Kitchen, a happy place

When it became so normal about being in the kitchen and making food? I remember of young me saying, "a cooking lesson? sounds no fun". Although I have always been a food lover, my passion for cooking came little later, maybe after marriage. While I lived by myself away from my parents in my early 20s, I didn't know so much about cooking. It became serious when we started living in California by missing of Japanese food...I guess. Then, I realize that making food is so reward worthy (?) not sure whether this makes sense but, both fun of making it and eating them are so practical I thought.

The Pudding recipe is from Harumi Kurihara.

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いつからキッチンに立ってご飯を作ることが当たり前になったのか？若い頃は、「お料理教室とかださい」と思ったこともありました。ずっと食べることは好きだったけど、料理への情熱がやってきたのは遅め、結婚後かも。一人暮らしをしていたときもそれほど料理のことは詳しくなかったけれど、カリフォルニアに住んでいたときに、日本食が恋しくて目覚めたんだと思います。それからは、料理ってなんて一石二鳥というか、報われる作業なのかと気づきました。作る楽しさと食べる楽しさの両方が叶うから。

焼きプリンのレシピは栗原はるみさん。