Welcome to the February 11 Foodie Friday. It's almost Valentine's Day, and I've been thinking about how matters of the heart and mind are bound together--much like combining flour and oil to make a roux.
My mother says that a kitchen is much more than appliances and counter space--it's a laboratory for life. Food is one of man's basic needs. A cook is a philosopher and a scientist--with a nurturing soul. Mother says when we assemble ingredients, be sure to add a positive attitude (and kick your internal critic to the curb). What lessons have you learned in the kitchen? How do you cope when the cookie crumbles? Will you please leave a note and share your favorite life's lessons?
Here are a few things I've learned:
14 Steps to Happier Cooking
If you have a Twitter account, I thought it would be fun to give a shout-out to two or more bloggers who've posted Foodie Friday recipes this week (post the permalink to their blog).
To add Foodie Friday's logo to a post, simply grab the button on the sidebar. This will help everyone navigate to all of the recipes and wonderful blogs who participate each week. If you are new to Foodie Friday and need more info, here's an in-depth TUTORIAL. If you're participating in this week's recipe exchange, please add your recipe and permalink:
14 Steps to Happier Cooking
If you have a Twitter account, I thought it would be fun to give a shout-out to two or more bloggers who've posted Foodie Friday recipes this week (post the permalink to their blog).
To add Foodie Friday's logo to a post, simply grab the button on the sidebar. This will help everyone navigate to all of the recipes and wonderful blogs who participate each week. If you are new to Foodie Friday and need more info, here's an in-depth TUTORIAL. If you're participating in this week's recipe exchange, please add your recipe and permalink:
39 comments:
Hi Michael Lee. Thanks so much for having me today. I have just linked up but I have linked up twice. The first link up is wrong. I am so sorry about that.
I will definitely tweet about a couple of posts too-great idea!
Best wishes always,
Natasha.
Natasha, your first link is so gorgeous, I hope you don't mind if I leave it up. I'll just change the title. OK?
PS The video is wonderful! I love the vlogging you have been doing lately.
Natasha.
xo
THANK YOU! That means so much to me!!!!
xo
Wonderful video! So many simple truths. I also love your mother's kitchen philosophy. I think happiness breeds happiness and it's so important to keep a positive attitude, even when life hands you curve balls.
I love you mother's kitchen philosophy. To me, it's my happy place.
Hi Michael-fun video! The kitchen has taught me that even when baked goods are less than stellar, they're still a hit at the office:@)
Love your mother's philosophy! Cooking or baking is like a free therapy session for me ~ clears my head and really helps my thoughts.
Thanks for always sharing such wonderful ideas!
Pat
Your mom is such a cutie and very wise, it seems.
Thanks so much for hosting..
and Happy Valentine's Day..
xo bj
It is always better when I consciously cook with joy in my heart for the ones I am about to feed. I had a little note in my Dove chocolate once that said to do things with love and I hung it inside my spice cupboard... Great reminder:)
Thanks for hosting.
Hi Michael Lee! Oh, your mama knows best! Love the video and you for hosting this party! I'm not worthy to hook up with you, but hey, here I am! :)
My tip...do not open that oven door when a cakes baking in there. Do not! I repeat - do not do it!! Well, if you want a little cake bird bath go ahead! :)
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Can't wait to check out the sites who have signed up for Foodie Friday! I'm in a cookin' mood.
Wonderful posting.
Have terrific weekend.
Karen
Ladybug Creek
Hi Michelle Lee!
Thank you for hosting this lovely party. I will definitely twitter some of the other link ups!
I am so sorry I accidently posted mine twice, and I apologize. It's the Nutella Lava Cakes if you want to delete one of them off. I didn't see where I could do that myself.
Thank you again...now off to visit some of these great recipes!
Heather @At The Picket Fence
Amazing how easily kitchen advice can be translated to the rest of our lives. Thanks for hosting the link up.
Goodness Michael Lee, I was thrilled you liked my post today.. coming from you it was quite a compliment.
Me on the other hand... spaced out leaving a comment here... Petunia (the St Bernard) got all fussy and off I went. What I was going to say is that the video says what needs to be said. Even the worst disaster in the kitchen teaches lessons and if you serve it to good friends (and have a great take-out place close by) well you can all laugh about it. Your mom was right and the internal critic is your worst enemy... a lead weight on your heart and creativity!
Hello Michael Lee,
I LOVED your video, it was so moving and inspirational!! Thank you so much for putting it together and posting!!
