135. My 2nd year of cooking with Kurma – Part 3

Part 3 – Getting Organized Under the supervision of the pancha-tattva, we started our cooking session. It starts with going through the menu, followed by the introduction of the vegetables and spices. If you are up to the challenge, try taking a nibble on that chili there. I forgot the name and where Kurma got it [...]

134. My 2nd year of cooking with Kurma – Part 2

Part 2 – Introduction Finally the day of the 1st cooking class for 2009 arrived. I woke up at 3am to ensure that I attended the mangal aroti at the temple. I knew Kurma prabhu would be there as well and I haven’t seen him over a year now. I was nervous. Would everything go [...]

133. My 2nd year of cooking with Kurma – Part 1

Part 1 – The Kitchen I was wondering if this would happen again. Last year, I had the privilege of inviting Kurma prabhu over to conduct a cooking class. Although, it was a grand experience, I was not happy with my personal performance. For a start, the venue I arranged for him was ok. It [...]

132. Mayapur Kitchen

Wow ! Its been a while since I last wrote something interesting here. I had been away on work for a while and only just got back. I was wondering what I would share with you. This weekend was great with Friday being the Sri Narasimha Chaturdasi festivities at the temple. I have taken some [...]