I believe I may have posted about it before, but I suppose repeat posts are bound to happen - and may also tell my trends in what adds to my happiness. I've always known I love traveling but posting in this blog has just reinforced that idea over and over again.
So.. cooking. I love cooking - and I recently started developing my own recipes. Of course, they are inspired by other recipes, but I'm developing them for myself since I have allergies and food restrictions.
So today on the menu I had a cheeseless pesto chicken wrap. I made the pesto by roasting pine nuts, adding them to basil and parsley with olive oil and lemon juice and mixing them together in a food processor. When it came out I questioned the amount I had so I ended up also making a garlic aioli. Unfortunately I misread the aioli proportions - there is a large difference between a tablespoon and a teaspoon - and ended up making more of a sauce which I combined with the pesto.
In the wraps I put sun dried tomatoes, sautéed green peppers and caramelized onions with grilled chicken. On others I used mozzarella cheese and I think they came out fantastic - served with sweet potato fries and the garlic aioli sauce...
We had a group of five and there is something truly wonderful about sharing a meal with people, so we all ate together and shared laughter and friendship.
I had made a dark chocolate and a milk chocolate mousse and layered with berries for dessert so when we all finished our main meal we moved our desserts to "the sitting room" and just continued in our good conversation.
I think I love cooking because it opens up a time to offer a time of community bonding. I love trying new things and seeing how the ingredients work together. I love the conversation that takes place over meals and I just enjoy all the benefits that come with cooking.
Todays opportunity to cook was truly a blessing for which I am immensely grateful.
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