This is Aria. And this is where we are after 4 straight days of being sick. We’re all going stir crazy and it’s not helping that I’m on deadline for several things – especially The Indian Slow Cooker. I need to shoot the pictures this week – precisely tomorrow and Thursday and need to have 20 dishes prepared to get a full sense of the art work.
I thought I’d have Monday and Tuesday to purchase all my ingredients and prep – while the girls were in school. But nooooooooo. Can my life just work out the way it’s supposed to? No way. It just can’t be that freaking easy.
Friday when I picked up Aria from school she was crying she was feeling so sick. That cumulated into possible pink eye – a full day Sat. at the pediatricians and then two days of them being home from school and me getting NOTHING I’d planned done. As many of you know I have no help at home right now and it’s been grueling being up at night with crying kids while I’m not only tapping out my latest Sun-Times article but also trying to cook all this food for the pictures that we’ve decided to shoot this week of all weeks.
Well, it is what it is. I’m forging forward. Here are the dishes we’re planning to shoot – all of which I’m making in between running up to a half-crying Aria in bed to rub Vicks on her feet…give her some water…try some honey and lemon…um..some hand holding…some sanity breaks on the computer and a ton of chopping.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO TASTE TEST. NOW IS THE TIME. JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO TRY AND COME OVER WITH CONTAINERS. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU POST FEEDBACK ON THIS BLOG WITHIN 2-3 DAYS OF PICKING UP FOOD. SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR SOME PRETTY GOOD EATS.
Here’s that list:
Black Lentils/Dal Makhani
Simplest of Simple Yellow Dal
Tart Whole Pigeon Peas
Sambhar
Dry Spiced Dal
Rajmah
Curried Chickpeas
Black Chickpea Curry
Goan Blackeyed Peas
Aloo Gobi
Palak Paneer
Fenugreek Carrots
Kardhi
Chicken Curry
Butter Chicken
Mock Keema
Nihari
Kheer
Carrot Halwa
Let me know what you think and let the requests for taste testing roll in! And wish me luck – it’s gunna’ be an all nighter!
Hello!!! It's times like this that I wish around your area! I would totally volunteer to pick up some dishes and even entertain the kids. I'm really interested in your Goan Blackeyed Peas, I hope you post the recipe soon! Good luck with all your cooking, picture taking, and taking care of sick kids! YOU ROCK!
Sai. I wish you were here too!!! We have so many leftovers. I'm not really sure how I manage it all. Right now it's really really overwhelming. I think the great thing is that I'm realizing I have really good kids. They pretty much entertained themselves all day and got into bed for me at 7 p.m. They're even looking forward to school tomorrow! Thank goodness. I won't be posting the Goan Blackeyed peas…but I will email the recipe to you. I think I've still got your email. If you don't get it by next week will you send it again? Thanks for the support. It really does help. -Anupy
And what I meant to say is I'm not sure how I'm managing it all right now at the moment with the kids sick, the hubbie away and so many crazy deadlines – oh and sooo much snow! I didn't mean for that to sound like somehow I've got a heavier workload than everyone else. We're all in the same boat, right? Just when it rains it seems to pour!
I want to try Butter chicken and Dal Makhni. Not sure what is your schedule and your address. I am in Bloomingdale.
Hi Miral. I live downtown Chicago. Where is Bloomingdale? Send me an email. Right now we got through the B. Chicken and Makhani…but I'll be making them again soon. Likely next week. My email is anupysingla@indianasapplepie.com
Thanks for writing…Anupy