, even currently, her show Abhi
Toh Main Jawaan Hoon is aired on the
international television circuit, (TV Asia
across the USA and Canada). Needless to
say, the show is based on the best years
of Hindi Cinema – the Golden era – the
world and times that Tabassum knows
best. Though Tabassum may not have
received her due from the industry, she
Continued ftom Page No. 27
Add some avocado to garlic, spinach and
spices and blend for a creamy pesto sauce,
sans the cream.
Stuff it up and bake it.
Deseed the avocado and fill it up with
fillings of your choice- onions, capsicum,
minced meat, cheese. You can pour an
egg into it, cover with cheese and bake…it
makes a delicious alternative to toast.
In cakes
Mash it up and use in cakes or muffins,
especially with fruits like bananas; you
can add berries or choco chips for taste.
The avocado easily replaces any butter or
shortening you might otherwise use.
SENIORS TODAY | ISSUE #34 | APRIL 2022
for her hosting, compering, writing,
poetry, jokes and so forth. Most recently,
during the pandemic, she was honoured
by the Federation of Indian Physicians
Association in the United States of
America, as ‘Best Television Presenter
of The Millennium’. If laughter is the
best medicine, then Tabassum is the best
physician administering that medicine. She
proudly claims to be the first ever TV artiste
to complete over 50 years on television, and
to celebrate a Golden Jubilee on TV. Across
mediums, be it radio, TV, films, literature,
books, Tabassum’s contribution to the
entertainment world through her journey
of seven decades has been nothing short of
remarkable. “The only thing I have never
attempted is singing. In fact, I’m not even a
bathroom singer,” she confesses laughingly.
She reigned/ reigns as the undisputed
Queen of the Small Screen for decades with
her infectious charm and grace. Long live
the Queen!
Sinh tố bơ
A Vietnamese drink made with avocado,
fresh milk as well as condensed milk, it’s
refreshing, delicious and also full of energy.
It is one of the few fruits that can be
incorporated in sweet as well as savoury
dishes. Fresh, green avocados, of course,
taste the best. However, overripe ones too,
can be used in baking pies and cakes.
Avocado toast is one of the most versatile
dishes you can make…don’t be afraid to
experiment. Choose healthy ingredients,
moderate proportions and various herbs
and fruits and you have a beautiful dish to
turn to, anytime!
41