of no party n flans ..

.. ..... after all that excitement the lunch party tomorrow is not going to happen.......... :( .. im pretty bumbed out but its understandable my bestfriends one year old son came down with fever and he is really cranky and the only person he wants is his mom so lunch had to be cancelled ........ and just how timely lol .. after i was done walking all day looking for ingredients and after finally finding eveything - and on my way home i got the text message .. just my luck here .. so here i am with a bunch of ingredients lol .. when i got home i was way too tired to do anything and not having her over just got me a little down so i took a nap

........- and when i woke up guess what i did??? Heh i cooked! some people do retail therapy i do cooking therapy and boy was i happy ... i used my favorite cockery - i dont know im passionate about cooking and put so much love into it kinda like when i am passionate about someone lol .. i know i know im odd but anyways ... ..

i made a dessert this time round Vanilla & Lime Flan - a Mexican recipe i saw on the Food Network... i think the beauty of this dessert is the fresh vanilla bean pod (pic right there <--) they are use in the recipe by slicing the middle of it and taking the beans out slowly ...... it was sheer joy for me becos of the smell of the vanilla - i am thinking of growing a vanilla tree at my place ummm it would make the whole house smell so nice ... anyways having those vanilla beans mix together with the lime it smells l heavenly - it infuses together to give out this very unique aroma ..... and who can overlook the caramel - sugar turning into caramel - watchin the color change from white to brown - its so tantalizing .. the whole breaking the eggs mixng the milk together gives me a kind of high ... i have to admit i was really happy when i made it .. Recipe calls for it to be put in the fridge overnight so thats what i am doing but my mom was so insistent on eating it when it cooled lol .. i told her no one touches my flan until tomorrow .. she wasnt too thrilled .. i should have a sign on my flan -' wait for the tomorrow - you eat it now you pay' ..... hee hee.. so i guess it wasnt all that bad..

i talked to my bestfriend too asked her how her son was doing - so we are still getting together next week but at her mom's place and she said bring some food along ..so i am thinking mediterranean pasta salad ... easy to make and easy to store ... :) She will be here only until next week and im glad its the shcool holidays cos i get the chance to see her and spend some time before she heads back to norway all in all it wasnt a bad day ... ......

im happy :) ...