I began this blog post talking about the nature of
reality and ended up talking about the nature of zucchinis.
That shows how my mind works.
Remember when you were a kid and your mother grew
zucchinis (or you did) and one would escape your notice and grow into the size
of your leg and weighed as much as your entire body sopping wet?
Yeah, I know, zucchinis are easy to grow, my daughter say she has to keep her Van doors
closed less someone throw in some of their excess zucchinis, but I grew some
and I’m proud of them.
Regarding cooking: I do it under duress, with rare
exceptions. Here is an exception:
Zucchini Bread.
Okay I had 2 cups of grated zucchini, flour sugar,
eggs. Oh oh, no nutmeg—we moved recently and I threw out many old spices. So, no
nutmeg, no cinnamon either. Oh, we need raisins, okay. Loaf pans too. Off to
the store.
I’m back. I have baking powder. Oh oh, where’s the
baking soda. I scour the cupboards. No baking soda. I know enough about kitchen
chemistry to know that when baking with fruits or vegetables, you need both baking powder and baking soda.
“Honey, would you run to the store for baking soda? It
comes in an orange box, says, ‘Arm and Hammer.’”
Okay, all ingredients assembled.
Two loaves of bread.
Cost, about, $30.00 apiece.
I exaggerate.
If you were wondering about my take on the nature of
reality, my answer was so simple I wondered why I hadn’t gotten it sooner. We
are (to use an old cliche’)”spiritual beings here to have a physical experience,”
all the neurosis, psychosis, mental illness, biases or dementia we put on it does not
affect the eternal spiritual being that we are.
“And
whether I come to my own today or in ten thousand or ten million years, I can
cheerfully take it now, or with equal cheerfulness, I can wait.”—Walt Whitman
P.S.
Do you want the Zucchini Bread recipe?
