Eventful Weekend
The greatest thing about reading these clever ideas range from tasty simple menus to those elaborate sumptious meals and ingenious ways of making them.
I love spending time reading a novel or a cookbook with a cup of hot chai, I always look forward to come home after a hectic day, sit with cuppa, a nice book and for me thats my way of relaxing!!!I have always enjoyed flicking through the cookbooks from my childhood and I always believe in “A food picture speaks a thousand words” and that actually dragged into this food blogging world as it opened an different era in cooking when i was looking for recipes with a picture so that i have a rough idea how it looks like and how its made. When Nags @ For the Cook In Me hosting this wonderful event “Show me your Cookbooks” , I simply loved the idea and really looking forward to see what kind of books anyone would like to buy and how they get inspired by those amazing food writers.
I can’t say which cookbook or which food writer inspires me, But i can honestly claim its changed the way I live and cook .I never knew anything about cooking till 8 years back. My Lovely mom gave me a cookbook which has basic andhra recipes which are simple to make like dhal, potato fry etc.
I remember for weeks n weeks, Rocky used to have just dal, rice, omellette or potato fry thats all, those were the only dishes i used to make !! Non Veg, a big no no as its an unknown world to me.
I now wonder why didn’t I even peek into the kitchen when mom and my dad(Sundays his duty,Mom’s restday).Dad being a busy doctor, always made sure, he cooks any non veg at home on Sundays and he is the best cook I had ever seen. He used to enjoy cooking and on that particular day and he made sure that we all have family time together when the other days his kids are busy running around everywhere for projects, tuitions, hospital, research, are u guessing how many kids my dad have, I come from a very large family 5 children all together.We are an absolute bunch of 4 sisters n a brother who are so close to each other.
My inspiration to start cooking are MY DAD, MY SIS and then my wonderful cookbooks.I know they all have helped me to cultivate a genuine passion for CREATIVE & INTERESTING COOKING .
I would say my favourite of all is Jamie’s Dinners “because its simple n incredible”
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September 28th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
I agree! They are fun read and to get the ideas but eventually you rely on your own experiences in cooking anything and improvise. Atleast, that’s what I do!:))
Good collection.
September 28th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Very well said Asha!! Short, sweet and so precise!!
September 28th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
congratulations on first blog anniversary! and here’s to many more to come…
September 28th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Mandira!! thank you very much and ya many more to come!!
September 28th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
wow….a good collection padmaja……:-)
September 29th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Ohhhhhhhhhhh…….you has lots of book please send one for me because I never buy any food book till.
September 29th, 2007 at 1:25 am
jamie is the best. absolutely the best. every book of his is worth the price. can you tell, i love the guy? j likes him too.
September 29th, 2007 at 4:28 am
Padmaja good collection and congratulations on your blog anniversary
September 29th, 2007 at 6:46 am
Sirisha!! Ya I do spend a lot to time reading books,novels and noel is always so amused to see holding a novel and keeps asking me how can you read a bulky book?
September 29th, 2007 at 6:47 am
Kajal!! Oh yes dear Pick one and its all yours!! thanks yaar!!
September 29th, 2007 at 6:50 am
Bee YOU SURPRISED ME today!!
I like u even more now when you say you and jai love him.He is one amazing cook isin’t he??
September 29th, 2007 at 6:51 am
Sreelu
thank you and ya fun reading books whatever it is right?
September 30th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Me too, Padmaja, whenever it is time for relaxation - it’s a book and cookbooks? I love thumbing my way through them.
October 1st, 2007 at 2:51 am
My God! You have a great collection of cook books!:))
October 1st, 2007 at 8:23 am
Rocky thinks I am crazy about cookbooks and any books for that matter but I just love them!!!
Its so relaxing isin’t it!!
Nice to hear that there is someone like me Cynthia!!
Thank you!!
October 1st, 2007 at 8:25 am
Latha!!
There are a good collection aren’t they!!
I love flicking through every now n then!!!
thank you for visiting!!
October 6th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Very nice blog..I found your blog when searching for ‘Hyderabad Biryani’.
You seem to have a very nice garden…the photos in your latest post are very good.
My wife would be very interested to see your blog..I am forwarding it to her.
Keep going…
-Pradeep Sadanapalli
http://www.sadanapalli.net
October 6th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
I wanted to add one thing. When we click on the banner page on your website, it is pointing to the wrong URL. You may want to correctly point it to your home page.
Just a suggestion..not a very big deal though..
-Pradeep