Crinkles for Stress

I always believed that one should not cook when feeling down.  When I did, my senses were not working - I could not smell what I was cooking, I could not tell if the dish was good or not. It was just so wrong for me. But lately, there's been so many events that I could not help getting stressed. With all the wedding preparations and work (plus my dear grandfather died last week just after my grandmother's death anniversary), I just could not relax.


A few days ago, my team mates plus some good friends surprised me with an envelope for my grandfather. I was so touched that I felt the blood go up my whole face. So I thought, why not use all those jitters and hand-mix a heavy batter? After all, they've kind of been missing my baking.

I have not made these cookies in a while so I forgot that the batter has to be chilled for at least four hours.
On day 2, I finally shaped the cookies and rolled them into that soft powdery sugar.

*My trusty camera was not charged up, so I had to make do with my mobile phone's camera.

Off to the oven, and hopefully, all the uneasiness had been baked too.

I love seeing those cracks and taking a peak at the soft chewy center underneath that somewhat crusty outside.

Here's to baking away!

Finally!

Say hello to Iris.

Thank goodness we have good coffee

or I would have died by now.

The key is consistency.

Found this from an old blog:

Missed Out.

July 22nd, 2006 by i-am-seaunem

Lately I’ve been too fed up with work and pressure. I felt too responsible for others and lost something for myself - happiness; satisfaction; self-fulfillment.

Anyway, a good friend reminded me something:

Most of us miss out on life’s big prizes…

The Pulitzer.

The Nobel.

Oscars.

Tonys.

Grammys.

But we are all eligible for life’s small pleasures…

A pat on the back.

A good word.

A hug.

A full moon.

A glorious sunset.

An empty parking space.

A great meal.

A good joke.

A hot soup.

A cold drink.

An ice cream.

A thank you.

So I shouldn’t really fret about missing life’s grand rewards.. we must enjoy its tiny delights, because there’s plenty for all of us.

I think it’s just a matter of going back to basics.

Will do my best to post more.