the apron which maketh the woman…

“If more of us valued food, cheer and song above hoarded  gold, it would be a merrier world.” – J. R. R. Tolkien

Up until now I have been apronless. Not through choice. Just circumstance. It seems like a minor issue. But for my baking clothes it is not.

Turmeric stains. Paprika is not kind to white and just because coconut oil is white, doesn’t mean it doesn’t leave its mark.

So on the weekend I came across my apron paramour. Love at first sight you could say. I’m obsessed with fifties/retro style and this little number suited to a T.

They say the apron maketh the woman. So here’s hoping this apron is the martha stewart of the gf/sf cooking world.

When I donned it yesterday it made me smile and think of a few zany cooking quotes I thought I’d share.

“I don’t exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked?” Jessica Savitch

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” – Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

“Laughter is brightest where food is best.” – anonymous

“If we’re not willing to settle for junk living, we  certainly shouldn’t settle for junk food.” – Sally Edwards

How can you not be smiling when wearing an apron like this? Will definitely make my baking Sunday brighter.

“Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek.  Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good.” – Alice May Brock

“If junk food is the devil, then a sweet orange is as scripture.” – Audrey Foris

Happy sunday

x

J

Entering the kitchen with abandon..

‘Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all’  – Julia Child

It’s safe to say I’ve been a busy girl. Just yesterday I baked a batch of peanut butter quinoa cookies, citrus ginger muffins, an orange chia cake and some raspberry/orange muffins.

All basically to test recipe modifications out and also to stock the kitchen with goodies for morning tea for the week.

But also because I couldn’t keep the smile off my face the entire time.

The best part always for me is two-fold. Seeing the final result come out of the oven and the faces of people when they eat it. I don’t actually eat a huge amount of what I bake. Just a sample here and there. It’s mainly to hear and see the delight of others.

So as I ponder the next experiment I thought I’d share some of my favourite cooking quotes. They really convey just how wonderful I feel baking in this gf, sf, lf world. The happiness that flows when there is nothing but ingredients spread across the bench, a spoon in my hand and the oven glowing in the background.

For the love of baking and food……

 

‘There is no love sincerer than the love of food’ – George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish writer

‘Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained’ – Maurice de Vlaminck

‘The best seasoning to food is the love you put in it.’ – Anonymous

‘The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.’  ― Julia Child

‘Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.’ ― Julia Child

‘…no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.’ ―  Julia Child

and who better to sum it up then this fellow…

“C is for cookie, it’s good enough for me; oh cookie cookie cookie starts with C.” – Cookie Monster, Sesame Street

ah cookie monster a man after my own heart 🙂

x

J