A Good [Culinary] Day

My life these past weeks have been full of all kinds of good things.  I've been full-fledged going, with classes and meetings and talks, with piano babies, other babies, reading and writing and rehearsals and friends.  My days have been long, as I make an intention to invest in the season I find myself in, in the work and the people around me.  But yesterday, in this beautiful thing called an academic life, I found myself with a day off.

Hence, 

I found myself in my kitchen,

 

cookin' up a storm.

First, I whipped up an Almond Cranberry Cake,

and made the dough for Scottish Crackers while it baked;

then,

I curdled a giant pot of milk,

in order to achieve some beyond delicious ricotta cheese.

Once the cheese was chilling in the fridge, 

I turned back to my beloved pot 

(the best purchase I have ever made, by the way, 

and potentially my best friend)

and fried up some chorizo and chicken thighs.

I added a multitude of ingredients, 

until--voila:

Paella.

[It. was. ridiculous.]

Joined by lovelies,

we closed out my culinary day with good eating,

with good wine, good laughter, good music, good talking;

culinary and otherwise,
good in every way.