Joe was out of town for almost 3 weeks and I did what I always do – tested recipes and tried new things. I noticed, though, that without him here it just didn’t have the same meaning. I cook because of the joy it brings others. When I know it’s good that’s one thing. When someone else tries my food or cooks a recipe of mine and thinks it’s good, that’s a whole different situation.
A reader and fellow blogger recently shared that she’d tried my Carrot Cupcakes and she loved them. I can’t tell you what joy that brought me. I’ve always dreamed that someday I’d cook for others – this just made my dream a little closer to being real.
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