T: Tasty
I so appreciate Elke's appreciations of foods from different countries!
Paradise-on-Earth wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:41 am
N, for Netherlands!
One of the VERY BEST experiences foodwise in Netherlands is, to visit a
Pannekoeken-huis (a restaurant serving Dutch pancakes).
Stamppot - "stamped pot", a mash of potatoes and maybe every imaginable other vegetables, together
It's so fun learning about the existence of dishes I never new existed!
I love the expansion of it
I love the interest in it!
It feels so interesting ~ learning the dishes' names; their ingredients; seeing how they look - I love all the beautiful photos Elke finds and shares which look so enticing and yummy!
And imagining how they could taste and smell too! A fun exercise for the senses with your imagination!
I also enjoy the little tidbits of stories, histories that enrich and give life to these tasty experiences.
I like the inspiration it gives - the sparks of desire it fires off, for things to one day make, or taste,
and the desire to visit these places too!
Today I appreciated the cinnamon almond-milk drink I made myself for the first time. It was unexpectedly delicious! I loved the gentle cinnamonny-ness of it, the gentle sweetness, the cold refreshingness of it. So quenching!
I appreciated all the delicious food I had today.
I appreciated the tasty lettuce that was so fresh, crisp, crunchy and sweet!
I so enjoy a good crisp texture! It's so satisfying!
I so appreciate my mum for making us today's delicious treats!
She takes so much care to make things healthy and nourishing for us - I so appreciate that!
She takes so much care to make things tasty and delicious so we all enjoy everything
She takes so much care to accomodate everyone in the family with their individual tastes and needs - she is so considerate and thoughtful and lovely! I'm so lucky to have her
I so appreciate the time, effort and love she puts into it all
I am appreciating that soon growing season will be starting - probably tomorrow I will start chitting my squash seeds.
I look forward to tasting the new tasty things in store this season.
I look forward to tasting new veggie varieties I've never tasted before.
It feels like eager anticipation!
It feels like curiosity.
It feels like gentle excitement.
I look forward to the smell of baby squash leaves! I love their gentle fuzziness as you rub them when they're just babies, and the beautiful smell they exude! They smell delicious! (don't rub squash leaves when they're older though - they're rough and spikey then
)
I look forward to seeing the big tromboncinos grow
and tasting their gentle sweetness again.
I look forward to watching them go from graceful little small things with yellow flower skirts to swelling to huge sizes in a matter of days. They are so fun to watch!
I look forward to tasting the delicious sweet gem squashes too - so gentle, so soft, so soothing and comforting - so yummy!
I look forward to seeing the interesting shapes and patterns on the squash varieties I've chosen to grow this year. And of course getting to taste them!
I look forward to comparing them side by side and detecting the subtle differences in their flavours.
A lot of fun tastings are ahead
Next letter: Y
good night, have a wonderful time! 
