ambrosia :)

jai gurudev!

just recovering from one of the most satisfying meals ever.. :) i have always looked at european cuisine as something that can just be pecked at ..a snack ,not really a meal .. but this concept was totally shattered today.. was lucky to witness bau cooking again ..jeetu was assistant chef and i was in-charge of some veggie cutting and dishwashing.. :)

then bawa started cooking ..what followed was nothing short of watching a rostropovich concert.. one ingredient after another ..tossed in ..precise yet effortless..a maestro in action..

and after about twenty mins (and countless vessels) .. it was done! .. he then gathered everyone and we sat down to eat a meal i wont forget in a hurry ..:) everything looked like a million bucks.. (will upload some pics soon)

i began with the salad .. it was like walking into a rainforest.. the sight , the smell , the taste of the dressing .. the juices of the tomatoes, the feta cheese and mushrooms .. the crunch of the lettuce and the cabbage.. like a sensory explosion

i pulled myself away from the salad to land on pasta territory only to realize that i could eat this for the rest of my life.. it was soo aromatic.. basil, ginger, fresh garlic..

and finally the dark horse of the meal - caramelized mushrooms - my sceptic conservative tongue advised me to take a teenie tiny serving.. but the first bite and i was in love.. it was soo smooth ..warm and mellow like soft sunshine :) bau had used jaggery and balsamic vinegar to coat the sauteyed mushrooms..wonder how he thinks of these combinations ..it was like my taste buds had died and gone to heaven ..

all the lucky souls who shared the meal know what im talking about and the rest should pray that they are there the next time the maestro performs ..

annadata sukhi bhavah !

lots of love
tanu