Those of us who have multiple happy places consider themselves very fortunate.
Of course my studio tops my list, but a very close 2nd is the kitchen. I've always enjoyed cooking, especially if there is a special reason to do so.
I've been busy this week preparing for out of town company.
A lunch menu: Greek pasta vegetable & feta salad, homemade pita bread with Tzatziki dip, followed by what may or may not be a 'cleansing finish"......... Homemade meringue shells filled with mint ice cream and topped with homemade Chocolate fudge sauce from my cookbook.
I happened to have egg whites left after making hollandaise sauce to coat fresh salmon cooked on the grill....so why waste them? My trusty pastry bag was a kitchen item that didn't make the trip across the country...so a large spoon to form the shell had to do!
I've never made pita bread before.....the shapes got better as I baked each separately. The baking stone was so heavy I was unable to pull the rack out of my 500 degree oven which would have made placement of the rolled out dough more precise. Instead each one was deposited onto the stone with the aid of a rolling pin..... not always successfully. However, the taste along with my homemade Tzatziki dip is super. Hope this makes you all hungry!!