Who ate my face mask?
A few nights ago, after running a search for DIY face masks, I came across an easy recipe for beautiful ‘glowing skin’. A concoction of milk, mashed cooked rice and honey promised me wonders that no face cream could provide. I mixed all the ingredients in a bowl, except I didn’t mash the rice. Let’s just say that carrying the baby all day long left my fingers devoid of any energy.
So that winter night I was basically applying a poor version of kheer on my face. There was a lot of leftovers which I then placed in the fridge. The next morning I woke up with super soft skin. The first time a face mask had actually worked on me. Excitedly I went into the kitchen and told Ma about my latest find.
“Kot aase?” (Where is it?)
“Fridge’t”
“Kiiiiiiiii?”. I couldn’t understand why the decibel rose in her voice.“Moi khai pelalu”. (I ate it) Decibels rising further.
I laughed my guts out, while my mom went about shaking her head, swearing never to eat anything from the fridge that she hadn’t made herself.
Garam Masala Wali Ma
I thank my stars for all the help that Ma is providing in taking care of the kitchen while I look after the baby. But sometimes I do crave for cuisines other than Indian. After reading Rachna’s post on Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, I had an intense craving to taste the subtle hint of garlic with Spaghetti.
I prepared a plate of this yummy Italian dish for lunch. Ma gave me the look of utter confusion as I sat down at the dining table.
She couldn’t understand why I was eating a plate of Sookha (dry) noodles, instead of her good looking Dal Chawal. I had no idea how to explain the concept of delicate garlicky flavor to my garam masala wali Ma.
So I made Bechamel sauce instead, to stop her from adding dal in my dish. Talk about parental pressure huh!
The Veggie Patch
Ma has completely transformed my veggie patch. Often the produce from her green-project would find a way into our food – garlic leaves, mustard leaves, Kidney beans, Kabuli Channa leaves. She even made Dad find videos on YouTube on how to grow Celery and Avocado.
Talking about vegetables, have you ever placed a plate of steamed Broccoli and Brussel Sprouts in front of your tadka loving Indian parents.
Ma’s eyebrows hit her forehead. Now, after months of explaining the benefits of steamed food, Brussel Sprouts have stopped landing in curries, but poor Broccoli is still stewed beyond recognition. 😛
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So good that you have your mum with you right now! Laughed so hard at that face pack–because the husband once mistook my home-made shampoo for chutney!
Haha, funny about the face mask:):) Now my daughter has a family farm, am learning so much about plants (veggies).
Haha! I laughed my heart out! Your mom is super cute, Raj! Rice kheer on your face. Oh God 😀 😀 😀
Wow the garden caught my attention- what lovely greens!! You are blessed to have parents who love doing this and are doing it for you! Hopefully you will be able to sustain it as its not that difficult once the plants start thriving. Water and sun is all they need from there on.
As usual your humor has me in splits – I cant believe she ate it; but then it would be tasting good if she did!! I think the world over Moms are the same about their children either not eating right or not knowing what to eat. Always on a diet – is what they seem to be grumbling about all the time!!
The spaghetti looks wonderful – Rachna’s cookery blog is a big hit in my kitchen too 🙂
“Moi khai pelalu”…I laughed my heart out reading this..Your mom reminded me of my Mom-in-law, she gives the exact exasperated look whenever I cook something other than Indian for lunch/dinner. I remember once my son had pasta, risotto for two consecutive days and on the third day, my MIL put rice on his plate and said “dudin dhore cheleta khaini” (for two days the child has not eaten anything). To her eating anything other than Bengali cuisine is equal to starvation. Lovely post.
Haha…the anecdotes with your parents certainly give you a lot to laugh about! I cannot remember the last time I used a face mask. It must’ve tasted all right for your mum to eat it! 😀 The garden looks great! I need your mum to visit me and help with mine if she’s keen! 😛
hehehe Raj that really made me laugh out loud. Such fun with your mom around. I am imagining all the veggies that she is putting in curries. 🙂 I used to experiment with face masks when I was younger. These days I just apply besan, haldi and milk cream and that too once in a couple of months. I have become so lazy. But your kheer face mask sounds interesting. ;-P Glad you tried the spaghetti. It does feel plain compared to the saucy pastas that we are so used to eat. But we all love it especially since it is so simple to make. I am liking her green thumb and very innovative too that she is using all kinds of leaves in cooking. Nothing like fresh produce to cook with.
It sure sounds like a fun place to live! But having help is such a blessing beyond the laughs 🙂
Thanks for making ‘My Corner of the World’ a success this week!
Yet another fabulously hilarious post from you, Raj! You do have some fab time management skills, I must say, what with a baby taking all your attention!
I can imagine how your Ma must have reacted. Long back, when in college, I often experimented with face masks and stuff. My bro would joke about it so much, that fights would erupt in my home! If I placed cucumber slices in my eyes, he would say why not sprinkle some salt and pepper and eat it after I am done? Or the doodh and besan I applied on my face…or anything else that went on my head, too, would be a subject of endless leg-pulling! 😛
But, we will do what we wanna do, right? 🙂 Hmm….so I need to make some rice kheer soon 😛