It was a Hard Week for me this week. Several things piled up, but the trigger was someone mistakenly convincing us it had been 6 months since we lost Dad (it’s been 5, half a year just hit different, but also thinking I didn’t remember exactly how long it has been).
Anyway, dinner catch-up:
Pasta night yesterday: Burrata and corn ravioi (TJs) for mom, fettucine aglio olio e peperoncino plus shrimp for us, homemade rosemary onion focaccia for all
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Parsi feast: Mutton Dhansak, caramelized onion rice, kababs, papad, onion salad, and a rare treat: fried dried bombil / Bombay Duck – the stinkiest of foods in existence (durian’s got nothing on this 
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Dad favorites: Chutney bheja fry (offal) with fresh pao (dinner rolls), plus kababs from his favorite place
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Laksa (doctored heavily starting from a packet)
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Chicken wings alla diavola with farfalle and broccoli soup (mom had “desi” pasta)
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Masoor (brown lentil) Biryani with onion raita and jowar (sorghum) papad
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