I’m Not a Foodie; I’m a Baked Goodie
Enjoying delicious treats, at home and on the road
“If you eat enough of these, you may just turn into one.”
Is what a random person at a friend’s birthday party in college told me as I proceeded to enjoy my third piece of the homemade chocolate & walnut brownies someone’s mom had made.
I think she meant it as an insult. I took it as a challenge.
20+ years later, I still love a freshly baked treat, not just brownies — and not just baked goods, either, as a matter of fact.
And as far as I can tell, I still haven’t turned into one. :)
Baked goods — and sweet treats of any kind— represent home to me.
Growing up in the countryside of Bulgaria, food equaled nourishment, a necessity for life, an everyday requirement. Baked goods, desserts, and sweet treats, on the other hand, meant a celebration, a special occasion, the opposite to the everyday.
For birthdays, name days, and holidays (Christmas, New Year’s, and Easter especially), my mother and aunt would spend hours whisking, beating, mixing, grating, sieving…
