Some faces make me happy...
My day is brightened when I see these faces. A muffin just got baked somewhere, warm and fuzzy..when I catch a glimpse of these faces!
The person sipping coffee at the table across, a face in the audience, a collegue, a senior, a junior, a passerby in the familiar corridors. That's how it all begins. It began...for me. A person sipping coffee...breeds a strange sense of familiarity and need. My eyes scan the many tables for that one face. There comes a time when the simplest gesture is exchanged- a smile. A smile that brings an undefined joy. A face in the audience..yes. The only face that was composed yet smiling. The same face seen in the corridors, the face is that of a senior.... Calm and composed as we cross and beaming after I cross the person. A chocolate walnut cake just got baked....
Temporary...the faces maybe temporary. We move away...they move away. I search...a day, a week..and a new face appears-the muffins..!
Today a Chocolate Walnut cake got baked somewhere for sure....!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Inspiration:Nigela
Generosity is a good word, and generous helpings of oft avoided foods sounds like heaven. At the thought and sight of it my stomach has a pleading smile and my face betrays my longing.
I was flicking through the T.V channnel's the other day(like when one really needs to 'get a life'), twice over already. Finally, I decided to watch Nigela Lawson's show. A neat lady who evidently has the passion to cook and savour what she cooks. And every bit of her accent sounds like chocolate truffle (bizzare eh?!). Sandwich. She was preparing sandwich that day. Yes, as simple as a sandwich..and I was mesmerised!
The whole grain bread-fresh and sunny, the black currant jam-dark and tangy, and the homemade cream cheese-rich and well...creamy!
Okay, I had to bite into this sandwich! The show over, I check my kitchen for possible ingredients that at least 'look' like what Nigela had used. So down comes the plum jam, the lid tight over it from a long period of not being opened. umm...I'm not much of a jam person, but anyway , next..yeah there you are, the plain cheese spread and finally the whole grain bread (woohoo! somethings the same..ditto).
So here we are, all the ingredients in front of me..and a delightful dish we are ready to prepare!( a dialogue rambling on in my head).
I slop on a generous quantity of cheese spread on the bread, not in a neat way but just a lot of it on every inch of the bread. Then the plum jam (mmm..smells good, right out of he farms), with the butter knife I spread it over the slice. One slice comes on top of the other and the sandwich is ready! The dialogue is still on in my head..trying to let chocolate truffle emanate through my words!
And there you go...mmm, this is really good. Almost sinful. Savour..mmm, happy...savour. Get a life?? No, go make yourself a generous sandwhich!
I felt the bliss of eating 'generous' that day. Liberating. Awesome!
By the way, just in case, don't try my cheese spread and plum jam recipe. And if you do think of trying it, do it after watching Nigela's show..it'll taste better!!
I was flicking through the T.V channnel's the other day(like when one really needs to 'get a life'), twice over already. Finally, I decided to watch Nigela Lawson's show. A neat lady who evidently has the passion to cook and savour what she cooks. And every bit of her accent sounds like chocolate truffle (bizzare eh?!). Sandwich. She was preparing sandwich that day. Yes, as simple as a sandwich..and I was mesmerised!
The whole grain bread-fresh and sunny, the black currant jam-dark and tangy, and the homemade cream cheese-rich and well...creamy!
Okay, I had to bite into this sandwich! The show over, I check my kitchen for possible ingredients that at least 'look' like what Nigela had used. So down comes the plum jam, the lid tight over it from a long period of not being opened. umm...I'm not much of a jam person, but anyway , next..yeah there you are, the plain cheese spread and finally the whole grain bread (woohoo! somethings the same..ditto).
So here we are, all the ingredients in front of me..and a delightful dish we are ready to prepare!( a dialogue rambling on in my head).
I slop on a generous quantity of cheese spread on the bread, not in a neat way but just a lot of it on every inch of the bread. Then the plum jam (mmm..smells good, right out of he farms), with the butter knife I spread it over the slice. One slice comes on top of the other and the sandwich is ready! The dialogue is still on in my head..trying to let chocolate truffle emanate through my words!
And there you go...mmm, this is really good. Almost sinful. Savour..mmm, happy...savour. Get a life?? No, go make yourself a generous sandwhich!
I felt the bliss of eating 'generous' that day. Liberating. Awesome!
By the way, just in case, don't try my cheese spread and plum jam recipe. And if you do think of trying it, do it after watching Nigela's show..it'll taste better!!
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