Friday, October 01, 2004
Inspirations for one another
I called my aunt (big E) last night. She was very excited to tell me that her first batch of sweet buns was very successful and she gave some to my uncle (q), some to my sister and some to her daughter-in-law. She said she would make some more to be frozen for future use.
Two months ago, when my q and aunt (kim), my cousin, his wife and baby daughter visited my home, I made some Chinese sausage buns for them. They liked them very much and brought some to their friends. When I visited my niece in San Francisco, she asked me where were the sausage buns and why I didn’t make her some; somehow the news spread to SF; so I promised her that I would be back next day to make her some fresh buns because my uncle (q) wanted to learn my recipe.
My q is retired chef in NY and now fulltime domestic engineer for his older son's family in SF. He always looks into improvement whatever he makes and shares his experience.
We started early rising the dough in that morning. When we were about to bake the buns, we asked my big E to come for taste testing the buns so my husband went to pick her up. She is an eighty-two years old energized woman who loves to cook and do pastries and also loves to share her experience. She said she hasn’t been making buns for years, but she likes to pick it up again and she wants to learn my recipe too; so I promise her that I would be in her house next day to show her my recipe and method.
Sharing my recipe and method with my q and big E, I felt such bonding, as well as the encouragement. In all these years, I am the one who always asks them for recipes and how to do this and how to do that; they have contributed so much in my life guiding and teaching me. I am always thankful for them and their inspirations. I am glad that I can be there for them as much as they are there for me. I have yet so much to learn from them.
I called my aunt (big E) last night. She was very excited to tell me that her first batch of sweet buns was very successful and she gave some to my uncle (q), some to my sister and some to her daughter-in-law. She said she would make some more to be frozen for future use.
Two months ago, when my q and aunt (kim), my cousin, his wife and baby daughter visited my home, I made some Chinese sausage buns for them. They liked them very much and brought some to their friends. When I visited my niece in San Francisco, she asked me where were the sausage buns and why I didn’t make her some; somehow the news spread to SF; so I promised her that I would be back next day to make her some fresh buns because my uncle (q) wanted to learn my recipe.
My q is retired chef in NY and now fulltime domestic engineer for his older son's family in SF. He always looks into improvement whatever he makes and shares his experience.
We started early rising the dough in that morning. When we were about to bake the buns, we asked my big E to come for taste testing the buns so my husband went to pick her up. She is an eighty-two years old energized woman who loves to cook and do pastries and also loves to share her experience. She said she hasn’t been making buns for years, but she likes to pick it up again and she wants to learn my recipe too; so I promise her that I would be in her house next day to show her my recipe and method.
Sharing my recipe and method with my q and big E, I felt such bonding, as well as the encouragement. In all these years, I am the one who always asks them for recipes and how to do this and how to do that; they have contributed so much in my life guiding and teaching me. I am always thankful for them and their inspirations. I am glad that I can be there for them as much as they are there for me. I have yet so much to learn from them.
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