Food to me is the reason why I live. That's all. Food, and I mean any kind, makes me go wild with excitement and honestly is the only thing that truly fulfills or satisfies me. I have been cooking ever since I can remember - if not cooking then helping in the kitchen for sure! I remember the first time that I made a full meal was when my mom had the flu and I was 12 years old. I made Indian potatoes with 'chapati' bread and my mom really liked it. My love affair with food all started in my opinion when I would visit my great grandmothers house and hear stories from her about how when she was in Pakistan she would cook and what she would cook. Of course being Sindhi from my mother's side also helped because Sindhi curry with rice is a staple gourmet meal in any book. I think a great cook has to be someone who gets a kick out of winning. I feel like a winner when I make homemade ravioli, because I know its hard, I feel like a winner when the meringue cookies I make taste like fluffs of air. I just think that cooking is a combination of desire, passion, smell, aroma, creativity, artistry and above all the winning spirit. I want to some day go to Paris and take a course in being a pastry chef. If not for anyone else I want to do it for myself. I feel a spiritual connection with food and closer to nature and its bounty when I am cooking. Cooking is also synonymous with feeling good in my opinion. No matter how stressed I am or how angry I feel once the cake batter starts liquefying my sadness and anger start melting away like dark chocolate on a hot water bath. My icon in this field is - but of course the Queen - Nigella Lawson. I LOVE HER! I think from now on I will start posting pics of food that I have cooked along with a little recipe on how I made it! :D
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