I have a picky crowd so cant really do exciting cuisine, they go crazy over store bought lasagna and would sneer over gourmet cuisine. I loved doing stuff like cedar plank salmon etc but now lost the will for eat and cook chunky meats like BBQ Pit Boys
All the black, brown, gora bacchas love the orange rice as they call it, we used to call it taheri, saute diced onions, add some cumin seeds, I love cloves, so a few of those, some ginger garlic paste, generous amount of turmeric and chili powder in a paste, saute the spices, add some yogurt and saute and add washed rice, move them around to coat with oiliness than add two times the water as rice. In its original form you add sliced potatoes with rice also but I like to add peas for adding nutrition. I let the rice sit for 15 minutes before opening the lid.
I need to make sure the athletes get a balanced meal so I started adding the peas which are rich in vitamins and proteins, I must say that the deviation tastes really good. I make it real chatpati.
Wow, is that caramelized pear with pine nuts and what is the base, is that cottage cheese or Ice Cream, eating such nutritious food can have a terrible side effect of making people look good. You seem to cook very health consciously. How did you get passionate about cooking.
The pear is just fanned and drizzled with honey (I found this incredible honey from Germany and have since become obsessed with it.) Caramelizing could certainly work but you’d end up with a different presentation. To keep the “fan”, poaching would work. I toasted the pine nuts and the base is a wonderful locally made ricotta. I whipped some mint leaves into it and a tiny amount of the honey. Not at all fussy!
*How did you get passionate about cooking
*I spent a lot of time in kitchens growing up. My mother was a classically trained chef who stopped working after she had myself and my siblings. She never lost her love for it though. I think I learned by osmosis! My former husband refused to eat leftovers and preferred that I not repeat any dishes. That forced me to be creative.
My mother was from a family of nawabs and never lifted a finger, when we came here I had to cook for her. She was a very fussy eater and she would guide me. I am in the new homes industry which is a very emotional business and cooking is a distraction for me now. My wife is a really good cook and she gave me some great recipes . She doesn’t like cooking. Your former husband was a fool, if I may take the liberty of saying.
I’ve always liked what Maya Angelou had to say on the subject, “The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” You must feel very rewarded in your chosen profession. You and your wife sound well suited for each other.
As to the other issue, I cannot fully convey the gratitude I feel for not having him in my life in that capacity any longer.
It is kind of funny when i see young people here and some are clueless as to what is going to be hugely important in life and that is a partner who will let you do your own thing, that is what I love in my relationship we have no religious compatibility, our values and philosophy is different and yet we have a thriving relationship as we dont shove each others beliefs or values on each other. We do become our fathers sons and my father never had an expectation of cooking and cleaning from my mother. I truly am passionate about my profession as you become such an intimate part of peoples lives when they are building their home.
Also it is funny that our chittiest relationships have such a profound effect on who we are, my ex and my meanest boss are the people who made me who I am, she was amazingly hard working, beautiful, organised, financially successful yet was cold and controlling and in the end nothing else mattered. So when people talk about preconditions and deal breakers, I smile.
I married far too young and with very little engagement to speak of. It was not enough time to have seen the red flags that would have predicted the horror that came later. I have a relative sense of peace about it because I know I gave it the best shot I could. I was married for ten years. The best part of that marriage remains with me and that is my son.
