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I have a total weakness for bread. This morning I told myself that I should try to be gluten-free until dinnertime, and then I’ll allow myself some bread or pasta or something of the sort; but, then I remembered I had a big basket of bagels sitting on the kitchen table and there went that resolution! I texted Kev yesterday that we need a get a lock box that only he knows the code to so I can put all my food temptations in it during the day while he’s at work. Seriously, how is it humanly possible to be in the same room as a basket of bagels and not indulge??
I don’t make fresh bread nearly enough and my guess is that you don’t either. We really do have it so easy, being able to go to the store and buy whatever we need, but sometimes I think we’re missing out. I often wish I lived in the pioneer days, or even the days before convenience food became a thing. Everything was so much more fresh, and meals were enjoyed much more, because it took a huge amount of love and care and effort to prepare them.
Can you imagine coming home from school or work everyday to the smell of freshly baked bread? Maybe a pie sitting on the windowsill or some fresh-squeezed lemonade in the icebox? It seems like such an ideal lifestyle in my mind, but then again, we have conveniences that people in that day would have killed for. This week while I’ve been cooking I’ve been trying to slow down and enjoy the process more. So often I find myself trying to rush the process and take for granted the beautiful ingredients and food I get to create!
Netflix has a new documentary right now called Cooked that I highly recommend checking out if you want to take a step back and learn how our cooking processes have evolved. It’s only 4 episodes long and covers all the basic elements of cooking: Fire, water, air, and earth. It’s very enlightening and the cinematography is so well done.
Take some time for yourself this week. If you love to cook but feel like you just don’t have the time, carve out a few minutes to try a new recipe. Enjoy the process rather than just speeding straight to the result. The best part is, when you slow down and love your ingredients, it turns into a one-of-a-kind homemade dish that tastes so much better because it was you who put so much love and labor into every step.
Bon Appetit!
Bacon Pimiento Cheese Skillet Bread
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I have a weakness for bread, but specifically bagels! Seriously, I would kill to be a teenager again, have the metabolism of an infant and eat my weight in bagels! LOVE these, girl! Rosemary and garlic IN bagels?! YAHHHSS! These look dangerously delicious! Cheers and thanks for sharing the YUM!
Seriously, right?? Bagels for days would be my motto if they didn’t reappear around my waist! Lol!
I’ve actually never made my own bagels before and this has definitely given me some inspiration. Thanks!
Awesome! They seemed a little intimidating to me as well, but they’re actually quite simple and so scrumptious!