Yesterday, Lindsey and I gathered to make all sorts of wonderful yet time consuming foods. It was a lot of fun and a lot of work. I made two batches of herbs de Provence pasta and coco granola, while Lindsey made two batches of mozzarella and some cookies. All told, we did about 4 hours worth of cooking and gabbing.
This made me wish that I had a bunch of friends and family a bit closer (Lindsey lives 40 minutes away and gas is getting crazy). It was so nice to have company while making things that require a bit more time and muscle. Women used to regularly gather to get the bigger chores done, and I think that it is sad that we so rarely do that anymore because everything is so much nicer with friends.
Everything’s better with friends:
I too love to do all of those time consuming house-y things! I think it is so wonderful that you and your friend got together to do this! I just love it at big holiday times when my mother and I will spend almost a whole day in the kitchen!
Sammy bunny – I love making big holiday feasts too! The nice thing about yesterday was that there were no time constraints, we weren’t rushing to finish for a 4:00 dinner.
I want some coco granola. How do you make it? It reminds me of this new cerial I have found made by koshi I could add some tosted coconut to it emmmmm good stuff but I have no idea how to make granola.
Fletcher – I highly recommend coco granola. Ever since I pieced together the recipe, it has been the breakfast cereal of choice at my house. I use this recipe for the granola: http://newoldfashionedgal.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/my-new-breakfast-cereal/
and then add coco according to this post: http://newoldfashionedgal.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/everythings-better-with-chocolate/