Food, glorious food!

Just lately, I have been obsessed with food for some reason...it started a few weeks ago when we visited our friends the Ramundos in London and Nick made the most delicious appetizer with some crusty Portugese bread, fresh basil leaves, olive oil, sea salt, tomatoes and bocconcini cheese. Oh heavens, it was wonderful...I have made it myself a few times since and am hooked on the stuff.

Now bocconcini has a permanent place in my fridge...I throw it in salads, on sandwiches, everywhere...look out everyone who comes to my house, you'll be served it!

Then there is baking.

I don't love cooking, but baking is fun when I have the time...I think it's more to do with the art of it and appeals to my creativity. Now, granted, baking is a challenge in my house because I work with a mixmaster that is going on 40 years old and belonged to my grandmother - there really aren't 12 different speeds anymore on the poor thing...more like 3 with various sounds of protest as you move up to the whipping settings.

However, I still manage to whip up my favourite chocolate meringue torte on that mixer and, believe me, that is one delicious creation.

And last night, it was moon cakes. It was Bryanna's turn to provide treats for the end of year class party and she has been begging for moon cakes for months. Mind you, I had no idea I would be making 4 and 1/2 DOZEN of them last night before my yoga class, but despite the insanity of the kitchen for a period of time, we managed.

As I slid a final tray of the cakes in the oven, I bit my lip so as not to laugh as I listened to the dynamic duo discuss my culinary skills...

B: "Mom is the BEST!"

C: "She is the perfect mom!" long pause...

...."well, her COOKING skills are perfect."

Hmm. ;-)