i was in cooking mood yesterday. my friend gave me a bunch of bell peppers in different colours so i made peperonata served on slices of focaccia bread. my sister gave me a bunch of apples that are not my type of apple (i only eat royal gala apples) so i made them into apple pie filling and served it with french vanilla ice cream for dessert - just the filling and the ice cream.
one realization i had: i don't really care for cooking. i used to cook a lot when the little boy was growing up and when i used to host dinners for the first mr. summerfield whenever he had dinner guests. now i don't like cooking so much, except my daily requirements. although i love love love to eat. but sometimes needs must so this, i'm practicing for next week's thanksgiving dinner when i have to host about a dozen people. ugh!
This looks absolutely yummy! The other sounds delightful as well.
I think after we have cooked for so many years, it becomes more of a burden and pleasure and it is more difficult to cook for only one. Your Thanksgiving comes early!
@grammyn - Canadian thanksgiving comes every second Monday in October. also, i don't mind cooking for myself, it's the tedious task of cooking for other people that i don't enjoy, especially when you have people who have the habit of leaving so much food on the plate and i see my efforts and money going to waste. and it's not because the food isn't good as the others could finish theirs with no problem. or especially when i have to prepare or buy something geared to a person's gustatorial or nutritional allergies. when i go to parties, i eat whatever i put on my plate, as a matter of consideration to the host.
I think after we have cooked for so many years, it becomes more of a burden and pleasure and it is more difficult to cook for only one. Your Thanksgiving comes early!