I love food!   Whenever I’m depressed, food is my friend, especially chocolate.   I have a confession to make – I am a chocoholic.     Not that anyone who knows me is surprised.  I absolutely adore chocolate.   I have my entire life.     One time I remember eating too many chocolate chip cookies (I think I ate around 12-15 cookies after they cooled off for about 10 minutes.   They were so good…… Then later that night , I felt the effects, with spending most of the night in the bathroom.     But for a while I really enjoyed those cookies and was a very happy camper!

Food makes me feel better, never talks back and puts a smile on my face.   It’s the ultimate comfort, especially when your Mom isn’t there to give you a hug.     Food will always make me happy, especially cake, cookies, candy, ice cream…. desserts!     I love them.    When I go to a restaurant I usually look at the dessert menu first to see if I want to order something then order my meal based on my dessert choice.    I haven’t done that in a while because I’m trying to be good.    The key word there is trying, not succeeding, but trying.

I’m also a snacker, if there is food around I will just eat it without thinking about it.    I should be asking myself these questions:    Are you hungry, do I need it, is it healthy for you, is this just a craving, why am I eating this?     But I don’t, I just eat it.

Baking also makes me feel better.     I love to make cookies and cakes.    Watching all the ingredients come together and make a smooth batter for a cake is just heavenly.    I don’t like cheesecakes but love to make them.    The batter, when whipping it up, is so smooth and creamy, it just flows into the springform pan.   Then it bakes up to a two inch ring of goodness and looks yummy (looks yummy, but I still don’t like them).    My husband loves cheesecakes so I make them for parties and special occassions.   Child #4 loves molden chocolate cakes so I make those for him when he is here.    That is one cake I love.    It took me a few tries to keep the insides from forming into a cake (the insides are supposed to be liquid), but I mastered it.    You cannot overbake them because that’s what causes the inside liquid to turn to cake.      I wanted to make sure they were “done” and not underbaked, so I baked them 1-2 minutes longer which is all it took to turn the liquid into cake.    They are so good, especially with homemade whipped cream and strawberries.

Yes, food is definitely my friend.    Doesn’t talk back, makes me happy – what more could I ask for?