I am off to tweet about it now ( I need to have my older son put the F.F. badge on my post, I use wordpress and I can never figure anything out...but I did link it ...) I am also trying to motivate Oliver to post on your blog soon about his making crab filled raviolis, it was so much fun, perhaps he will do it next week!??
xx
Bunny
Thanks so much for your comments. Your kitchen lessons are wise and heartwarming! I am going to borrow Heather's idea and put a note in my cupboard: "Do things with love." All things, not just cooking. XX00
Greetings and Salutations Michael Lee!!!!!
You know I have long followed you/commented/visited...but this is my first Foodie Friday!
I'm about to leave to go to Italy for a year where I'm going to cook up a storm and wanted to try some pizza here first! I'm finally starting to blog more regularly and promise tons of Italian updates!
Thanks for hosting this wonderful party!
Hugs/blessings,
Lana
Hello! Thank you so much for hosting Foodie Friday! I will definitely be looking around your blog for recipe ideas. I need new refreshing recipes. :) Have a wonderful evening.
Sandra
Not that my cooking is so wonderful, but it's an act of love to do it for the people in my life.
Best,
Susan
I am loving your blog these days -- the video today was terrific! Good lessons for life and for cooking.
Thanks so much for hosting! I'm linking up for the first time with Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs. It looks like there are lots of wonderful recipes here. I look forward to visiting each one and making new friends. Have a great weekend, Candace
Thank you for hosting, Micheal Lee. Your blog is beautiful-my first time visiting-will definitely follow you! I wanted to post the name of my recipe, not just my blog name(#67), so I linked up again at #68. Sorry, maybe I'll get the hang of this soon. blessings, k
When the cookie crumbles, by my own misspoken words or actions, I'm learning to ask for forgiveness asap. When another "crumbles" my world, I try to give them grace as well. Love the metaphor of life and cooking.
Love your 14 Steps! You are so funny and creative. Thanks for letting us all share our food creations each week here!
The Tweets are a great idea Michael Lee, and I love your video! Beautifully put together and great advice!
Happy Friday! LOVE your blog!
Visiting from the hop.
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Love your 14 steps! Happy Friday. Great blog!
I've always believed that the meals you prepare for your family are only as good as the love you put into it...as is life!
Your video is a great way to start a Friday. Enjoy the day everyone!
"A laboratory for life", I like that! I linked up with some chocolate cherry cookies today. Thanks for hosting and have a great weekend.
-Brenda
Oh Michelle, Thanks for sharing your momma's cooking 'advice' with us today. I found it VERY heart warming!!
One of my "I could kick myself over" worst experiences, happened this year in the morning of Christmas day. I got up early to start baking pies. I was baking four different types to take with us that afternoon to the in-laws. I've made at least a hundred pies before. I strove ever so hard to conquer the technique due to wanting to be as good of a cook as my maternal grand mother had been.
But you would have never known that Christmas morning. Bother!! I could NOT get the dough to stick together for anything! I could get it to roll out, but with in 30 seconds of trying to pick it up, it would fall apart like it was a thousand piece puzzle! Ever so frustrating. So with much annoyance (and far more time than I had planned on!)I piece-mealled those crusts together, filled them, and baked them. That is, until the last pie . I didn't have enough crust made up for both the top and bottom of the blueberry pie. So after having piece-mealled the bottom, and filling it, I mixed up some more dough to make the top piece - only to discover my original mistake. There was no little measuring cup out to reuse to measure the water. I had never added the water to the original multi-batch of pie dough. OH MY GOSH!! I could not believe it. And yet, it was such a relief to find out that that was all it had been! Reassuring to know I hadn't totally lost my touch. That top crust came out like a breeze.
From now on I'm likely to measure the water before I do anything else. o;-p
Get you tube on life, loving the cracked eggs and crumbles! Thanks for having all of us over and Happy Valentine's Day.
Great thoughts on the video.. i think my most important lesson, well there are two.. it's not all about me and the second equally important is that it's usually not as big a deal as I make it out to be..
thanks for the party.
Mom knows best! Your mom is absolutely right. Cooking with the heart for one's loved ones is what keeps families together.
I've learned that we do get wiser with age. Too bad we don't believe that when we are youner...lol Hope you have a wonderful Valentines Day, fondly, Roberta
Great post today! yes your mothr is absolutely right...thanks for sharing....Pat H
Great video and post. I just want to know where do you find the time for all the things you fit into your life with only 24 hours in a day, 24/7, 365 days a year. I know! You don't sleep, do you. Love your blogs and the posts. And thanks for all of your wisdom. I always take something away with me when I visit.
I always thought the little oopses in the kitchen were good excuses to eat them!
Thanks so much for hosting. I don't Twitter!
Thanks for hosting! :)
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