Like Mother, Like Daughter

Well, I have a treat today!  My daughter, Ainsley has asked to do a guest blog and I am so pleased to introduce her to you.  So without further adieu, take it away Ainsley!

After another beautiful weekend in the city, biking, picnics, friends, wine and of course a fair share of cheese, I am sad to see it go, although it is already Monday evening.  I am lucky to have a mother that owns such a beautiful little cheese shop, and lucky that I live relatively close that I am able to get down often to visit. I was down in Galt at C’est Cheese Please! a few weekends ago and walked away with some lovely Mozzarella and some fresh Parmesan. However, since being down that way I haven’t found a moment to use it. Thus, until tonight, while slowly slipping back into the memories from the weekend. I was determined to take a moment for myself tonight, an action that is rare, as with most others I can only imagine. I had decided while feverishly working away today that I would come home, relax, read, cook and go for a long walk, and I am happy to say that is exactly what I did, mission complete. So back to what I cooked, I have been craving pizza ever since stumbling upon a small pizza place in the East side of Toronto, and even though I cannot cook pizza exactly like that place (no stone oven in this small apartment) I can sure try. I picked up a thin crust (yes store bought unfortunately, I mean it is a Monday evening…) some lovely pesto sauce, some crème fraiche, and some wild mushrooms. I mixed together the pesto and crème fraiche to create a lovely creamy pesto to use as the sauce then sprinkled the mushrooms on after I first sautéed them in some sesame oil (also from C’est Cheese Please), and finally being very forgiving in the layers of the fresh mozzarella and parmesan. Such a simple dish yet I feel like I have achieved so much. A lovely evening at home with me, myself and I, and well The Bachelorette of course.

 

            Sometimes taking a night for yourself, evening though the city is still running around me outside, gives me a sense of calmness and content.

Eat Well.

Et Bon Appétit!