Just reflecting on all the cooking i have done in the past 12 hours or so.Time check is 2am Nigerian time and i lie completely exhausted on my bed.
I go through this every time i am about to attend a conference, workshop or training that takes me away from my family of seven and a husband who is very particular about his food.As a career scientist attending such meetings is imperative but takes a backseat to my family as such to balance things out i always do marathon cooking and at the end my freezer is stocked with an assortment of meals enough to feed an army for weeks.
This time around i really did it and even my fussy husband had to admit it.i cooked chicken stew,egusi soup,banga soup,vegetable soup,curry sauce,fried rice,stewed snails,stewed gizzard,isi-ewu,nkwobi and fresh fish pepper soup all a minimum of three bowls each.Anyone who understands Nigerian cuisine will appreciate that this is quite a feat.
So i wonder if other female scientists with families go through this ritual if yes, we certainly make better cooks.
Obioma Agokei.
