See what happens when I go back to work? Over ten days since I cooked anything of merit and worth writing about! After my wonderful vacation and the flurry of recipes I made, it had been quick and easy meals for two weeks. Tonight I broke the slump though and made something really tasty. Cream puffs!
This is a dessert I remember fondly from my childhood. My mother made them quite often for dinner parties or church events. This dessert falls into the comfort food category for sure. A fluffy pastry shell filled with sweet vanilla cream and topped with powdered sugar. Yet I had gone my entire adult life having never made nary a puff until today.
Tonight John and I went to a party and were asked to bring something to share. The party was hosted by good friends who had been served several of the appetizers and desserts from my canon of recipes, so I was looking for something new. Not only that, but this party marked the first night that we hired a babysitter to watch the boys since Suki came home. Oh we've had my family watch them plenty of times, but this was a big step for us to introduce a new caretaker to our youngest, which was a little scary and also a reason to celebrate as we've come a long way in our bonding process.
And the cream puffs were delicious. I gave a few to the boys, who all but inhaled them, and then ate two myself before I even got dressed for the party. I put them on a fancy glass dish and carefully held them steady on the drive to our friend's house. Upon arrival, our puffs were added to the sweets table, and I watched them get devoured throughout the night with delight. More than a couple people commented about how much they liked cream puffs, and I beamed just a little.
For me, cooking for my family is supremely satisfying, and now that we have re-entered the world at large after our extended cocooning, sharing with good friends and making new acquaintances over a sweet treat is just what I needed to re-energize my quest to reach out into the world.
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