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Cooking Inspiration

Inspiration for this blog comes from the movie 'Julie & Julia'. Like Julie, even I was drifting about. Seeing the movie, made me realise, see how people can find their happiness in a simple way. For me one of the way is cooking.
Ofcourse cooking inspiration comes from my dear Mother, who is an excellent cook. I am not sure if I will be ever able to cook many of her complicated receipes. These are some attempts to learn and enjoy the adventure. Like Harriet Van Horne said:

"Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all."


This is what my mother brought to her cooking and created wonderful dishes. So I step on this journey of cooking with an open mind, ready to experience different things and create some wonderful memories.
" Kitchen is the place where meals and memories are made" Annoynymous


Initially, I uploaded my cooking adventures on facebook. Received great feedback from family & friends, asking for receipies. So here they are some of the best dishes I have tried and tasted!!! I would also take this opportunity to thank some family and friends who have shared there receipes with me.


Leave your feedback/comments/ own cooking experiences on the blog, which will keep me motivated to continue on this culinary journey.

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