Food

A place to share what you're cooking and eating on Farcaster.

I haven’t made cookies in a long time, but my partner has been asking for them. Cookies were the first thing I learned to cook/bake. I later took a cooking class in high school and wanted to go to culinary school to eventually become a pastry chef. My dad demanded I go into engineering, so I settled for computer science at UC Berkeley. He kicked me out anyway. Learning to cook instantly became a necessity rather than a passion. Eventually my life somewhat stabilized and cooking for fun came back, to an extent. It’s still a necessity, since eating out is expensive and unhealthy, and it takes a lot of mental lift to plan, prep, and cook, especially after long days in front of my computer. I often wonder how my life would have turned out if I pursued that passion from the start. I know it’s not too late, but I’m older and tired and just don’t have it in me to risk such a life change. Regardless, I have a deep appreciation for food, from hole in the walls to Michelin stars, from seed to plate.

Did a better job browning the butter in this next attempt. Also let the chilled dough warm up a bit before baking. I think these are as good as it gets now. I found a recipe on King Arthur that uses sourdough discard so I might try that one soon, as I get my hands into bread making. 😬

🙋🏻‍♀️🐶📊🍽️🪴🧶🎮 Dog mom & data wrangler at day; foodie, gardener, textile artist, and gamer by moonlight. Feminist. Berkeley EECS drop out📍Silicon Valley