Food, for thought

[badseed1980]

I was just reading the Pioneer Woman's cooking blog. I do this a lot. Every day, in fact. I was looking at a recipe for braised short ribs that I NEED to make sometime soon. Her MO is to take you step by step through the cooking process with photos, interpersed with narrative instructions and little comments. One of her little comments was this:

I’m in love with this world. Just look at what it provides us: root vegetables from the ground. Fragrant herbs from the fertile soil. Meat, to nourish our bones. Wine, to nourish everything else.
I’m not quite sure where the pancetta fits in yet, but I’ll get back with you on that.

That just made me smile. Thought it might do the same for anyone else out there for whom food is a spiritual experience. :)

Comments

[miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com]

:-)

(Pancetta's practically bacon, and that makes it de facto holy.)

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed!

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

There's only one thing in the world that smells like bacon, and that's BACON!
BACON!

[cuddlycthulhu.livejournal.com]

Pioneer Woman is AWESOME. The worst response we've had to one of her recipes has been "Eh, it's ok."

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yup. Most of her stuff is once-in-a-while treat territory for me because of the sheer amount of fat she uses, but it's always yummy.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Loved her comment---this is a beautiful world, and it offers so many delicious, sensual gifts. It's like a victory to be alive and able to fully experience it.

[bakuwaki.livejournal.com]

I make those braised short ribs at least twice during winter. They are downright fabulous. And, in Pioneer Woman style, I just swap ingredients around for what I have (bacon/fatback/pancetta/shallots/onion/scapes...) One of my favorite things to do on a lazy afternoon is to just scroll through recent posts of yummy.