Mumbai is finally raining! Ahh… Such relief from the hot and
humid. It’s cool now, and I have a view of green covered mountains from my
window ledge. I just want to sit on it with a steaming transparent cup of white
leaf tea, the perfect brew- which shines golden in the cloudy sun outside; and
remember that beautiful time when we were together! The perfect candlelight
dinner I made for u to surprise you. You craved for that cheesy lasagne for
long. I delivered it with just the perfect amount of naughtiness in the form of
2 well rounded cheeses- cheddar and parmiggiano. Perfect amount of tang in the
form of the ruby red tomato-meat sauce that I made from the scratch. And not to
forget, was the sweetness of grilled veggies that I lined on to add a twist of
nutrition just for you! It was layered perfectly, but would have looked much
better in a borosil lasagne dish, but I didn’t think of it then!
I was busy kneading back then rather to think of presenting
my food. You remember, I also made the fluffy and dented, olive focaccia. Ah the
romance of the yeast rising, the aroma of the fresh olive oil, the madness of
the all-purpose flour. How wonderful would it have looked in a transparent vessel,
I wonder now. The little pockets of air, which transformed the flour into a
pillow, all visible from the sides. And the best would have been the fact that
it would be perfect to put in the oven, and get it to the table too. If only
that day I had realised! With you inside me, the comfort of such bake and serve
would have been the greatest!
And for the sweet dish, ah, my homemade Peanutella Mugsy with
a dollop of cool ice cream on top. I made peanutella, rather than exposing you
to store bought nutella. Noise of the blender excited you, but smoothness of
the sauce calmed you. And when I made the flourless cake after the very carb
enriched dinner, you were beyond yourself in joy! I could feel your excitement
when you saw the mugsy batter rising in the microwave to the brim of the pretty
dessert cups. Your kicks of joy sent flutters down my spine. Yeah not one of
the super nutritious meals, but definitely one of the most celebratory one! The
hot, out of microwave cake, combined with cool, out of freezer ice cream;
heaven in a bite!
You loved it then, and today, when you have developed your
own little 1 year old taste buds, your mom is curious. Yes, the candlelight
dinner that we had was when you were literally a part of me, 7 month old inside
me. But today you are out. And you have distinctive likes and dislikes. Hopefully
your mom’s food will always be a part of the former, and not the latter.
Today I am trying to do something I have never done before. I
am trying to unleash the storyteller in me; on to you but without pictures! This
is my entry post to #BeautifulFood hosted by MyBorosil.com and Indiblogger.in.
Cheers!!
Hmmm it really is and looks beautiful in borosil bowl :)))
ReplyDeleteyeah! isnt it a kitchen stable in every kitchen? :)
DeleteSuper! Great post :) Keep it up.On your blog for the first time…
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Thanks megha! Keep visiting! :) cheers!!
ReplyDeleteVery beautifully penned down. Loved it. 😍😍
ReplyDeletethanks so much!!
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