This week the boys started to daycare for the school year, and I imagined myself anxiously puttering through the house for endless hours wondering how the boys were faring. Of course, I have been ridiculously busy, the week full of errands and projects, and the boys are having a blast playing with the other kids. So today I finally got around to one of the recipes that I wanted to try, which is Lekatane, or watermelon, jam.
Let me just say that this jam was fabulous! I made my first batch in my pajamas before I even finished my first cup of coffee. See, that's the kind of schedule I put myself on this week. Make jam, go to Costco, make pickles, go to the store, make another batch of delicious jam, stew tomatoes, Hi 5 open house, make bread, and on and on. These are in fact all the things I did today. I was so busy I hardly had a chance to enjoy this sinfully sweet jam with a touch of ginger and a tart finish. I kept sneaking into the fridge for a quick bite between dusting the house and checking my email. All I really wanted to do today was make jam!
I don't know that I am going to learn anything or impart anything to my family if I don't slow down and take the time to enjoy cooking like I absolutely love cooking. Even after I made the jam, I thought, damn, now I have to find time to write about it. And I was really looking forward to writing about it when I started this blog last week! I'm not going to connect to a global community if I'm disconnected from my process at the most basic level. So tomorrow I'm going for a do-over. I'm going to make another recipe. I'm not sure which one. Whatever inspires me. And I'm going to take my time and enjoy the work and enjoy the eating. And that is all that I have planned. For now.
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