Stress seems to be my best friend this semester. With a full course load and a demanding job at The Hatchet, coping with stress has become one of my top priorities. While it may not be good for my waistline, cooking has become my mode of stress relief. Whether I am baking peanut butter chocolate chip brownies with dark chocolate ganache on top, or cooking up a whole wheat pizza with ground turkey, mozzarella cheese and topped with arugala salad, the time I spend in the kitchen helps put me at ease.
Stress relief means different things for different people, but for me, the smell of a gormet meal reminds me of home, and thinking of home takes my mind off of the mounds of work I have waiting for me to complete.
I also find that cooking makes me feel accomplished. Eating is a necessary task, however when I am able to cook a particularly challenging meal, it is also a rewarding experience.
Pictured below are some photos of my recent successes in the kitchen.
In order: Peanut butter chocolate chip brownies with dark chocolate ganache, baked apples with pecans, and whole wheat pizza with Mediterranean salad on top.
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