Although I'm seldom afraid to try most culinary styles, ethnic dishes or challenges, my passion for cooking lays in just a few areas. Two specifically - Asian and baking.
Preparing traditional Asian dishes (Non-Americanized) brings back pleasant and culturally rich memories of living on islands along the Pacific rim in my younger days.
And if you want to see my eyes light up with enthusiasm, let's talk baking! Not just all baking though. I don't do cakes or cookies. I don't know why not, but they don't interest me. (If you see me answering any questions in a thread about cakes, take it with caution! ) But pies, bread, biscuits and quick breads are, to me, a real joy!!! I will bound out of bed early in the morning just to get some scones in the oven by the time the coffee pot is finished.
I nearly always have a bowl of mixed fresh fruit in the center of my dinning table, but when select pieces begin to turn, they will often end up in some turnover, quick bread or tart.
Dealing with recent health challenges I spend a lot of time at home, and it has effectively destroyed many physical activities I had planned for retirement, so cooking, and more specifically the kind I mentioned above, has allowed me a creative outlet and focused interest that I need to keep from going stir-crazy!!!
What are your specific joys of interest and why?
Preparing traditional Asian dishes (Non-Americanized) brings back pleasant and culturally rich memories of living on islands along the Pacific rim in my younger days.
And if you want to see my eyes light up with enthusiasm, let's talk baking! Not just all baking though. I don't do cakes or cookies. I don't know why not, but they don't interest me. (If you see me answering any questions in a thread about cakes, take it with caution! ) But pies, bread, biscuits and quick breads are, to me, a real joy!!! I will bound out of bed early in the morning just to get some scones in the oven by the time the coffee pot is finished.
I nearly always have a bowl of mixed fresh fruit in the center of my dinning table, but when select pieces begin to turn, they will often end up in some turnover, quick bread or tart.
Dealing with recent health challenges I spend a lot of time at home, and it has effectively destroyed many physical activities I had planned for retirement, so cooking, and more specifically the kind I mentioned above, has allowed me a creative outlet and focused interest that I need to keep from going stir-crazy!!!
What are your specific joys of interest and why?