Monday, June 20, 2005
What does love taste like? Chocolate, I bet....
I belong to a family of foodies. We love to cook, we love to eat. We love to revisit times and places through food. It's pretty funny in the context of the moment, but not as much fun when it's time to be reflective in the dreaded dressing room come swimsuit season.
Take this week for example. I hand carried a huge shopping bag full of See's candy to my family (it's not available on the east coast, except by mail order). One pound for my niece or nephew to be (via his mama), one for my step-father (Father's Day), one half for my fruit cream loving brother-in-law, two and a half pounds as a treat for the abovementioned sister's baby shower.
Poolside with kids, sisters, and mom--Skyline Chili. Mmmmm.....Horrible for you, but oh so yummy and a distant reminder of my Ohio upbringing.
The baby shower. Not just the See's, but favorite desserts for the mommy-to-be, and lovely handmade appetizer and salads (Sarah, I think I may be over my spanoktipita induced carpal tunnel).
Father's day. Homemade bread and carrot cake for my father-in-law. Dinner out with the troops.
At my in-law's house--looking for the pizza place my dh and I loved to go as a dating and newlywed couple.
Still to come: My husband's birthday (homemade cheesecake from my Dad's recipe and the awful prepackaged devil's food donuts we can only (thankfully) find down here!), my daughter's birthday (Mickey Mouse ice cream at Disney, but shh..., it's a surprise for tomorrow, so don't tell her!), and a big family bash at Mom's with what is sure to be lots of lovingly prepared family favorites.
So, is it the food that is so good, or is it the people? Would it taste the same if I weren't eating with my sisters or marveling at my amazing nephews and how they have grown and changed, or delighting in the new baby that is coming to bless our family?
It's not particularly important. I plan on making memories with my mouth for as long as my tastebuds and waistline hold out. And while I can still haul my bones into the kitchen, I want to be making them with my children, and their children, and their children after that.
By the way, my husband is forcing me to add that Entemens' donuts are NOT "awful".
To each his own memories....I'll mull it over a slice of carrot cake and plans to double my exercise when we get home.
Take this week for example. I hand carried a huge shopping bag full of See's candy to my family (it's not available on the east coast, except by mail order). One pound for my niece or nephew to be (via his mama), one for my step-father (Father's Day), one half for my fruit cream loving brother-in-law, two and a half pounds as a treat for the abovementioned sister's baby shower.
Poolside with kids, sisters, and mom--Skyline Chili. Mmmmm.....Horrible for you, but oh so yummy and a distant reminder of my Ohio upbringing.
The baby shower. Not just the See's, but favorite desserts for the mommy-to-be, and lovely handmade appetizer and salads (Sarah, I think I may be over my spanoktipita induced carpal tunnel).
Father's day. Homemade bread and carrot cake for my father-in-law. Dinner out with the troops.
At my in-law's house--looking for the pizza place my dh and I loved to go as a dating and newlywed couple.
Still to come: My husband's birthday (homemade cheesecake from my Dad's recipe and the awful prepackaged devil's food donuts we can only (thankfully) find down here!), my daughter's birthday (Mickey Mouse ice cream at Disney, but shh..., it's a surprise for tomorrow, so don't tell her!), and a big family bash at Mom's with what is sure to be lots of lovingly prepared family favorites.
So, is it the food that is so good, or is it the people? Would it taste the same if I weren't eating with my sisters or marveling at my amazing nephews and how they have grown and changed, or delighting in the new baby that is coming to bless our family?
It's not particularly important. I plan on making memories with my mouth for as long as my tastebuds and waistline hold out. And while I can still haul my bones into the kitchen, I want to be making them with my children, and their children, and their children after that.
By the way, my husband is forcing me to add that Entemens' donuts are NOT "awful".
To each his own memories....I'll mull it over a slice of carrot cake and plans to double my exercise when we get home.
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