Well, big bad one is done, actually finished the comps about 2 weeks, back! I was really, really relieved. Don't know much about this business, but most people tend to wait for the exam phase to be done, before they get to the dissertation stage, in my case, being that I have worked in the field (sic), this was ends to the means. Which actually means, contrary to some, I believe the worst is over - stay tuned... This shall be proved in all of 6 weeks.
The agony is the work phase, well here is the deal, the dissertation is very practical and passion driven but as I learnt from none other than my dear mother, to get something you sometimes have to give. So the give for me was the trade-off between a job that worked, motivated and in general was one that I went to and left happy to my current job. This one supplements the school expenses and works around the school schedule but comes with WJM. Somedays, I so want to through coffee on his face, but instead I use him to ratify my decisions and choices.
It is very, very, very important for me to be me - this means able to laugh and live with my children, accept (cannot solve the pains that Ma and Bapi go through) and savor the other aspects of my life - in that order. Someday, I might want to reverse things, but changes are possibly that is just what his mom and dad did to make him such a terrible and miserable human being....
Oh well, so what about food, today was really simple but sweet -misti tasting good, but with shorcuts.
Bideshi Kalakand
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Makes 20 - 1 inch pieces
Ingredients
1 large can evaporated milk
1 small carton ricotta cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon powdered cardamom seeds
2-3 tablespoons ghee, plus additional for greasing
3 tablespoons coarsely powdered pistachios
Method of Preparation
1. Mix the evaporated milk, ricotta, sugar, cardamom and ghee in a microwave safe container.
2. Place in the microwave for 5 minutes.
3. In the meantime, grease a 1-2 inch deep square microwave casserole.
4. Remove mix very well and pour into the microwave safe casserole and microwave for 10 more minutes. You should see a fairly firm but moist product by now.
5. Remove and set aside for 5 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with pistachios, cut into squares and serve when cool.
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The one thing I remember from my comp days is listening to the same song over and over again for more than a month and piles of pizza boxes under the table. I cannot imagine how you find time for your family, cooking and blogging in addition to a job and the PhD program. Kudos to you - feel good about yourself. And, you'll make your dad proud.
Well, in some cases it helps and in some cases it hinders...
Well, I proceed at a really slow albeit steady pace, and honestly some of this business helps me from the incessant nagging that is Bapi...
Kalakand...who cud possibly resist this lovely dessert...
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