There is a topic that has, until now, been neglected on this blog. It is a topic that is so dear to our hearts that I can hardly believe that neither of us has written about it. A topic that we spend many hours talking about, thinking about, researching, planning for, and enjoying with deep and heartfelt satisfaction every day.
Things that you put in your mouth - things that make you go mmmm.
(Get your minds out of the gutter, I am talking about food and drink, you naughty people!)
Bean and I are obssessed with food and drink, in all its many aspects - quality, quantity, combinations, sources, cost, and of course taste. I can forsee hours of happy blogging on this topic alone.
And we are perfectly matched domestically when it comes to food. It’s very simple: I love to cook; we both love to eat my cooking; and Bean doesn’t mind doing the washing up. (That’s not to say that she doesn’t cook and I don’t wash up - we both dabble in each other’s domains with usually very good results, but there is definitely a division of labour that works very well for both of us.) It’s true what they say about food and hearts - I am sure that there has been more than one occasion when a spectacular meal has convinced Bean to stick it out through some of my less likeable moments.
Even better, our tastes are remarkably similar. The only major sticking point is garlic – I love it, but Bean can’t stand it. Sadly, I have had to accept a greatly reduced amount of garlic in my diet. It is that or forgo kissing, and really, that is not a meaningful choice. She is amazingly sensitive to it – there have been times when I haven’t even noticed that that sandwich I had for lunch had a smidgen of garlic in the roast vegies, and I have got in the car at the end of the day only to have her groan and frantically wind down the window. It’s very sad, but a small note in the symphony of joy that food and drink brings into our lives.
There is so much to talk about that I don’t know where to start. A treatise on home-grown vegies? A musing on the joys of wine bought by the mixed dozen? An earnest sermon on our efforts to eat more sustainably? A homage to home-made desserts? A description of the superiority of organic fruit? Tales of my adventures in home-made staples such as pasta, jam, yoghurt and bread? Instructions on how to make the perfect cup of tea? Links to our favourite food blogs? All these topics and more will be explored under this new category, dear reader. Enjoy!
