For several years now, I have been donating my Indian cooking lessons to various fundraisers for different organizations. This gives me a chance to introduce my heritage and cuisine to new families, which brings me so much joy. I’ve met some amazing people through food. At last year’s Gala for the Federation for Children with Special Needs, a dear friend contributed a generous amount to secure my cooking lesson raffle.
It’s been a difficult year with my mom’s passing, and I wasn’t in a position to do any of the fun things I usually enjoy. But finally, after months, we found a date to hold the cooking lesson.
We met to go over the menu and grocery list, and soon the day arrived. My friend decided to cook in advance and invited six more couples to enjoy the meal. This was such a brilliant idea! These wonderful people rarely get the chance to spend time together in a relaxed setting. They usually meet for work, with agendas, meetings and events, but this gave them an opportunity to enjoy a meal and get to know each other better.
The food turned out well, everyone enjoyed the meal, I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with everyone, chatting about food, saris, culture, and so many things about India.
The best part was that Anand agreed to go and hang out there with me. He was there for more than six hours, went for a walk, changed, ate with everyone, and spent some time chatting and he enjoyed the food as well . Even if he wasn’t the most active participant, I was just happy that he was there.
A Banarasi sari for an afternoon with a saree friend.
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