Thinking about cookies

I bought a kilo of dates in the store today and have been thinking about cookies. I remember last year I made some cookies for my international friends and am pondering doing the same this year. It’s an american sentiment, I believe, baking cookies for Christmas and handing them out. One I like though!
Freshly baked anything is somewhat of a rarity here. But baking is my creative outlet.
Maybe I will make some for Christmas Eve, which we will spend at my parents. I think there should be at least one or two who will appreciate it!

Have I mentioned that Christmas and New Years will be spent without my girlie? She’s in Hungary, visiting her boyfriends family. It’s an odd feeling, not having her around.
And have I mentioned that we have a new girlie in the house? A friend in need, who will be sleeping here for a couple of nights a week while she follows therapy for her eating disorder at a clinic here in my town. It feels good to have her here. Like I told her once, after she said that she feels at home here; “You make our home more of a home with your prescence”. And it’s true. Having a guest, even a live-in guest, often brings out the best in all of us.

And there’s so much more to tell. It’s been a busy busy while since I’ve written here.

Maybe there will be more to tell tomorrow.

Comfort food

My mom used to make this for us, I think it was one of my favorite foods as a child.  And now I make it for my kids (and for me, let’s be honest!)

Macaroni with ham and cheese

– saute an onion
– add cubes of ham or slices of ham or fried bacon bits
– meanwhile, in another pan, boil macaroni
– add drained macaroni to pan of onion and ham
– stir through with great amounts of freshly grated or cubed cheese till fully melted
– add salt and pepper to taste, or ketchup (if you’re like my husband!)

If you’re feeling healthy, add a salad on the side. Otherwise, just allow yourself to be comforted by the warm cheesy comforting goodness of it all.

As simple as this meal is, evidently I’m the one who makes it best!