Fud passion, and the lack thereof

[madbaker]

On the brighter side, we had a very nice short-notice dinner with gormflaith last night. We made Icelandic chicken with a fresh hippy chicken, house-cured bacon, and sage from the yard. She brought us two fresh baguettes and a nice bottle of wine we split with dinner. Good conversation, food, and hanging out.

The ostensible reason for dinner was me gifting her a huge bag of baking books that I'm not using. I also lent her my baking trough - the last time I used it was last year's W-AT War, and that was mainly as a demo.

It was tough to admit to myself what I've known for some time: that baking is not what I'm passionate about right now. Or for the last 5+ years. But this way the books can be used by someone who will appreciate them instead of taking up pointless space here. The trough is only a loan, though; I like it too much to give it away, but she can use it as long as she's interested in baking so that it's of use rather than a shelf-filler here.

ysabella_dolfin said something that resonated: "Any time you want to do something hard... people always say the most important component is passion. Passion is like lust, a blinding desire that must be quenched."

What gets me excited right now? Charcuterie, as is blindingly obvious. That I'm not alone in it makes it even more fun.

Comments

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Do you still bite the ends of fresh loaves, or do you need to update your LJ bio? "I bite the ends of smoked flitches"...?

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I still make bread, and the heel end has been my favorite part since I was a kid. It's just not my main focus these days.

[ysabella-dolfin.livejournal.com]

Amen brother!

[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

Gormflaith and I met up to cook yesterday, and she told me about the really great Icelandic chicken. She also said that she'd failed to remember the promised lardo, if you two don't connect before the end of the month, can I take it to her? I promise on the smallest amount of portage fees. ::snicker::

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan!

And I am fully converted to hippy chickens...

[gormflaith.livejournal.com]

head & feet.
Drat, there goes the budget ;-)
Thank you again for the generous gift and loan.
I was seriously bummed when I got home and realized I'd left the lardo.:-(

Re: And I am fully converted to hippy chickens...

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

It'll make its way to you.