They really instilled a very important ingredient which is sadly missing in most of today’s cooking - that is pure love. No ingredient in the world can compensate for that.
Bernice Pereira Sent from my iPhone > On 24-Mar-2021, at 3:48 PM, Mervyn Maciel <mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Well said, Roland - and I go along with all that you've said. > When I look back on my childhood days,especially our > summer holidays in Goa, I can't forget the mouth-watering > meals our grandmothers would turn out for us with the minimum > of fuss or bother Nothing was too much trouble for them; > in fact, they loved cooking all the dishes, pickles and Goan sweets and > snacks that we so loved and enjoyed. > God bless them all. > It is a shame that we took so much for granted and > didn't appreciate all their hard work done with love and > ungrudgingly. It is also a shame that we never gave cooks > the credit they deserved -always looking down on their > profession which, in my book, is a form of art which deserves > praise and recognition. > I salute all those cooks of yore - grandmas and others > who made sure that our inner man was always well > cared for. > > > Mervyn Maciel