I’m having an amazing food week.
When I’m cooking on a regular basis, most weeks are pretty fantastic food-wise. This is not to say that I’m the most incredible cook – though I certainly hold my own in the kitchen. Rather, it’s about the fact that when I cook for myself, I tend to select the foods that bring me the greatest joy or fondest memories, and this week has held a lot of good food memories and rich tastes.
The first, of course, is strawberry season. I said it last year and I’ll say it again: I love everything about them. I love those sweet little red gems. I don’t care that they’re $8/quart at the farmer’s market right now; I will pay it. I can’t walk by a stand, smell the scent of fresh strawberries, and not purchase them. I ate an entire pint on Friday and bought more on Saturday. I’m certain that strawberries are one of nature’s most perfect foods when purchased locally and in season. Tomatoes are up there as well.
When I was growing up, we often had pancake breakfast on Sunday morning. I don’t usually get pancake cravings these days, though since I stopped eating gluten in January, I’ve been craving carbs a lot more. This was the first successful batch of pancakes I’ve ever made – for some reason, pancake batter and I don’t usually get along – and it was nice to feel a Sunday tradition again. Paired with local bacon and topped with apple vanilla bean preserves that the lovely Autumn gave me, this was utterly delicious. Plus, I made enough for leftovers…
This is how you start the week right.
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What foods bring you the most joy?
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I love to bake these days. In fact, it seems to have become one of those Zen tasks that always relaxes me!
Comfort foods. I admit my biggest comfort food is boxed mac and cheese with hot dogs and onions in it.
I ran off and bookmarked that preserve recipe for the fall. I cannot WAIT to can!
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Kat Reply:
May 17th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Baking is SUCH a zen task! I feel that way about any chopping and slicing, too. Nice motions.
I am right there with you on that comfort food.
(Well, except for the no-wheat/no-dairy thing. But otherwise…!)
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You probably love strawberries so much because I craved them when I was pregnant with you. I couldn’t get enough of them! Try finding good ones in PA in February!
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Kat Reply:
May 21st, 2011 at 8:44 pm
That must be it, Mom!! All I know is that whenever summer rolls around, I am ready for them and must eat as many as possible!
I can’t imagine you ever found good ones in PA in February…frozen ones, maybe?
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Hi Kat! Thanks for finding me on Ravelry. I’ve poked around on your blog a bit and am loving it. I also just happen to have the Pet ‘Em Up cookbook checked out from the library, which is where that apple vanilla jam recipe is from! I’m going to post a link to your blog on my sidebar so I can keep up with your beautiful food posts.
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Kat Reply:
May 24th, 2011 at 8:17 am
Hey Trinity – thanks for stopping by and commenting! Meg had mentioned that you’d made Goodale – which I just started – so I looked you up on Ravelry and then was checking out your blog. Happy to connect with another dabbler.
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