Ma’s Curry!

 

Peace and Blessings be with you.

Last week and Saturday I convinced myself that i needed to go and visit my mom because I needed to take pictures of the first cooking lesson she would be giving, which is a long time overdue. I say convince because firstly i wanted to advertise the incredible skill of this incredible lady, but also because i knew that at the end of it all there would be a delicious lamb curry!

The beautiful Lamb.

At around this point in time i need to thank Anne for driving the process! Over the past ten years I have lost count of how many people my Ma has cooked for! From Belarus , Montreal , Basel , Finland to Oslo, London, New York and Kuala Lampur my Ma has entertained and served up a meal of legendary note to friends and family, and those friends who now consider themselves family after having spent time at her dinner table. 

Taking note.

My first attempt at cooking a curry was at the home of a friend I was staying at in Basel, where, lacking a proper recipe, I proceeded to cook by smell, trying for the life of me to recall my fond memories of lurking in the kitchen, lifting the pot lid and getting my fingers spanked for picking!

Anne grating the tomatoes.

Besides being a damn fine cook, Ma is very chilled out, open minded and fun to be around. I have a good photographer friend from Basel who says she is famous there because he’s told everyone about her food!

When i used to work as a production manager there were many crews who felt that their time in Cape Town was not complete without one of her Kingklip Curries! Which incidentally is the other dish she helped make that afternoon.

Mrs. Phaldielah Booley.

So everyone except myself of course, as I was taking pictures, was put to work, cutting, chopping, grating and of course, tasting!

The proof of the curry is in the tasting.

Last but in no way least, what we’ve all been waiting for, the curry arrived, and everyone sat down to eat, salivating and grinning from ear to ear.

Lamb Curry A'la Ma.

So if you happen to find yourself in the Cape Town area, or planning a trip to Cape Town, and would like a lesson, or a delicious meal, you know where to come to! If you are having a small event and require that special meal, you also know where to come to!

All this talk about curry has left me hungry!

Salaam.

Yasser

Beauty, time, reflection, oh …. and beans.

Peace and blessings be with you.

It is easy to jump over ones passion in the race for the rent, the debit orders and all the other obligations we have to fulfill. I find with myself the distraction that comes with this mad dash makes it hard to see the wood for the tree, or the light for the image.

Rebecca's Orchid.

The unfolding of such an exquisite flower is something that has been designed and placed into the seed, its germination, growth, blossoming and death is recorded for it in its genetic code. It has become a prevailing attitude that this is our one shot life, so do , take, say, live however you want to, without consequence to the next person. It has also become a prevailing understanding that through the actions of human beings, our life support system ie nature is dire straights along with the future of our children.

Freezing time.

One thing that we may be running out of with regards to our environment is, well you guessed already. Calendars, appointments, meetings and schedules. Corporate thinking has invaded our lives, well actually we invited it in, offered it a cup of tea and a fat slice of chocolate cake, as long as it can give us our piece of the pie. The watch was a gift, from a Tunisian man in Edinburgh who had recently undergone a successful liver transplant. He no longer had need of his watch, interesting how it was  no importance to him anymore.

The bathroom floor after a shower.

The light reflects off the small puddles that collect on the floor. Pretty.

                                                                                 Baked Beans.

And now to end off, with a can of beans “but what does it all mean Brain?” .

Salaam.

Yasser

First Successful event at 6DCA!

Peace and Blessings be with you.

Gary Hirson speaking at 6DCA.

A good evening was had by all who attended the first talk hosted by 6DCA last week and Tuesday. We were most pleasantly surprised by the turnout, which seemed to number  30 people! Thank you to all the people who came out to join us! 

Paying attention to Gary's journey.

Gary took us on a journey to the far east and many other places that was powered by the belief in his dreams, and a stubborn adherence to his values. One of the messages that I personally took from his talk was that fear weighs kilograms, but regrets weighs tons! At a critical point in his life he gave up a job that would see him take the position of director, with health benefits car allowance and all the trappings of a corporate position to pursue his dream of becoming a photographer. He now writes and shoots for local and international travel magazines!

The audience.

The people who attended came from many different backgrounds, and found out about the talk from surprising sources. 

Viewing the work of the Iliso Labantu collective.

On the night we also presented for sale the collected works of Iliso Labantu (the eyes of the people), a collective that promotes and supports township-based photographers.

We are excited to present out next event : “the menu and the movie”

on Wednesday , 23 December at 1900 at our studio. 194 Victoria road Woodstock, where we will be screening a movie for free, and selling food, which in this instance is Fish (either snoek or hake) grilled on the coals with grilled veggies and savory rice. So for all those interested in chilling out, watching a movie, and then having a wonderful meal, please join us!

It  is not absolutely necessary, but would be appreciated if you could let us know if you’re attending so we can make appropriate arrangements regarding numbers:)

Salaam

Yasser