A lot can happen over coffee...True..A lot more can happen over lunch.
A meeting at a friends place made me realize
"Cooking is ART (combination of ARTs?). Post this occasion the claim that "Men too cook" annoys me. (I am speaking average not those exceptional maha punya purush log. Applying average commonality please)
Well after reading this if you still believe Men can cook common lets have a chat. For I would have found a master piece misplaced by GOD in a wrong gender.
Lets start the checklist!
Cooking with abundance (time/help/grocery)...easy Any one can do it
Cooking with less help to no help ...well manageable
Cooking for a family of varying audience.wow lets try a hand
Cooking for a family of varying audience in less than 2 hours..Hmmmm
Doing all the above and leaving the place clean once done.
+ Present it well
+ Oh! that 3 tiffin boxes
+ Oh that meeting in an hour which you need to chair
+ Well don't forget that you need the art of substitution when a key component is not present (rhymes with making rasam without cilantro and bringing thy flavor)
wait wait! Father in law is diabetic
Mummy ko tho high BP hai...salt hum daaalooo
Pathi ko salt ke bina kaaana nahi chaltha
Bachien hai! kum spice daaalo
But the originality of the recipe lets sustain that
Hey do you know the art of Presentation? Recycled hai food but it should invite you to eat.
(ART OF PLANNING/PRESENTATION)
Kids needs to have a balance of protein and veggie and tasty that she / he is healthy....
(ART OF BALANCING)
Bahooo, yesterday also idli today also? Aur chutney ka kuch recipe sik lo yaaar...
(CREATIVITY)
HEY THERE COMES THE GUEST LOG! (ART OF HOSPITALITY)
Food was awesome...Suddenly it is a team effort
This dish could be better ...know what she is trying it first time (ELDER AT HOME)
Great Lunch so many varieties and the payasam was awesome!!! (Yeah my daughter/son makes it well too..She/He is an expert (MIL) (ART OF tolerance)
AND BEST PART...You should learn to use the right vessels for the right dish...
If you have listened to me to grind it well the consistency would be better...
Acha...Raaath ko kuch light bana lethe hain!!!
REMEMBER! This is not a one time cricket match, you wake up every morning to repeat this 2 hours with sporadic appreciation and lots of patience.
The food is getting tastier with the smile that serves suppressing the emotional baggage...Wishing good health for the person that gulps it...
I left the lunch with a lot of respect for THAT WOMAN MY FRIEND that displayed all of the above with a sense of no EXPECTATION also that packed me some food home....(Varsha, you should be busy in the morning let me pack you something for tomorrow)
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Next time before opening that mouth to complain think twice and gulp it down! be it your mother/sister/brother/MIL/DIL...who ever brings the table on food. Respect them!
Men can cook? Really? well lets have a chat!