Inventions

Srini,

Really a wonderful expression of all the mothers predicaments in the never ending journey of trying to keep their kids / hubby happy by their innovative cooking skills.

Though it looks a simple art for people like me who never ever ventured into the kitchen even while sleep walking, the amount of dedication & commitment the ladies have is amazing.

For most of the women, I would say cooking is an involuntary action and even they do not realize the efforts they are putting in.

Though I make fun of my wife, I understand & respect her efforts.

Keep innovating Srini.:thumbsup


Innovation is Inventor's Right.

Consumption is Consumer's Choice.

 

Srini,
There is no lack of inventions in you be it in your posts or crazy ideas recipes.
All because you use the grey cells in your head ( i think i lost mine long time ago).

Jaya

 

Dear Srini,
I am in aposition to invent new words to appreciate your finding new topics and write in a lovable manner.As you have mentioned, it is a himalayan task to make all get satisfied, Particularly, the kids. Everyday they want something new and they do not want the items to be repeated. when I visited my daughter in US, I experienced this. I saw two grand sons wanting new items everyday!
Cooking is a great example of a melting pot between art and science. The science process starts when you collect ingredients, identifying which works well, blends into amazing flavors to come up with your dish. One could say cooking is like a chemical equation - you add all the ingredients, apply heat and you get a chemical reaction. So the equation would look like this: ingredient A + ingredient B ... + ingredient N = product A + product B ... + product N.
On the other hand, cooking is also an art. It is symphony of taste, aroma and colors that tickles the senses. The cooked product appeals to the senses - eyes, if you like how a dish looks like; nose, if you like the smell; touch, if you like it hot or cold; and especially the tongue, for tasting whether the dish tastes good.
with love
pad

 

Hi !
That was great ! Exactly what a mother goes through ! My son is not even this high and already the little devil is finding fault with my cooking and keeps demanding why I dont make stuff seen in the menu cards of fast food joints and fancy Thai Restaurants !:help

So Mother has to turn Inventor ! But often my inventions are restricted to mere innovations in display , dish remaining the "same-old". Like, I make Dosas in the shape of cartoons faces ( eyes, mouth etc drawn with ketchup) Or cut up Idlis and put some fancy garnish to make Idli-Chaat ! Or stuff Pulao or Vaangi Bhaat into tomato-Cups.
I have also noticed that food goes in without fuss ( sometimes !), if I set the table for him like in a restaurant, with napkin, a flower vase, a holder with sauces and pickles,cutlery and a menu-card !
I will go through your link , right after this,to discover new life-savers for my table !
:thumbsup

 

Hi Sri..
cooking is an art and a form of invention... its really hard to please the palate of the younger generation...
shall definately look into crazy recipes...my son's tiffin box is always ransacked by his friends as according to him nobody gets good as interesting as his box!!!.. i struggle evry night to come up with an innovative way to pack his lunch!!!
K

 

Dear Sri,

Glad to have Sri the inventor as my friend.HAHA

U know Sri, one does get bored of the same food at home.i had told harsha this lonmg time back, maybe 10 years back, that ladies in the neighbourhiood, however much they hate each other otherwise, should share their receipes with each other, and make life tasty for everyone concerned.

Suppose in yr neighbourhood, there is a punjabi, Sindhi, south indian, marwari etc etc.

See that each can teach the other

Sindhi - Sindhi curry, pakodas of onions, etc, dal pakwan,
Punjabi - Chole , bature, rajma and rice etc
Southindians - dosa's idlis, rasam etc, and fresh ground coffees tht u all make so well

in short, forgetting the differences, if we teach and learn, can u imagine how many wonderful cusines u will have at home, and no need to invent at all.

Like Sindhi Curry is delicious, i am sure u dont makle it at home, but if taught to u, it could be made often, sindhis have it sunday afternoons, and it gives u a good sleep too.'

 

Dear sirni
Intersting writeup.I think every mother invent something or other in kitchen for their children.
I am being lucky that whenever my daughters come home from hostel they want simple home food cooked by me. A happy situation for me. :thumbsup

 

Sri, you are a great inventor.
Invention in cooking....... long way for me...... because I am still in learning process. Thank God...... I am always having chitvish recipes & crazy recipes handy........
But I will make sure., each dishes will come only once in a month........ Will definetly plan for a weak menu ahead. Otherwise, satisfying kids is really a very big task. :bonk Still facing problem, because each one is having different taste( we are 4 ). So satistying all at a time is very tough. :hide:

 

hi srini,

whatever you say,you are surely an inventor of posts

enakku no imagination at all...so will follow recipes verbatim..cant recollect any flops though..if family does not like it very much and says" okay nothing great " then i never make it again..after all so many recipes still remaining for me to try in this world,no?:biglaugh:biglaugh