Mmmm....

I love amazing food. I completely love it. it's probably one of my favorite things in life, the sensation of taste.. think about it! how often do you just eat to fill your stomach or kill time? now, how often do you actually enjoy your food?.. really really enjoy it and appreciate it for everything its is -sticky, gooey, sweet, savory, creamy, crunchy, flaky, smooth, hot, delicious... Mmmmmm..

I make a point of enjoying whatever it is I'm eating everyday. I just love food that much. Even if it's just bread and cheese, or fish eyes or banana split or leg of lamb or chocolate cheese cake or roast chicken or anything in the world.. just love it.

anyway, now that you know my opinion on food.. i will get to the point.......

I woke up this morning thinking about pancakes. Not just any pancakes. Perfect pancakes... Pancakes with my simplified cheesecake filling (I love raw cheese cake so much that i have a cream cheese recipe that requires no cooking but is exactly like cheesecake batter.. SO easy but it's a secret. sorry.).. cooked fruit filling (or topping in this case), melted milk chocolate (fondue) whipped cream and crushed cashews.. and maybe even ice cream! (I truely, deeply believe that anything in the world can be improved significantly by simply adding ice cream and drizzled chocolate.. seriously, try it sometime).. I was determined to have those pancakes today. But, of course the day ended up being pretty hectic.. first day back to work after an incredibly long easter break, mom travelling and a bunch of little things every friggin minute (yea, it was one of those days).. So, after 6 pots of amazing coffee, a canceled flight, a criminal record check and a near crash on icy roads, I could finally, finally start thinking about those pancakes.

I went over to my best friend's house in the evening, I had bought a pancake mix that requires no egg (usually, I make my own batter, but in a community of 180ish, small luxuries like eggs are not always available at your convenience) and brought it there earlier in the day, while she was out.. anyway, i barged into her kitchen (which is also mostly mine sometimes because i use it so often) and started making pancakes. I mixed the batter, adding cinnamon and sugar to try to mask the store-bought-ness of it.. but.. it was.. i dunno.........off......... for some reason, it didnt taste right, and i asked L (my friend, whose name i'll keep confidential) to try it.. she tasted it and said the same thing. I was like.. 'Fuck. no pancakes today? :( '.. then we asked our old friend (who is in town for work) to try and he said it was fine....... ok........ so i put it in the pan and just hoped it would be better cooked. It was. Thank god. thank freakin' god.

Mmmm but that was just the begining.. we had some frozen berries and a brand new slap chop to experiment with.. i like to keep things relatively simple, so after having my fun with the incredibly frustrating Slap Chop!.. i just put the berries in a saucepan with some sugar.. so simple, so amazing.

Mmmmmmmm and then my cream cheese filling.. sorry.. no recipe details :P naah naaah nah naaah naaaaah!.. But i will say that mixing cream cheese and milk requires a whisk for best presentation. If you just use a fork it looks kind of cottage cheese-y.. i didnt really care, so i left it that way at first... then L had to make some stupid vagina comment and i had to whisk it. I just had to.

The best part (besides eating it) was plating it.. Imagine two whole wheat pancakes with a BIG spoonful of cream cheese icing, cooked, warm berry filling and hot drizzled chocolate.. I wish i had my camera with me (I never think to bring it places).. oh! it's mouthwatering just picturing it back.. Mmmmmmmmmm.... **que long, awkward food porn fantasy***

yum.. it was yum.


The moral of this, ladies and gentlemen is....... Enjoy the hell out of your food. It's amazing and delicious and it pretty much keeps you alive.. need anymore convincing?