Okay I think I’ve done it. At seven months since my last post, I’ve broken the record of the longest time between blog entries in the history of blogging! It seems rather appropriate since personal blogs seem to be becoming historical relics in and of themselves. No matter. I’m back. And I come bearing excuses for my absence. First of all I’m lazy. Second of all, I’ve been working pretty much straight for the last 8 months which is kind of an anomaly for me and has left me with little free time to blog (I’m lazy, remember?) And third of all, the main reason why I’ve been lacking in time is Shefali and I went and had ourselves a little dumpling! That is, we had a baby girl almost three months ago. Her name is Kaya. And to judge by her size at birth and and her prodigious growth these past few months, my girl is an eater! Ok, it’s been all breast milk thus far, but we’ve been eating the same variety of delicious food so hopefully it’s all filtering through mom’s boobs and into Kaya’s stomach so that when she does start eating solid food, she’ll be well primed to eat good tings! I must say, it’s true all those clichés about the life altering aspects of having a child. I have never loved anyone like I love my daughter. She is the best thing I’ve ever had a hand in creating (and I really didn’t have to do that much). But one of the things I’m most excited about is introducing her to the world of food, cooking for her and of course eating with her. For now, please enjoy a few photos of our dumpling. As a new dad, I can’t resist.
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- Kaya dumpling. One day old and all wrapped up and ready to go home.
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- Kaya dumpling does her best impression of a burrito.
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- A week old and Kaya dumpling is already getting big
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- Kaya does her best impression of the Pope flashing a “westside” gang sign while also summoning the waiter, “Eh, garcon!”
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- Kaya’s first dim sum with her Mama and Yeye. She slept through it.
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- Kaya’s first Chinese takeout.
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- Kaya’s first taste of smell of roasted brussel sprouts in a tahini sauce. Delish!
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- Kaya’s first (and definitely not last) meal at Tanoreen. She slept thought it.
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- Kaya’s first hamachi special sushi plate. She slept through it.
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- Kaya’s first pastrami reuben at Tom’s Diner. She fussed through it.
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- Kaya’s first hipster food festival with special musical guests, Hall and Oates!!! the food fest? M’eh. Hall and Oates? Awesome. She slept through them.
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- Kaya’s first amazing wedding reception. Our friend’s James and Christine didn’t mess around for their reception. Tthe appetizers consisted of among other things, a pasta station where they made fresh mussels and pasta to order and passed around whole lamb chops as finger food. Stupendous! Kaya awoke to the smell of lamb.
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- Kaya’s first filet minon. Again James and Christine did me proud with the food at their wedding. It was top notch. Kaya was awake but let me eat. God, I love her.
