Geeta Maini was born in Kenya and lived in Kisumu and Nairobi as a
child. She learned to cook at the side of her mother, Pushpa Bhasin,
with her sister and brothers often sharing in the lessons.
In Canada as a busy young mother, Geeta continued to explore the
culinary arts. She became a superb hostess, a student of many ethnic
cuisines and eventually a teacher offering lessons of her own.
Today she travels often between Canada, Nairobi and India, continuing
to enhance her repertoire, explore and infuse her recipes with the
flavours and colours she loves.
Some Testimonials from Geeta's clients:
Hi Geeta!
Paul and I want you to know that the feedback from yesterday’s
adventure in Indian cuisine has been unanimously positive. We were
pleased to see that everyone seemed to be quite engaged in the process
of preparation and they certainly enjoyed the resultant feast. You kept
balance very well in the midst of the 3 groups, their demands,
questions and possible inadequacies in the kitchen realm. I’d
recommend such an experience to any group of friends who have a passion
for good food under the tutelage of a pleasant and knowledgeable
instructor.
Tasha’s presence and oversight was also very welcome and Leticia was a
godsend. I’ll never have another party without posting someone to the
plight of being the eternal dish-washer (for the evening). Were you
aware that even Vipan made his rounds taste-testing the various dishes
and making suggestions for adjustments, etc. – all very much
appreciated ?! You make a great team!
Paul and I are looking forward to having you and Vipan over for a
quieter evening on our own and we’ll let you relax for a change.
Thank you again for the lovely, well-managed day, Geeta.
Warm regards – Arlene
I DISCOVERED YOUR COOKBOOK .. AN AFFAIR WITH INDIAN COOKING
Dear Geeta,
I would like to give you positive feedback about your marvelous cookbook!!
I bought a copy of your cookbook at Le Chef Complet.
An Affair with Indian Cooking has inspired me to produce a feast for my
family!! Thanks to your tasty recipes… my family and I… enjoyed
some of your cooking sensations. While making your TASTY-TASTY
recipes, I joyfully snipped fresh herbs from our garden such as mint,
green/ red hot peppers and cilantro. Throughout my cooking time and
beyond, our kitchen smelt wonderfully spectacular!! My husband
and teenaged son were sniffing the delicious air that came from the
various fragrant smells and so was I!!
My older cat who loves food … was equally sniffing the delicious air!!
After our meal last night, my husband kept thanking me for the ‘great
meal’ and my teenaged son was remarkably content after eating a feast,
as a result of your cookbook.
I enjoyed the overall cooking process and shall continue to do, so with
many of your other recipes. My husband eagerly helped me
with various recipes, which gave us the opportunity, to have ‘fun’
cooking together!!
Your cookbook also inspired my husband and I to discover India Town
Food Centre in Mississauaga. Our first trip to this quaint grocery
store was for the purchase of Gram Flour, last week. And then this
week-end, we returned again to get other ingredients which I needed for
some of your recipes.
While I currently reside in Burlington; I grew up in a mutli-cultural
part of Montreal. While my childhood neighbourhood was ‘not’ by any
means an upper crust part of town; I grew up with the riches of being
exposed to international cuisine. In our neighbourhood, appetizing
smells, colourful blends and enchanting flavours from around the world
were the very riches that I grew up with. This later inspired me to
venture into cooking sensations; from different parts of our planet.
This is why I was so very glad to discover your cookbook, as it
inspired me to successfully try new dishes.
While my father was a chef, he never cooked at home. My mother cooked
for the sake of eating. It is only after I moved away from home,
for a teaching position, that I discovered the joys of cooking. Your
cookbook, has added to my lifetime joy OF COOKING!! THANK
YOU KINDLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH GEETA FOR CREATING AN AFFAIR WITH INDIAN COOKING. It
is a cookbook that is visually pleasing; well explained and the end
results of your recipes are incredibly DELICIOUS!!
Sincerely, Lenna
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