foodie time
hello my sweet sea slugs (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡
today felt so full… in the coziest way ♡
i finally started meal prepping again and i made sooo much yummy food (≧◡≦) ☆ it’s so messy though and i need to do a ton a dishes, it feels like my kitchen turned into one of those episodes of hell’s kitchen… last week, i made marry me chicken and tortilla soup. now for this week, i made tortellini italian sausage soup and broccoli and beef with rice. they smell so savory and rich ♡ and the soups are all so creamy too! i’m so excited knowing i have little containers of happiness waiting for me all week (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) ♡
but you can’t meal prep without a little sweet treat to end the day… right? (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
so i made chocolate chip cookies… and somehow… they ended up flat (｡•́︿•̀｡) like… really flat… but still yummy ♡ flat but lovable… just like me sometimes (￣▽￣*)ゞ i’m not the best baker yet, but i really want to get better… slowly, gently, one batch at a time ☆
lately, i feel like i can’t stop dreaming about food…
not just eating it… but making it… creating little moments out of it ♡ it’s been so fun cooking and baking
i remember one time i made the cutest little bento box for work because i was forced to come in on a saturday… only to get bumped out (｡•́︿•̀｡) but somehow, packing that cuteeee meal made everything feel a little better… like i was taking care of myself in the smallest way ♡
and there was a day i made soot sprite brownies to watch Spirited Away… i remembered it was raining outside, everything felt so warm and quiet (｡˘︶˘｡)♡ it’s one of those memories that feels like it’s wrapped in a blanket…
then there was my attempt at those cookie cat cookies from Steven Universe…
…we don’t talk about that one (￣▽￣*)ゞ
so i made apple cookies instead to make up for it ♡ and now i really want to recreate them in the fall, maybe with a cozy night watching Fantastic Mr. Fox… doesn’t that sound like a dream? (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
and one of my favorite memories…
making snowskin mooncakes for my family for the lunar new year ♡ it took me almost six hours… carefully shaping each one, filling them with custard, trying not to mess them up (≧ω≦) it was so hard… but so fun… and so worth it ☆
there’s something about making food for people you love that feels like a quiet kind of magic…
like you’re giving them a piece of your time, your care, your heart ♡
recently, i also found this really cute asian inspired cookie book,♡ i want to try making everything in it…
wouldn’t it be so fun if i worked in a bakery someday? or even had a tiny little farm stand in jeffersonville… selling soft baked treats and sweet little things and especially sharing to the world, treats inspired by my own culture (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) ♡
and… a small little update…
i finally bought the sticker machine i’ve been wanting ♡
it’s on a payment plan… but i don’t mind… i’m just so excited to start creating again (｡•ᴗ•｡)☆
little by little… dream by dream ♡!