Mujhe nahi khana Se Doosro ko pyar se khilane tak ka safar
Eating is always a saviour whether you cook or not because food is life No creative work can be done on an empty stomach. At least, I don’t enjoy doing any of my reading or writing assignments if I don’t eat good food. I remember the times, I used to irritate my mom by saying mujhe nahi khana. Today, I have become a person who enjoys cooking and serving others with love.
Mujhe nahi khana but participated in Blogchatter Food Fest
My love for food led me to participate in this year’s Food Fest with Blogchatter. From curating ideas to bringing them to the execution table, I enjoyed the process thoroughly. Food is one medium that makes every dark and uncontrollable situation manageable. Don’t you feel happy when you eat?
Well, I was excited to be a part of this campaign which instantly created a 5 day story in my head – Mujhe nahi khana Se doosro ko pyar se khilane tak ka safar. I made notes for 5 content pieces to go live and started narrating my journey through them. It was exciting to see the progress of small Geethica to the woman today who feels food can break any barrier and mend all relationships.
Post 1 sketched a small Geethica
All content went live on Instagram. I took great pleasure in experimenting with my thoughts on Canva. Although I wanted to create a 6-year-old Geethica through AI, it didn’t happen. What came out as the final post was close to my idea if not perfect. Nevertheless, the story was intact and that’s what I was concerned about.
Post 2 loved talking about my diet as a kid
I enjoyed documenting my story on Instagram and in the second post I told my audience how much I ate while growing up. It was only with Bhindi I loved eating numerous chapatis else it was just a half with any other curry. I used to share the dinner plate with my father so nobody came to know my diet until one day when he asked mom to serve me a separate plate.
Post 3 revealed my frustration by not getting good food
All recipes by Mom are my favourite. During our school days, she made curries in the morning before going to the office. My grandmom would help us serve lunch but with her version of curry where she would mix water and make it tasteless. Oh, I can’t imagine if I had been more frustrated than looking at watery Kadhai Paneer.
Post 4 saw the early years of marriage
It took me some time to realize that cooking is also an art rather than a duty to carry on as a newlywed wife. Someone blessed me with great taste which I discovered with time. As the responsibilities of being a mother grew, I started getting angry when I had to cook. I would scold my kids why they look at my face when hungry. Then one calm day, I asked myself what do I do when I am at my mom’s place? The same thing!
Again someone elderly reminded me of the great taste in my cooking and how I should practice it to serve food with love. After that enlightenment, I never cribbed again when asked to cook. I feel proud I can cook simple food that gives you happiness in the darkest phase of your life. Food is the least we can serve when nothing seems to be right. It fuels your body and calms your mind so that you think better and find a solution.
Cook intelligently
I love to cook and serve others with love but that doesn’t mean I like to be in the kitchen at all times. I intelligently save recipes, decide the menu for the day during the morning walk, arrange ingredients and give more time to the kitchen on weekends. Of course, if there is help then things become easy. If not, some more planning and execution is needed during work days but things happen.
Your thoughts while you cook
Your thoughts play an important role in cooking. The intention with which you cook adds more taste to the dishes. I have experienced this and confidently tell you to try it yourself. If you cook with the thought of outshining someone else, your dish tastes differently from the ones you make with pure love making your people happy.
Cooking is an added attribute of my personality. People remember you from the taste of your food. Being a foodie, I enjoy the company of other foodies but like to eat quietly concentrating on the taste, not gossip.
Also read: Be thankful for the food you eat
What’s your side of the story?
This post is a part of Blogchatter Food Fest
