Saturday, May 2, 2009

cookie mechanics

Cookie mechanics

Its not a new science (if you thought it was something sort of quantum mechanics then, its not but its at least something worth noticing)
Well it started off in a baker’s kitchen when I was in New Delhi during my graduation years, I knew a baker and insisted that he allow me to bake a cake for friend’s birthday, after much cajoling he agreed and there I was a novice trying to act like a gourmet baker.

Before I could bake, the oven was already baking some assorted cookies and it was taking ages for them to (you know what.) as he saw my impatience, he said,

“If the cookie is taking time to get prepared, its going to be very crispy and tasty”,

And that is the first law of cookie mechanics.
It requires immense patience to bake something worth relishing later, whether it is in a kitchen or in life,
“But patience is not the only ingredient to bake cookies master baker! You need to be calculative, while giving shapes may be a very swiftly executed process baking is not. When to go fast when to go slow is the magical recipe”.


And after a long wait we had the cookies, which didn’t looked “too” special to me and that’s what I said,” well they don’t seem to be what you were planning”,

Taste the cookie, then give a feedback”

And that is the second law of cookie mechanics.
Don’t judge things on the face value “always”, whether it be a person or a recipe go and test (you cannot taste a person after all until unless you are a cannibal).you deserve to get the best in life but only you can tell what is best for you. so if someone you feel like is worth being a good partner go straight and give him\her a chance.

“ok, I will taste it”, and I did, “but hey how can a cookie with dry fruits into it be salty??”. (but I found it tasty and I am happy that I gave it a chance J )

“You don’t always get what you want but making the most out of it is important”

And that is the third law of cookie mechanics.
While going for a life that is too predictable you get what you have ordered but otherwise wish and supply is not the same, “when I was studying at a baking school I always thought of a partner from the same class or expertise, but my partner never went to college but he is great at things I am not, two left hands don’t make a grip”..

So what is the name of this cookie??”
“Haven’t named yet but what about “Yankee doodle”?? nice name but what does it means???
“hahahaha.. it means a lot to me but as for now, the secret law of my kitchen, you need to know a lot but more importantly you need to know what you should not tell that you know J “.

And one more, “experimenting is good but if you know whats your calling in life give it all you have got, love like there was no tomorrow but to the same person always J”

(more laws yet to be discovered )

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