The Editor Cecilia Pinto
A great deal of thought has gone into starting this blog…and then some hesitation, should I, should I not…would I find the time, etc. But on 19th of June this year, which happens to be my mother’s birthday, something in my head & my heart nudged me to take the plunge and when I bounced the idea off my children they unanimously encouraged me to just “go for it”.
So here I am. Have been working on this for the past approximately two months. My elder son Raoul who is a professional photographer admonishes me for not calling him to take the pictures, but with both of us holding full-time corporate jobs, I don’t feel it is practical to do that as I have been taking pictures of my cooking with step-by-step procedures, and cooking according to my convenience which may not be a convenient time for him. My son Rohan, just keeps pushing me to go ahead with fulfilling all my dreams. My daughter Nicole says ‘mama you need to use a better camera’! Well I will, but I find my phone-camera just so convenient… So hope you’ll like the pictures. My two daughters-in-law, Charmaine and Valencia, are encouraging and loving as always. My husband, Rudy has stood by me and supported me in my various ventures and I often end up making him a guinea-pig in my cooking pursuits.
Hope this blog will benefit everyone and I will endeavour to enhance, develop and build it in a meaningful way as I go along.
With best wishes,
Cecilia Pinto
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My Cooking Diaries "CooklikeCecilia.com" 
Well documented. Keep it up. You are truly an inspiration to us.
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Thank you Sheryl for all the encouragement and support.
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You’re indeed a great inspiration Aunty. May you always be enthusiastic and achieve all your dreams…. All the best with your cooking diaries… God bless
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Thank you Cherryl..May God Bless you & your family!
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Congratulations & Good luck on your new venture. Thank you for being an inspiration in my life. God bless
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Thank you Adeline, God bless you!
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This is wonderful Aunty! Admire the way you, your siblings and all of your respective families are celebrating your mother and her life! Congratulations!
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Thank you Darrell, appreciate it.
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Wow, Aunty!!!! All the best!!! I barely began blogging too but nothing on my site is productive like your cooking… mine’s just for timepass reading!! 😉 going to try a few recipes from your blog though!!! Heard a lot about your yummy dishes!!!
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Thank you Cindy..just an amateur at blogging though. Will certainly check out your blog.
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Aunty, that’s a good write up! Your food is definitely amazing and I pray that you come up with more simple recipes for us amateurs to try! God bless…
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Thank you Leann..will surely try and post as many as I can, even if not too simple you can rest assured they will certainly come out good. God bless you!
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Wonderful and Inspiring Initiatiive. Our Blessings Always Congrats.
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Thank you Cedric & Presci
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My best wishes to you dear for all your future plans …I too love Mais Receipes !!!
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Thank you Lorraine, appreciate it!
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Best Wishes to you keep up the good work
Cynthia DSouza
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Thank you Cynthia, appreciate it.
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Hi Cecilia, Didn’t know about the blog until now. Happy for you. All the best – Gaby
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Thank you Gaby, hope you enjoy the recipes!
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Thank you for the blog & keeping Mangalorean culture alive
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Thank you Herrick for going through my blog and taking the time to comment. Appreciate it!
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Cecilia, you are awesome. Sharing your mother’s recipes and even the simplest ones are certainly a help for beginners.
Glad that you started this culinary blog. Wishing you all the best in this endeavour.
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Dear Iona,
Thank you for your kind comments. Over 15 years before starting this culinary blog, I comprised my mother’s recipes in a book “Mai;s Recipes” to share her recipes, whcih has been appreciated and is being used by many all over the world. In case you wish to have a copy it’s available at Mangalore stores Malad Orlem market.The blog I started to share my recipes and experiences. Hope you will visit often and benefit from the available content.
Regards,
Cecilia
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