Thanksgiving Dinner

So i had promised myself that i will blog about my experience hosting the Thanksgiving dinner.

Around 12 hours of continuous and passionate cooking - 4 hours on Wednesday night and around 8 hours on Thursday. Loved it. Enjoyed every moment of it. The final menu had around 5 appetizers, 6 entrees and 3 desserts. Hosting people for another 5 hours. Hmm..Awesome and Tiring :).

I think i just am overrating myself, lots of people do this all the time specially our moms and don't brag about it so much. I think i am bragging since i choose to do this , when i don't need to :).

But all this is "Me" - both the passion and bragging... lol...
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This time hosting the dinner was way less stressful than before. I guess this time, i planned some things ahead of time. I was amazed much one could achieve if one planned even a little bit, i only wish we could do this for life. Life seems so much more complicated, but i guess some amount of planning helps.
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Some learning's about me

1. I love cooking

2. I am there... i am just going to get it.. hmm.. not there yet.

Somewhere in me, i am trying to touch my roots. I want to belong to what i grew up with. I want to eat the food my mom cooked. I want to celebrate the festivals she did. I want to share this with my mom and my sister.

2. Perfectionist

I have an insatiate desire to keep doing things to some stage of perfection(which is just sky high and undefined which makes it less measurable). I want perfection in everything in life. I end up doing much more that i can physically/emotionally/mentally handle. There are a lot of people who would be completely satisfied with half of what i do. I am never satisfied. Need to figure out how to fix this or even know whether i need to fix this.

Sometimes.. no I always wonder why i even think of fixing this drive. Why should i not aim for stars? I guess I am scared of the disappointments ... Okay Madhu ... No more pessimism . Whats the worst that can happen.. You will have a new perspective in my life and another experience that will enrich you as a person.
My feet and hands are still aching(just booked a massage to fix these... lol)

2. Options, More Options. So that if one dish does not click the other one will. Failures scare me. Madhu at least protect yourself in cooking.

3. No Madhu, one dish is not enough, oh he does not like it.. Oh i "didnt" forget that she does not eat this.

Be forgetful once in a while

I think my Mom gave me this, who used to cook different things for my dad, my sister and me.

5. Don't plan so much. Just write down everything and finish the damn grocery shopping. Learn to make decisions at the right point of time.
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Mujhe Chaand Chahiye ...