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magid ([personal profile] magid) wrote2009-05-04 11:52 am

Little kitchen joys

Other than taste.

the *ping* of jars as they each seal after canning
the satisfaction of hard-boiled eggs that peel easily
the *snap* when breaking off the end of asparagus
the way really fresh mushrooms slice, breaking after the knife is partway through
feeling bread dough come together as it's kneaded
the *thwok* when opening a jar for the first time
the almost-burn of hot vinegar smells in my nose while making chutney
the first smell of roasting vegetables, long before they're done
the the late-afternoon intensity sunlight in my kitchen, looking like it is almost manifest, dripping liquid sunshine

[identity profile] ruthling.livejournal.com 2009-05-04 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
when I notice by smell or just by mental timekeeping when something is about to need attendance and go to do it, just before the timer goes off.

when a baked good pops right out of the pan.

the different sounsd things make when you slice them.

[identity profile] magid.livejournal.com 2009-05-04 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Baked goods that are not recalcitrant in coming out of the pan are incredibly satisfying.

I wonder if a musician who works with sampled sounds could make something interesting with the different sounds of food being sliced.