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Your Delectable Dish

Thank You Notes #40

Image by Trista Signe Ainsworth. Fresh crumpets I made at home. They are divine with butter and jam.

“A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.”

– Thomas Keller

This past Saturday, I finally decided to make a recipe I had seen in my afternoon tea book long ago. Preparing the ingredients and watching as a batter transforms into a fluffy crumpet delighted my spirit.

Cooking and baking for me are like a pathway to heaven on Earth.

It is a way to perform alchemy with ordinary ingredients, turning simple flour, salt, sugar, yeast, and milk into a masterpiece of flavors. Magical things happen when you make a favorite dish.

Image by Trista Signe Ainsworth. Fresh hot crumpets on a sunny day.

As I made these, I thought of the dreams we pursue in life. Each time we create something, it bubbles to the surface like yeast, helping us grow as human beings who share their gifts.

Image by Trista Signe Ainsworth. Crumpets rising in their rings on the skillet.

It is beautiful to see our lives transform right before our eyes, like dough rising to the surface and baking to perfection.

How will you rise to join the day in joy today?

The theme this week from Lorena of Sharing Randomly is:

What food do you love to cook or bake? What dishes are your favorites? What food memories do you have from your family or friends?

Please share why you are grateful for these dishes and what they mean to you.

You can also submit your stories, poems, and articles for our monthly challenge by Lorena of Sharing Randomly.

Please be sure to tag your submissions with Monthly Challenge:

Today we are celebrating 369 followers!

Thank you all for your support and appreciation!

Let us welcome our new writer:

Maia Thom

I want to give a huge shout-out to Lorena of Sharing Randomly and Ellie Jacobson. I appreciate both of you for your expert editing skills and for being part of our Thank You Notes Team!

It was a fun and lovely week working with you both!

Thank you to all of our writers for their amazing stories, poems, and articles:

Pene Hodge Thank you, Pene, for appreciating your Medium family of writers. We loved the two precious treasures you wrote about this week including your grandma’s lovely green dressing gown and the Dutch jar in your grandmother’s kitchen. Your stories touch our hearts!

Indubala Kachhawa Thank you, Indubala, for appreciating the stories from Coffee Times writers and how they responded to the challenge. Such a loving piece from you!

Lucia Landini Thank you, Lucia, for writing about appreciating food and your time in the kitchen as well as a precious treasure in your life. It is beautiful to love the little things in life.

Ellie Jacobson Thank you, Ellie, for writing about the books that you treasure in your home and how they have filled your life with joy through the years. Your piece makes us treasure those bookshelves full of memories!

Thebusinessgraduate Thank you, Business Graduate, for the treasure you hold dear to you and use often. It made us reflect on the love passed down through the generations.

Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar Thank you, Monoreena, for this precious piece, speaking about the heirlooms and love in your family. Your poems and artwork are treasured here!

Bingz Huang Thank you, Bingz, for writing about how your 9-year-old self is helping to shape your creative life today. It is a joy to read your story!

Juana Flor Thank you, Juana, for sharing your love for our editors. They make our life beautiful with the love their pour into their work.

Nancy Blackman Thank you, Nancy, for sharing the treasure you have found in the pets who shared your home over the years. What a lovely story!

Amanda Laughtland Thank you, Amanda, for sharing the love you had for the Atari game system that became a source of many afternoons of entertainment in your family. What a fun treasure to share!

Kris Bedenian Thank you, Kris, for sharing the beautiful treasures and memories that your grandma’s candy dish brings to you. It was a joy to read!

E. Katherine Kottaras Thank you, Katherine, for sharing the love of nature and all the treasures within it. It was a joy to read about the mama hummingbird!

Bob Jasper Thank you, Bob, for sharing the beauty of the universe with us. It was a joy to read about your dear friend and your new calendar.

Tamil Thank you, Tamil, for sharing the joy of a beloved gift, and an unexpected burst of gratitude for you every morning. It was lovely to read your work.

Norlisa Alias Thank you, Norlisa, for writing this lovely gratitude note to another writer. It was a joy to know how much his work touched your life.

Jenine Bsharah Baines Thank you, Jenine, for sharing how you’ve learned and grown through difficult times. It is a joy to see you transform and help others.

Karen Schwartz Thank you, Karen, for sharing this loving note with Barb. Her kindness helped you when you most needed it, and it is a joy to see you grow as a writer!

Umme Salma Thank you, Umme, for sharing how much your dream of writing has grown since coming across loving publications on Medium. I am very excited to see you grow and flourish!

Donnette Anglin Thank you, Donnette, for sharing the kindness and sacrifices made by others in your life and how grateful you are for them. It is a joy to know you!

Trista Signe Ainsworth Thank you everyone for your continued support of Thank You Notes! It is a joy to have you here. I have had fun sharing more of my photography, writing, and poetry this week!

Thank you to all of our Thank You Notes writers!

Maia Thom, Emily Forman, Gaurav Jain, Rodney Brazier, Carrie Kolar, Tamil, Bingz Huang, Danielle Hestand, Liberty Forrest, Author, Maria H. Khan, Umme Salma, Rachel Idi, Sheryll James, Robert “Robbie” Walker, Kelly Aluna Martone, Sade Tolani, Adrienne Parkhurst, Fit$, Sally Prag, Elin Melaas, Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar, Pam Lilak, Sorina Raluca Băbău, Tonya S. Ware, Aemen Farooq, Brown Boi, Carrie, Lucia Landini, Karen Schwartz, Karen Madej, Winston, Dazzling Shene, Norlisa Alias, Donnette Anglin, Penelope Mayfield, Pierce McIntyre, Amanda Laughtland, Neha Sandhir S, Shivi Puri, Adelia Ritchie, Amy Marley, Anthony O’Dugan, A Rustic Mind (Manali Desai), Ashley Nicole, Aurora Eliam, CMP, Kris Bedenian, Bob Jasper, Bhavna Narula, B.R. Shenoy, Brajendra Kumar, Carolyn Hastings, Destiny S. Harris, Gurpreet Dhariwal, Scot Butwell, VIRGO, Donna Brown, Desiree Driesenaar, Elle How, Ellie Jacobson ✍🏻, Fiza Ameen, Gauri Sirur, Ija Mei, Indubala Kachhawa, Jenine Bsharah Baines, JoAnn Ryan, John C. Davis, Juana Flor, Pene Hodge, Katie Michaelson, Kyomi O’Connor, Lanu Pitan, Lucia Sugafield, Maryam B. Mirza, Mark Hackett, Mulan, Natalie B. Kemp, Niru, palvi sharma, Penofgold, Dr. Preeti Singh, Sanjit Sengupta, Sara Ali, Susan Poole, Shirley Jones Luke, Sahil Patel, Annelise Lords, Tree Langdon, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Yana Bostongirl, Dee S White, Deborah Barchi, Sharing Randomly, Nancy Blackman, pockett dessert, Haley Whitehall, Arbab Z.

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