Food Bloggers Are People, Too.

By now you know that I am a cookie decorator.  And I’ve even made a business of it.  The cookies I create are designed to evoke an emotion, mimic an image or capture a moment.  I’ve trained my brain to try to translate every object I see into its cookie equivalent, a bit like a foreign language interpreter goes from one language to another.

It is truly gratifying when my clients and their guests see the cookies I’ve created.  They ooh & ahh, but, there’s one statement that gets me every time:  ”It’s too pretty to eat. I’m going to save it.”  People, my cookies are meant to be eaten and enjoyed.  I’ve worked hard over the years to tweak the recipe until it’s the perfect balance of butter and sugar, with the right amount of salt, and the perfect blend of flours.  Eat the cookie.

Sadly,  I’m so busy baking and decorating during the day, I don’t blog as often as I’d like to.  After standing in the kitchen for what can be 10+ hours a day, I’m just too exhausted to think straight, much less sit at the computer.  But, I’m never too busy to tweet.  I enjoy the lively 140 character repartee that commences between all of us.  So, when Jennie and Kim invited me to meet Cathy and a group of food bloggers for dinner,  I jumped at the chance.  WOW, an evening with foodie folks who relish the conversation as much as the flavor of what they’re eating.  Feeling a bit intimidated since I’m a newbie blogger, I decided to make party favors for this soiree.  My plan was to deflect attention from my lack of posts, sponsors and subscribers by blinding them with clever cookie creativity.  Thunderbolt idea moment:  bloggers and their blogs!  That’s how I’d honor these folks.

This wonderfully funny and smart group of people loved their cookies and welcomed me into the fold with open arms. Sure, they cook & write recipes (or not), but I wield a piping bag!  Above all, I learned a valuable lesson.  Food bloggers are people, too.    They have their quirks, eccentricities, and  Achilles’ heels.  And,  just like my clients, they all said, without fail, that the cookies were too pretty to eat.  AARRGG!!  EAT THE COOKIES!!

Cheers to you, Kian, Vanessa, Marc, Carol, Jessica, Jennie, Jessica, and Cathy.  Bravo to you, Kim, for putting this all together.

PS.   This is what a happy cookie eater looks like.  Right, Carol?