I have been witness to several evolutionary displays of visually pleasing prepared food in my lifetime, from the delicate crustless tea sandwiches, canapes and modest petit fours that were the rage in the 1960’s. Over the period of a few decades and culinary imagination, our food design has become quite the artful endeavor.
The “ooohs” and “aahhes” when someone would bring out a jiggly green molded jello filled with little diced fruit squares, a smell an tastes of yesteryear… thus the evolution of Edible Art…
I was amazed at all of the cakes when watching the recent movie, “Marie Antoinette” all of the cakes were real, edible, beautiful and memorizing. “let them eat cake” she says…. but just don’t go loosing your pretty head over it.
Yummy Little Cakes
Delectable beauties like little sushi all lined up in a row or much like a fondant colored cakes or decorative garnishes creatively carved from a turnip or mango.
My mother and I finally spent a fun day together recently, we had a nice lunch, saw a foodie movie (Julie and Julia) and then for an ice cream…. just like the oldie days. Sometimes the most delectable things in life are those that are just flavored with the sweetness of the company of friends and family. The rewards are instantaneous and memorable, the conversations, laughs and smiles are not to be taken lightly. Much like the light whipped icing, the sweetest part is obvious and the rewards are most fulfilling.
The funny thing about sweets is that when crave it so badly, we go and look for it. Visit the bakery, set forth to recruit the ultimate eclair or even to go as far as to whip up a delightful tray up cupcakes. Sadly, when it comes to the craving of visiting with a friend or close family member the craving is disrupted by other idle commitments like domestic duties, meetings or other peoples schedules.
Savor the flavor I say! Make the sweet of the palette the sweet of the heart. Take it in, relish in the experience of it with all of the goo and gobs of marshmallow fluff and when all is said and done, laugh lots and crave it often.
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Ever wonder what ever happened to the the fun and simple and stress free things in our daily life? I have paid a lot of attention recently to this very thought process as of recent. The free and simple things like passing someone on the street and giving them genuine smile (a total stranger no less)… and to receive a smile back is a gift that not only feels rewarding but is a no cost “feel good” for all grinning parties involved.
We often do not smile or reach out enough to those we encounter in our daily routine.. I wonder why this is? It makes me feel sad to know family, friends and colleagues don’t take that extra effort just for a simple “how do you do”.
Now, I do not want to go driving down “Assuming Road” of taking things for granted… but over the last few weeks I have reached out to several friends with a nice note to say hello, that I was thinking of them. I received a small reply from some indicating that they were so busy and that life is busy — too busy to take a couple hours just to catch up and have a bite to eat and just catch up. I pondered this and found this rather interesting, I have always felt that life was busy, but I love a good spontaneous impromptu meet up.
I had been diligently attempting to get my back room in order - really in order. The chaotic mess of everything is starting to get somewhat suffocating. But I received an invite to do something with a friend I have not seen in quite a while… and as much as I could have thought toggle on the decision - I said Yes! let’s do it. Yeah yeah yeah… I know that the backroom will still be in disarray and there are a ton of emails that I have not yet responded to, but that was OK. The backroom and administrative schtuff will always be there, but the invitation to connect with a friend may not pass by again in a looong while.
We hooked up and had a great time catching up and laughing, it was great. The time flew by and it proved to be fantastic.
Time flies by, people grow older, kids get taller, communication gets smaller and calendars get filled. I wonder often when this all transformed, when we all weren’t so busy and life was ’simpler’. I do not suspect that my blog or article will change all that, but perhaps those reading may also contemplate the “just do it” attitude and you too may wonder why it might be a fun mindset that can become a regular scheduled program in your agenda!
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