Day 8
I haven't been feeling too well for the past few days, hence these late blogs! Anyway, today I would like to talk about the joys of cooking! I have noticed when there is the pressure to entertain guests / family / friends there is extra love and care taken in preparing and cooking! I feel when there is a need to cook for at least 10 people, I get a little nervous which therefore means more time being taken! Normally, I am used to cooking for 4 or less...I was always concerned about how my cooking would taste like and would constantly ask my sisters for feedback and ways to improve the dish. But I have realized that the more you do something, the more easily and naturally it comes to you. Cooking is not difficult at all, but rather a concoction of imagination and ingredients! I haven't been able to perfect the traditional Bengali dishes such as 'lota' or 'shutki' (those that know what this means will most probably be in stitches, and as for the others, well you don't know what you are missing out on!), but most other dishes are now fairly yummy! Alahmdulillah. So I try to challenge myself on creating other yummy dishes - again, there is a fear of it turning out disgusting. However, I've learnt that the fear is only a fuel for you to to do something better then you normally would. So, lesson is that nothing is beyond your scope and capability, when my mum passed away, people were worried how we would fend for ourselves? Answer lies in trust in Allah and a little action - everything then sorts itself out!