Food Memory

A memory of a dish I had in my childhood is no bake cookies. When I was younger, my mom would get all of the girls together and we would spend the day in the kitchen, baking and cooking whatever we had in mind. Cooking has always been something that helped my connection stay strong with my mom. When I would get upset at my mom for some silly reason, she would get the exasperated look she normally wears when I tend to bug her too much, and she would hold out the offer to cook something. This always took my mind off of things, so I jumped at the offer. Although we were used to baking things, she asked if we would like to make no bake cookies. I had never made them so you can only imagine who wonderful the first experience was. After we gathered all of the ingredients needed to make the chocolate discs of heaven, we started the process of mixing everything together. When you're young, don't expect the kitchen to look any less than extremely messy. The whole time spent together, waiting for the cookies to harden, was something I'll never forget. While waiting for the cookies to harden, we would sing all of these old church songs together...my moms' favorite was harmonizing to Amazing Grace. Singing has always been a big part of my life, although I don't see myself singing in large crowds or for just anyone in general. Singing with my mom while baking with her was what really touched me. I love my mom more than anything and I'm lucky she's so willing to spend time with me like that.