Blog Post 5.28.23
5/28/23
One of my favorite food memories…
WELCOME! DO YOU LOVE FOOD? AS IN, REALLY LOVE IT? DO YOU WAKE UP THINKING ABOUT YOUR MEALS FOR THE DAY? WELL, I DO. I'VE HAD A LOVE AFFAIR WITH FOOD SINCE I WAS A YOUNG GIRL. SO, AFTER MANY YEARS OF COOKING ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I WENT TO CULINARY SCHOOL AND BECAME A CHEF AT 40 YEARS OLD. BUT THAT'S THE SAME AGE THAT JULIA CHILD STARTED HER CULINARY CAREER. I'VE ALWAYS FELT COMFORTED BY THAT FACT.
SO, WHAT'S MY BLOG ABOUT? IT'S ABOUT FOOD, COOKING, THE KITCHEN, SHOPPING FOR FOOD, AND SOME BITS AND PIECES OF NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, SO YOU MIGHT BE INSPIRED TO EAT A LITTLE HEALTHIER ALONG THE WAY. I WANT TO SHARE MY STORIES ABOUT MY FAVORITE FOOD MEMORIES, DISASTERS IN THE KITCHEN (YES, THEY HAPPEN, EVEN TO THE BEST OF US), AND OF COURSE, RECIPES.
ONE OF MY FIRST FOOD MEMORIES IS AROUND A PERFECT PIECE OF CHOCOLATE CAKE AND ICE-COLD MILK. I WAS PROBABLY AROUND 10 OR 12 YEARS OLD; MY SIBLINGS AND I WOULD GO ALONG WITH MY MOM, WHO USED TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING FOR HER GREAT-AUNT (WHO WAS MY GREAT-GREAT AUNT). SHE LIVED IN A VERY SIMPLE AND SMALL HOUSE WITH ONLY PARTIAL ELECTRICITY (It WAS The EARLY 1970'S AND IT HADN'T BEEN FULLY UPDATED). HER KITCHEN WAS SMALL, AND I REMEMBER A BASIC STOVE/OVEN COMBINATION ALONG WITH ONE OF THOSE CLASSIC ROUNDED-TOP REFRIGERATORS. WE WENT TO VISIT HER ONE DAY, AND SHE MADE THE PERFECT DOUBLE-LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING. SHE SERVED IT TO US WITH AN ICE-COLD GLASS OF MILK, WHICH WAS DELIVERED BY AN OLD-FASHIONED MILKMAN. TO THIS DAY, I CAN STILL TASTE THAT CAKE IN MY MIND, AND I'VE NEVER HAD ONE LIKE IT. IT WAS PERFECTLY MOIST, AND THE MILK WAS ICE COLD. AS A CHEF, I THINK BACK TO THE HOW. HOW DID SHE MAKE SUCH A GREAT CAKE WITH SO LITTLE TO WORK WITH. SHE DIDN'T HAVE A KITCHENAID LIKE MOST OF US DO, NOR A FANCY CONVECTION OVEN.
THAT PIECE OF CAKE HAS INSPIRED ME MANY TIMES OVER. FOOD DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FANCY TO BE MEMORABLE. IF YOU COOK WITH LOVE AND CARE, IT WILL SHOW.
TILL NEXT TIME FRIENDS,
JODI