Since it was beyond 10.pm and people have a working day next, so it was decided to start warming the food and eat it. Almost all food was in the the stomachs, there comes Maria!
I was introduced to her...then some talk before everyone said good night.
I met nice people . My hobby being to read or study the minds of people, I can sit and watch without getting bored.That was my first party with my daughter's friends, with in 2 days of my arrival to US. There was no knowing that I will be meeting different nice people and in the bargain I will taste variety of food. I enjoyed every moment of those parties I went with my daughter. At the same time I enjoyed cooking South Indian food for them time to time. Of course they all liked my Andhra food very much. It is a different exposure compared to my diffence back ground and my crowd of people.
There was a lunch patry on a warm sunday, in Shirin's house. Shirin just had a baby who is 2months old. It was a sort of get together with her in-laws,and parents of course, friends. Her in laws are Bangladeshi Pakistanies...her father is UPiate and mother teaches at National School of Drama. Her in laws are in US for about 30 yrs.Its was nice culmination of east and west, Hindu,Muslim and I had a vegetarian food to my surprise! How much do i know any way ? When it comes to the basics , every one is good. After some wonderful conversation , we all came home by 4pm.
Another party was in a Tamilian house. Which was not very far from my daughter's place. Since it was a Friday I did not eat any thing. I am doing this fasting for the last 26 years. They were feeling very bad, that if they would have known they could have had it another day and all that. I am used to such things for all these year. Since we were in central govt. job, we were always on the move. and there were parties all the time. either i attend or i will be giving parties. since the week end is on friday for central govt. the parties are always on friday only. so i am used to this. i will attend a party and i will cook for a party on friday but, do not eat. This has become a sort of topic to my friends. What else, God uses it to test my control over my tongue!
My daughter's wedding, House warming ceremony of our flat......what not all fall on Friday. Here i am very strict with my wow. You see this much explanation i give for my not eating food on fridays.
Anjum a very nice Pakistani lady who is staying with her two nieces in US for a long time, gave us dinners twice. since the first time was friday again, i did not eat. so she invited us second time! Then was a pot luck in Surekha's place for the AID marathon we took cabbage cooked in Andhra style. Nileeni gave us meticulously cooked Mexican food. very tasty. Even Sujatha a Bengali gave us Mexican but hers was a different variety. Prasanna and Vandana from Bihar prepared for us Sri Lankan food !!! As usual very tasty.
Now Andhra student Bala gave us typical Andhra dishes. I must confess that I enjoyed that the most!! After all, this tongue is from Andhra, how ever i like, enjoy other cuisine but nothing like your own. Prajaktha and Nikhil had us sample their Maharastrian food. Now Priya a Telugu gave us a Bengali khana. no doubt it was yummy. Lakshmi and Somu made a Telugu and Tamil combo. Tulika for her house warming ceremony gave us some more varieties of Mexican food!
Yolanda a South African and my ART teacher made some great American food....her way!
...........Indira cooks tasty Kannada Chaaru and Pappu etc. Apart from these dinners I had so
many other kinds in restaurants, Italian, Thai, Ethopian, Mexican again, etc.......After eating so much in three months time, you must be wondering I have bloated like Americans. but, can u guess what was my gain of weight.......just 2 lbs!!
I wanted to gain more weight .....am i blessed or cursed?
I am a under weight person you see, you tell me now.
Hi Aunty! It's very nice to know that you've been having a blast in DC.
ReplyDeleteI doubt, though, whether eating Indian home-cooked food in the US can help weight gain :-) (unless you douse yourself in ghee)
Hi peddamma!
ReplyDeleteThis piece of writing was truly entertaining! :-)I was impressed with your style of explaining your friday fasts!
But, you forgot to mention the simple food cooked by one Vinita, remember the french beans+peanuts, gujrati daal, rice noodles, and the burnt carrots+potatoes :-P And in the list of restaurants, there's Pongal too, you forgot all about NYC!
By the way, welcome back to Hyderabad! :-)