Food, food...fabulous food!

“From Blossoms,” by Li-Young Lee, contains this lovely stanza:

“O, to take what we love inside,
to carry within us an orchard, to eat
not only the skin, but the shade,
not only the sugar, but the days, to hold
the fruit in our hands, adore it, then bite into
the round jubilance of peach.”

 

 

....my whole world revolves around food! I cannot find a picture on any place I have traveled to in the world, without the picture showing a plate of food in front of me.

Snoek in Grotto....

Thai noodles & mussels with bubbly....
 

The happiness is because my friend and I found civilisation...and the coffee below...

Need I say more?

I plan family and friend get-togethers around food-themes. We have French evenings: Escargot, fillet with bearnaise sauce, french green beans and creme brule..., we luuurrvvvee Italian evenings with risotto or a new pasta dish. And then there are the Indian dishes: Chickpea korma, basmati and loads of naan....and don't let me get started on my Japanese favorites...sushi, edamami...aaaaahhhh!




And then there was India....



Vegetarian dinners from heaven!

Yes, I do the sweet stuff too :)

Light, healthy and spicy lunches...

Jet-lagged, but ready for a toast...

And breaking bread...

And lunch with friends....

I had to adjust my menu's slightly when I decided to stop eating meat, but I have not missed a step, or a meal as a result. I just became more creative :) So now, the most delicious salad combo's don my table - Rocket, walnuts and nectarines with a gorgonzola dressing; couscous with pine nuts, turkish apricots, mint and yellow pepper; butternut risotto; seafood pasta and beautiful egg dishes feature regularly (my frittata with basil pesto and danish feta is always a winner :)

Cooking and dining with people I love is pure bliss - so I suggested to a few of my girl friends from a past life at Woolies, that we mark our monthly get-togethers with a blog. The Gourmet Goddesses!




http://gourmetgoddesss.blogspot.com/

Check it out...

So after years of therapy and personal exploration, I realise that my language of love is simple....I love through food.

This does not bode well for my dearest, who declared that, after his torn achilles heal incident, he now wants to loose 10kg's....I shudder and lament at the mere thought. At least it is his birthday the weekend and I know what will make his day: My mussels tagliatelle and the buttermilk chocolate cake with ganache.....LOVE!!!