recently

joy in the kitchen

recently I have been cooking more. I call these blissful moments in the kitchen "my Martha days". I am not the biggest fan of Martha Stewart but it has a good ring to it; plus it gives me the versatility of doing crafts, gardening or cooking because we all know that Martha can do anything.

Martha Days usually begin with a cup of coffee and a cookbook. I sit down and thumb through the pages, looking for a recipe that is doable but challenging. Then I grab my backpack and walk to the store- buy all the necessary ingredients and focus on enjoying the urban pleasure of walking to the store. Once I return, the music gets turned up, the chef's apron goes on and pure joy comes into my heart. It is almost as if God meets me in the kitchen. That might sound odd but I know God to be a creator, a lover of the deliciousness of life and patient beyond patient.

Recently these days have been a form of Sabbath, a resting into myself, my food and the ways around me. I feel very thankful for these moments and for the times when edible creations feed more than my hunger.