there is nothing about my age that prohibits me fulfilling my dreams
WayneW.Dyer
Life begins at 40!
This is a mantra that I have embraced for myself. The roller coaster ride of life so far has been fun and, fortunately, a blessed one and I believe that the rides towards the setting sun will be filled with even more fun, & challenges and even more satisfying and enriching.
My blog Pearlsofeast was born in 2008 in a cold, hazy, wintery night in Beijing. Soon after I moved from beautiful Sydney in the southern hemisphere, my restricted physical movement because of the harsh weather stormed my brain and led me to a completely new world food blogging.
Blogging in China was strictly under scrutiny but I slipped and crawled to scribble few posts carefully weighing words without having the social cops knocking on my front door. My flow of posts came to a stop soon after I stepped into motherhood with my second one. The Space I once adored and cherished seemed distasteful and became a distant priority. So my frequent visits came to a no through road.
The blog that I had started had an initial plan to centre around many untold recipes from my native place Odisha, India. But slowly my passion for baking scattered and filled the empty spaces. I had a deep down love for baking and it all started from a no fame vanilla sponge cake that my mum often gladly whisked around without any expectations in my early teens. Her promise to gift an OTG after my HSC was a foundation to an unknown trail that built a passion for getting into professional cake decorating sphere. I have a few creations to compliment my skills and take pleasure in messing my kitchen space with flour, fondant, cutters and tins.

7 Comments
Hey shibani, came across your blog accidentally Loved it! Your recipes, your photography of them simply awesome! Yet to try out your recipes, will start with the lamingtons. My children come home during christmas iam sure they’ll love it! All the best with your blog spot!
Buna
Thank you so much for the kind words
Hi Shibani, came across your blog accidentally through Pinterest. I am in love with your blog, adore your photography and recipes. Still reading your blog and figuring out which recipe I should try first.
Love everything about your blog. Good luck.
Thank you so much…
Nice post with great explanation, it will helpful as we are currently, working with our blog. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Shibani, do you have an insta account? I cant find it actually. Theres no age for starting anything, so true. I am turning 28 next year, and still unmarried. Your food styling is beyond words. Would love to learn from you.
Thanks Tamreen, Nice to hear from you.. I have a active insta account.. Shibani_Photography ..
Thanks once again