Stay safe and keep cooking with Parveen The Spice Queen
It is said that in time of adversity people come together and, personally, I think that’s exactly what has happened in the last few weeks. On the surface of it, it seems like there is so much that we are not allowed to do, but if we look at things from a different perspective, there is still so much we can do – not so much for ourselves, but to help others.
Perhaps, like me, people realise that we are all in the same boat, regardless of colour, creed, background social status or religion. So, a common theme bonds us as the human race.
In a few short weeks, normal life seems unrecognisable with less traffic on the roads, all of us being encouraged to work from home and, of course, there is social distancing and isolation.
Personally, I find the isolation with my family quite bearable but this social distancing, OMG, I just cannot get used to it. The first thing I tend to do when I meet someone is go straight in for a hug and nearly always a kiss on the cheek for my friends. However, we all have to adhere to the rules now and as my young nephew reminded me: “Auntie, we now all have to be six metres apart”.
I think he got confused and mixed up six feet with two metres and came up with keeping six metres apart!..Bless him.
On a positive note, isolating with one’s families may have done some good. Many people seem to be cooking at home now and to some people this is a new thing. It may very well be a new thing, but I think its definitely a good thing. So I wanted to help in some small way and share some recipes with you. Give them a go please let me know how you get one.