I need a break from cooking

@prashu228 (37524)

• India

2 Jul 21

Haha...I was wondering why you disappeared after pancakes..so you were busy with black biryani..

..BLACK BIRYANI ... sounds like new invention.. please send me some..if anything left.. By the way .. what was the review from neighbors.. And Dad's reaction..

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

Dad - This is not to my tastes..of course excess masala makes it bitter. Lots left.. Neighbors...have you ever known any neighbor who is honest enough to tell you on face this is trash...what do you think I am, dust bin?

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@prashu228 (37524)

• India

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 haha...yes neighbours are quite intelligent.. they don't like to hurt our feelings.. especially cooking..lol... But I wonder how can you be so ignorant while adding ..garam masala... seriously you need a.. break..

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Mifth221

@miftha (1621)

• Bekasi, Indonesia

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 I have neighbors like that

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (177898)

• United States

2 Jul 21

I'm sure it wasn't as bad as you think it was. Did the neighbors enjoy it?

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

Good neighbors don't complain. They suffer. LOL

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (177898)

• United States

2 Jul 21

@vandana7

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Faru Mesh

@FaruMesh (3508)

• India

2 Jul 21

@LindaOHio yes her neighbours enjoyed seeing the faces who ate her biriyani

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Jlyn

@Jlyn10 (11965)

• Malaysia

2 Jul 21

Seems like you need to take cooking lessons again.

You must have got a lot on your mind lately. What's happened? You should relax more.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

I am trying to cook all I can and all I could before ending up in old age home where I cannot eat as per my whims and will. But tragedies don't seem to stop.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

@Jlyn10 Hugs. They seem to have already. Dad said it was not so bad...just that rice was al dente...and it could have been cooked some more.

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Jlyn

@Jlyn10 (11965)

• Malaysia

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 Aaww, you poor thing. Why do you need to think so far ahead? You are still so young. Sorry about all the tragedies that you have to face. Hope they will all go away and leave you in peace.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471271)

• Switzerland

2 Jul 21

Too much masala makes it dark and bitter. It happens to miss something. When I am tired I would renounce to make dinner.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

I am literally crying. I never failed with this one before.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

@LadyDuck You mean to say I am not the only one who has such experiences? Blink...wow. Hope you are not saying it to console me.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471271)

• Switzerland

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 Do not cry, it happens, I failed a dish that I never missed the day I had guests.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76851)

• Germany

2 Jul 21

I have not tried biryani but I heard it is delicious. Sometimes I don’t like what I cook, too. Don’t cry. Next time you will make it right again.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

It is...really delicious. Thank you Thelma. I hope I will have the courage to make it again.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

@thelme55 You too. Hugs.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76851)

• Germany

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 You are welcome. Have a nice weekend.

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66583)

• India

2 Jul 21

Haha I'm sure neighbors didn't said any kind words after having the black biryani

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

So no news is not a good news? Grrr...sad...crying..howling...snot...

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

@Butterfingers Seriously...I agree with you.

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66583)

• India

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 haha I think you should order food for your dad from swiggy or Zomato. That will be cheaper

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much2say

@much2say (55512)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Jul 21

Well, I hope your neighbors enjoyed it. If I make something that turns out bad, I just throw it away - I am sure the trash would accept it

. But was it really that bad??

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

3 Jul 21

It took a while to get report card. The neighbor would obviously say everything is nice or fine...that is what I was expecting and that is what I got. My parent had disliked it in the morning but in the evening he said it is good just that in the morning it was still al dente, because of which he did not like it. Hmmm ..I for one felt it was a tad bitter. Just a tad.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

4 Jul 21

@much2say Welcome...to have Biryani at my place...any day. I love making it. Yes, my father is too frank too...he needs to learn moderation.

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much2say

@much2say (55512)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jul 21

@vandana7 A tad bitter does not sound so bad. Interestingly, as I get older, I am actually liking "bitter". Could I try some of your biryani

? Parents will be frank - or at least I will tell you my father has always been brutally honest - if there was anything wrong with his food, he would let us know for sure

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41281)

• Delhi, India

2 Jul 21

It happens when you are thinking something and are not focusing on what you are cooking. My wife many of times forgets to add salt in the dishes and when I ask she has no answer for it.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

I was too focused...I was concentrating too deeply. I only forgot to taste curds upfront. Tomatoes too. Otherwise I would not have prepared it today.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

@sjvg1976 That is serious debacle..LOL

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41281)

• Delhi, India

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 and how did you forget to add cauliflower pieces?

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112770)

• El Paso, Texas

2 Jul 21

Maybe your neighbors liked it?

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

The first report is just in...quite tasty...LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE... at least I know whom not to trust...grrrr

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112770)

• El Paso, Texas

2 Jul 21

But what if they are telling the truth @vandana7 ?

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@prashu228 (37524)

• India

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 haha....see I said... our neighbours don't like to hurt us...lol..

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@DaddyEvil (137257)

• United States

2 Jul 21

Are these the same neighbors you didn't care for?

They're probably thinking, vanny is evil! Let's not bother her again!

I'm glad your househelp is back now. Why didn't you let her do the cooking?

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

Nah..these are good neighbors. I was stupid to tell her to go do something else..grrr You are evil. You should join me in pity party.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

@DaddyEvil If you were here, I would make you eat it, and keep on saying isn't it tasty...isn't it great...so that as a good friend you would not have a heart to deny that. The results would be out the next day. LOL

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@DaddyEvil (137257)

• United States

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 I'm sorry the cooking turned out bad but that's no reason to cry about it. When that happens here, Pretty and I make jokes about feeding it to people we don't like and then throw it away. Nope! You were being compassionate... Someone else needed her and you let her go help them. Again, nope! My job is being your friend... A friend tries to lift another friend's spirits by teasing, making jokes and only in a last resort, offering a shoulder to cry on.

I'm a bit too far to offer a shoulder so am trying the other ways first.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (105851)

• Marion, Ohio

2 Jul 21

Time to go back to bed.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

And wet the pillow?

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (105851)

• Marion, Ohio

2 Jul 21

@vandana7

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Xavier Bage

@franxav (13830)

• India

2 Jul 21

Sorry about the biryani. Next time it will surely be a top shahi dish.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

Sweet of you to say that. I am on off for a week...no cooking. Just teas and coffees.

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

Sweet of you to say that. I am on off for a week...no cooking. Just teas and coffees.

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Rashna Gandhi

@Rashnag (30592)

• Surat, India

2 Jul 21

Sorry to hear.

. It's ok it happens. Try to take it easy

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

@prashu228 Three families...but the third family was not around..they went out so I gave to househelp. Half kilo..equal to three measures...we can barely eat 1 cup.

@prashu228 (37524)

• India

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 wow that's nice...

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@prashu228 (37524)

• India

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 did you cook for two / three families..

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Mifth221

@miftha (1621)

• Bekasi, Indonesia

2 Jul 21

You really need some rest, otherwise your cooking can get burnt, because you're too tired

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

2 Jul 21

I do? I am planning no cooking week.

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Mifth221

@miftha (1621)

• Bekasi, Indonesia

2 Jul 21

@vandana7 Yes. It's good

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snowy

@snowy22315 (180392)

• United States

2 Jul 21

Oh boyyy..one of those days I guess!

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@vandana7 (100223)

• India

3 Jul 21

Yes...one of those unfortunate days...sigh.

Notlilie

@prinzcy (32305)

• Malaysia

3 Jul 21

I'm sure it's not as bad as you think.

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