So how many times a day do we all make mistakes ...
According to me, mistakes in life are good...
Frankly , if we don't make mistakes , how will we know what not to do and frankly, there is a lot we can learn from the mistakes me make ..
I for one suffer from what my friends term "foot in mouth disease" ...
I also suffer from "memory loss" ...
Also from , "pouncing with all my love " Labrador syndrome..
Also,"making an unrepairable mess because of impulsiveness" syndrome...
And most times, promise myself , won't do this again, or then at least try and think before I leap...
But think mistakes make great memories...
How will you remember all the moments in your life , you are bound to forget a few, but your mistakes , you don't really forget, and even if you do , you will be reminded of them ....
So yup I'm OK with my mistakes...
There is always something good that comes out of them..
My mum in fact just yesterday out of the blue, tells me, " it's good to make mistakes,if you don't make them, how will you know which is the right way....
So today I'm going to share with you one of my mistakes....
It was Zeke's best buddy Dhruv's 7th birthday and I promised Radhika his gorgeous mum that I would help with cooking food , for the boys...
So among the white sauce and Arabiatta sauce pasta, hot dogs, sandwiches etc, we decided to make a chocolate fondue for the kids post their food....
And so while we were serving the last of their Scrumptious treats, I asked Radhika, for chocolate and started making my fondue, and as I'm always in a race for some reason, I mixed the chocolate with the cream , and lo ! And behold , it just became a big thick gloop...
Oh! Goodness...
Then I read the wrapper , it said non sweetened cooking chocolate....
And so all the waiting marshmallow's and strawberries had no chocolate fondue...
And I was wishing I had read the wrapper...
"look before you leap" how many times have I heard that before...
But then again if you look where you going to leap, you will just miss what could be a lovely surprise or then a big Shock ...big gooey gloooopy chocolate mess...
Now I was looking at 400 gms of chocolate mixed with cream....
And did not want to waste it , as the chocolate was really fantastic...
So decided to make muffins...
And in my head was hoping that i don't have another disaster..
so this is what I did...
Very very simple actually..
My mum would do this when we were kids add, the same quantity of everything and make us amazing muffins...
So I just applied that...it always worked like magic for her ....
Ingredients
200 gm cream
200 gm unsweetened chocolate
300 gm castor sugar
200 gm eggs
200 gm flour
250 gm butter
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1tsp vanilla essence
Method
Mix the baking powder with the flour...
Whisk the butter and sugar till its really fluffy...
Whisk the eggs with the vanilla essence...
Add the egg mix to the butter sugar mix...
Then add the flour to this batter and mix till its incorporated really well....
Then add the chocolate cream mix...
If you feel the batter is too thick add a teaspoon or so of milk...
Spoon it into very small muffin cases, and bake them in a pre heated oven for 15-18 minutes ,in a oven that was pre heated at 180 degrees...
I wanted to put marshmallow's into the batter but they were swiped by the boys...
So in case at this point you want to add bits of mars bars or, broken pieces of cashew...mix it into the batter..
I'd you adding marshmallows, fill the muffin cup a bit, put tiny pieces of marshmallow and batter on the top, so it does not burn but just gets a little gooey....
Well , I was helped by Radhika, Sharmista and Gauri, in the various stages of these muffins...
So amidst some lovely white wine and much laughter from the kitchen and the boys running amuck through Radhika"s apartment, the muffins were done...
And taken out to be served and frankly warm out of the oven muffins, taste like something else...
Nothing can prepare you for that warm burst of chocolate goodness...
These little Mistakes ,melt in your mouth...
Frankly I was relieved that this worked....
What started as a mistake, just worked out beautifully ....
I ate half a muffin, could not eat more, because was full with the aroma of food and baking the whole day long...
But the three trays of my "mistakes" we're devoured ...
I'm happy, very very happy...
Like I said , I actually love my mistakes...
Some make me laugh..
Some make me cry..
Some make me tear my hair out..
Some make me clap my hands with joy...
Some make me smile
Some make me hopping mad..
Some make me sigh...
Some just make me sit quiet...
Some make me have conversations in my head...
Some I love and will make them again....
So dont judge me but Smile instead....
So here 's presenting, "Little Mistakes" made in a hurry , but with lots of laughter, chatter and a whole lot of love , that's what really matters....
only from , Maria's Kitchen"
Hi Maria!
ReplyDeleteI think it's awesome that you have a blog! :)
Love,
A big, huge fan of yours.
:)
So true. Your Blog on mistakes. My neighbour gave me eggless chocolate chip cookies to die for, in return for the dosas that I gave for her daughter. I asked for the recipie and was was so excited to make it last saturday. In my excitement, i put in double the amount of shortening and ended up with a greasy mess. My cookie dough would go in the oven and then melt into a big puddle and bake itself like that. By the third time i figured out the dough and my cookies were delish when they came out. But the kids said they loved the gooey messy cookies also. It was a mistake made in excitement but kids loved both the gooey cookies and the good ones that came later. So yes in cooking and in life, go ahead and make some mistakes. in kids speak it was one big super duper chaddi blooper of a mistake but an edible one.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great lesson in turning life's little (or big) mistakes into something fabulous! I often see mistakes as stepping stones to something better, God's way of giving us a U turn. I make lots of cooking mistakes mostly because of the same reason as you: impulsiveness, enthusiasm (Labrador syndrome ;), and having a memory like a sieve :) but sometimes those CAN be turned into yummi(er) treats :). As for life, I'm GRATEFUL for a big, giant, mistake I made because it has lead me to the most WONDERFUL life I lead today. Hugs to you Maria. Jamila <3
ReplyDeletePS: Coincidence: I made ras malai and much to my dismay found they were so chewy! So blended them, added some more milk, left over rice and voila! Kheer. :D
ReplyDeleteMaria....Your mistakes maketh you the way you are...the issue embedded here is that we are too tied down in making an impression or not to be assumed by others as a fool or an improper person..once that shuns away and we are not bothered or concerned of..our mistakes become sometimes our silly humour or sometimes lessons that we take with us and move on with an intention of not committing the same again....i have learnt that at 23..and i hope u do too :)
ReplyDeleteat the end of it its clearly our bloody life :) much love, Z!
Dear Dizzy Lizzie,
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Dear Sneha,
You are really cool and know your Kids have a blast with you...
Dear Jamila,
your Big mistake in life makes me smile, because can feel you are more than happy with it...Stay happy...
Dear Z,
Oh my God...Thats why i have always felt that the younger generation knoweth more...
have a blast..and yup my mistake most of them I love ...
....and i love who loves to love their mistakes....hahaha so we are now loveth buddies..:) much love more! Z!
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