The
Gift of a Cookie
It
will be a Christmas cookie, a joyous treat.
A
temptation for that inside part,
a
goody for my Master's Heart:
where
“Stern” & “Giggles” meet.
Tis
a Confection - not a health food,
a
delicacy to the tongue.
Calling
not to His maturity
but
enticing the parts that are young!
A
true gratuity: not pay for when job is done.
It
shall be a chewy delight
that
is, if slave gets it right.
Not
overly sweet
but
fruit-sugary neat
a
uniquely sophisticate bite.
Friends
and fellow servants, My goodness You must feel as if slave had
forgotten you. It has been awhile since my last posting. For this
entry slave wishes to share with you the process taken when trying to
create a gift recipe for someone.
In
this case, slave wanted to make a cookie recipe for Master Indy. This
would not only be different for the sake of different-ness, but also
be a
genuinely tasty note to add to
this seasons symphony of treats and goodies.
I
checked that He enjoyed a chewy type of cookie. Some do not, you
know. Knowing His love to start the holiday tastes with a Beaujolais
Nuevo, as well as his favorite Pinot
Noir: I decided on a sugar based cookie that would not be saccharine
at all.
A touch of natural fruit would be nice. However, for this
slave would stay away from Master's usual selection of blueberries
or raspberries as being too predictable. It knows better than to
turn to strawberries or even a milk type chocolate! Mangoes? Been
there, done that. No this shall be more unique.
So
with all of these ideas swirling around in the head, it was time to
hit the notes and cookbooks as well as the internet.
Now
bits and pieces started to fall together so quickly it was
frightening. But as the plan formed in my head it all seemed to make
sense, of course the first answer is always the truest. So I
assembled the parts, then hunted for anything similar. A great
resource, often overlooked, are the comments people post to published
recipes. They give great ideas which have to be checked out and
matched against others.
Above
all we must remember baking is more chemistry than any other form of
cooking. So some reactions are fairly easy to check out without the
cost of buying and trying.
So
today the actual mixing started! The dough, (which by the way tasted
just as it should have) is resting now in the refrigerator. Monday
the first cookies will be tested and ok'ed by slave before a full
batch of 4 dozen is cranked out.
“Nothing
to it”, You say with a smile? We shall see. The bottom line:
This is slave's best way to celebrate the season. Giving! But not
just throwing gifts in the general direction hoping they will stick.
This giving is based on things that have been shared in the over
20,000 hours since we first had contact. An educated guess at what
might please Master's taste-buds. “One never knows, do one?”
Wish me luck!
Serving
Master Indy!
Socialslave
....i serve
To
satisfy and restore.
To nourish, support and maintain.
To gratify,
spoil,
comfort and please,
to nurture, assist, and sustain
…..I
cook!
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