On the evening of Day 3 of the March holidays, Ashwini & Mira were supposed to start swimming lessons at the pool below our unit. But lo and behold, there was rain, thunder and lightning. We postponed the swimming appointment.
Hey, that's OK. Instead, Ashwini & I decided that we'll just spend the evening making pizza.
As this was our first attempt at pizza-making in our brand new oven, great care needed to be exercised. First, it was mummy's job to prepare all the ingredients and of course, Ashwini's to watch over Mira, and occasionally feed herself and Mira with some of the de-boned honey glazed chicken that I was filling up on the plate at the kitchen counter. (Meanwhile, my maid, Priya was helping with opening the can of pineapple chunks, washing of the mushrooms, etc.) When the ready-made pizza dough base was finally spread with pasta sauce, Ashwini and Mira joined me for the fun part: the art of filling the pizza base with an assortment of ingredients - from chicken to onions, to mushrooms to ham to pineapple chunks. Then, there was the last-minute checking of instructions on the temperature setting and tining for pizza-making. All the experience of novice!
The result? Well, we baked TWO yummy pizzas! How's that for a first attempt in rainy weather? Heavenly... (especially when Sreeni helped himself to at least three large slices! He even gave me tips on how to do better. By the way, Sreeni is a cooking genius who doesn't cook unless he must. I was really flattered.)
(Note: On Day 2 of Vacation, Mira's fever hit 40.2 degrees Celsius. I was not amused but she was OK after sometime. Ashwini stayed home too - so that we could all take a break from school! )
Hey, that's OK. Instead, Ashwini & I decided that we'll just spend the evening making pizza.
As this was our first attempt at pizza-making in our brand new oven, great care needed to be exercised. First, it was mummy's job to prepare all the ingredients and of course, Ashwini's to watch over Mira, and occasionally feed herself and Mira with some of the de-boned honey glazed chicken that I was filling up on the plate at the kitchen counter. (Meanwhile, my maid, Priya was helping with opening the can of pineapple chunks, washing of the mushrooms, etc.) When the ready-made pizza dough base was finally spread with pasta sauce, Ashwini and Mira joined me for the fun part: the art of filling the pizza base with an assortment of ingredients - from chicken to onions, to mushrooms to ham to pineapple chunks. Then, there was the last-minute checking of instructions on the temperature setting and tining for pizza-making. All the experience of novice!
The result? Well, we baked TWO yummy pizzas! How's that for a first attempt in rainy weather? Heavenly... (especially when Sreeni helped himself to at least three large slices! He even gave me tips on how to do better. By the way, Sreeni is a cooking genius who doesn't cook unless he must. I was really flattered.)
(Note: On Day 2 of Vacation, Mira's fever hit 40.2 degrees Celsius. I was not amused but she was OK after sometime. Ashwini stayed home too - so that we could all take a break from school! )
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