"What I love about cooking is that after a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if you melt butter and add flour and then hot stock, it will get thick! It's a sure thing. It's a sure thing in a world where nothing is sure: it has a mathematical certainty in a world where those of us who long for some kind of certainty are forced to settle for crossword puzzles."
Nora Ephron
Food calms us, as does cooking in my book.
ReplyDeleteCooking is definitely my stress reliever.
DeleteI miss cooking
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you do Kim. Big hugs.
DeleteCooking is something I do without really thinking so it is a mind clearer most of the time for me.
ReplyDeleteSame here. After a long day I enjoy relaxing while making dinner.
DeleteNow I want something with gravy, lots of it. I've been really trying to cook more this month as it seems the one place in my life I have some semblance of control.
ReplyDeleteRight? It is my time to relax and destress after work.
DeleteI cook nearly every day. Once in a while I tell Mark he's on his own. Baking bread relaxes me.
ReplyDeleteI cook every day too and I really enjoy it. Baking bread or making pasta is also so relaxing.
DeleteSo true!
ReplyDeleteNot sauce or gravy, but right now I have banana bread going in the oven.
Any time I cook or bake, it relaxes me. YUM on the banana bread. I know you house smelled wonderful when you made it.
DeleteHi Lori~ I'm so sorry that it's taken so long for me to comment! I love this quote! Yes, nothing better than a delicious white sauce,. I just had a poached egg on toast, and that sauce would have been delicious on it! Mari - I just made 5 loafs of banana bread this afternoon - and my house still smells soo good! Hug, Barb
ReplyDeleteHi Barb. Cooking and baking is one of my favorite things to do. I love the smell of bread baking. I hope you're doing well!
DeleteCan't agree more!
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DeleteI don't much care for cooking anymore but there's nothing like a plate of comfort food.
ReplyDeleteYes, comfort food, especially this time of year.
DeleteDidn't she then throw it in her cheating husband's face?
ReplyDeleteNot sure.
DeleteNot Bossy here! I love this, it is spot on!
ReplyDeleteIt is for those of use that love to cook and enjoy the fruits of our labors.
DeleteI could say the same thing for a 3pm alarm on my phone. It's usually a reminder to pull a bottle of red from the fridge and set it on the counter so it can gradually come up to its proper temperature for dinner.
ReplyDeleteI can see that as relaxing too. Hope things are going well.
DeleteNothing like cooking a good meal. I find it comforting and love the results.
ReplyDeleteExactly. That is why I started cooking after leaving home at 18 and moving 1200 miles away. I missed the food.
DeleteThe Nora Ephron quote is incredibly relatable because there is something grounding about the "math" of a good roux, especially when everything else feels chaotic.
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Hello! Your space here has helped me love cooking more, my friend. Thank you for that.
ReplyDeleteHi Billie Jo! I am happy to hear that.
Deleteit sounds like a poem. I remember reading many recipes that start with the instructions to make a roux. When I finally figured out how to make one, the success and aroma was almost emotional for me.
ReplyDeleteIt does. A lot of cooking is a science and so it is fascinating sometimes to see what can happen if you add just a few ingredients together and they bring the best out of each other.
DeleteI LOOOVE and own that movie. Tim and I have seen it many, many times. I also love when she's on the kitchen floor with a melt down. All good.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good one.
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