When I was a child, my father occasionally would get up, early on Sunday morning, to go to our local bakery. He would bring us back some special treats. It was either a warm "croissant, almond croissant, pain au chocolat or brioche". With a warm chocolate milk, this was the start of our day. To me, such memories are particularly strong during winter time. It was so hard for me to get up in the cold morning. I realized, years ago, I was finding a "warm comfort" in the delicious aromas arising from those pastries in the house. They made it a lot easier for me and my brothers to get out of bed! Just baking these "pain au chocolat", on this chilly morning, brought back those memories. Interesting enough, this brought up an interesting conversation with my son.
As the holidays are approaching, my son just reminded me how he loves the holiday season. I asked him why, and as I suspected, it had to do a lot with all the food we prepare during those days. He also brought up the fact that the house smells so good and how he cherishes the memories he has with family and friends, particularly during such time of the year. I guess I passed on to my son the connection between life moments and foods, just like my parents did! Is that a good thing?
I think so, as long as we are aware of such powerful connections. Those connections can be good or bad, by the way. Once we are aware of them, we can then revisit those memories and foods that have a certain influence on our life choices. We can see them in a whole different way and re-frame them in a healthier way, using all of our senses. This will be soon the subject of one of my up-coming seminar in 2012!
For some of those great treats I just talked about, I suggest you check these great recipes Jacques Torres on Food Network
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