I recently saw the movie Julie and Julia. Apart from the awesome talent of Meryl Streep I was instantly drawn to the film and its simple message of love cooking, love husband, love life! I recently spent some time off work convalescing from some not so major surgery and was able to reconnect with the joyfulness and creativity of cooking. Not the kind of cooking where it's 8pm on a Tuesday night and you've been at work for too many high powered hours. But the kind of cooking where there is time to savour all the colour, smells and sounds involved in making a meal. Some favourites; frying fennel seeds in hot oil and watching them bump into each other like little dodgem cars. Stewing rhubarb with the addition of a cinnamon stick and cardamon pods until it turns into pink fragrant goop. Chopping bunches of mint, parsley and coriander and waiting for their powerful aroma to fill the kitchen. Domestic bliss indeed!
No comments:
Post a Comment