We all grow up thinking that our mothers and grandmothers were the best cooks in the world. Except that for me, it's actually true! I come from a long line of very accomplished cooks and while I can't say for sure that I have inherited the cooking genes or the ingenuity of whipping up culinary masterpieces on a daily basis, what I have inherited, are recipes to some of the most delectable food you can ever hope to eat. Some of my earliest memories are of me sitting on the kitchen counter, watching my mother or grandmother cooking and asking them to let me stir something or just smell whatever was cooking. Regardless of the common notion, that cooking is nothing more than an annoying chore that stresses people out, I find it to be calming and relaxing- the kitchen can be a happy place.
Food is something that involves all five senses. You look, you touch, you take in the aroma before you take that first bite, and after that you hear a happy voice in you head telling you how good it tastes.. And then you smile. So you never really just EAT something.. it's always so much more... Close your eyes, shut out the noise.. Take a bar of chocolate and eat it. Slowly. Like it was the only thing you had to do. Enjoy it, savor it..don't count the calories... take the time to really delve into the chocolate.. all of it... Sure, money can buy happiness.. When was the last time you bought chocolate and didn't feel happy after eating it?
I believe it's important to take things as they come. Live a little. Enjoy each day and every experience. Try new things, travel, check out a new cuisine, breathe and take in every moment, open a really good bottle of wine, have some gourmet chocolate or just some cookies and milk... A sip of happiness with some fine wine, little chocolate colored bites of heaven, having a home-cooked meal, the aroma of coffee first thing every morning or sharing a bowl of chocolate covered strawberries...
My food blog is about simple pleasures...It's a melange of recipes, food memories, experiments, experiences, the passion that comes with all of it and some random thoughts in between... So take out your aprons and cookbooks, bring out the knives and put on your chef's hats... Break an egg... Or, just kiss the chef and it'll make your day!
