I must say this in a public arena to free my inner self, GOOD FOOD MAKES ME HAPPY!! There... I said it! I love to eat and feed people!! (as if most people didn't already know this about me HA!) There is something utterly satisfying to me when I know my family, loved ones and I have eaten not only nutritious food but also delicious food. This strokes my womanly pride. I love to dazzle people with yummy food, its my love language! I think I have a Puerto Rican version of Bree Van de Kamp (Desperate House Wives) in me. I do hope a more sane and wholesome version of her though ha ha ha!
I have to say, I've been a bit discouraged about good food since I've been back to the USA. Don't get me wrong, I love me some good Chicago style Pizza, Mexican food, fat burgers and Jibarito sandwiches. Still, I miss so much about the way the Spanish view and enjoy food; Seems so much more to them.
I love how the whole family will eat lunch together smack in the middle of the day. I miss how the smell of home-cooked food would fill my entire apartment building exactly at 2 in the afternoon, it was as if the entire country had stopped to eat together. If you stepped onto my terrace at 10AM, you could almost hear in unison the clinking of the spoons in every corner café. The ritual of eating great food and enjoying the people you love seem to be synonymous in Spain, and it is something I miss on a daily bases in this busy, hectic, and money driven country.
Should Americans or anyone at that, have to pay criminally high prices for good quality food in order to feed their family something wholesome? The media can be quite overwhleming =/
ON A LIGHTER NOTE:
I made muffins tonight using the allrecipes.com recipe. I did alter it a bit! I'll clue you in, though most of these substitutes are pretty knows to most bakers. Hope these fill your home with that comforting warm smell as it did mine! Throw some crushed walnuts in there to change it up, delicious!
