Hey, how you doing? Do you come here often?

I've been thinking about changing the blog's organization, people. And it's appearance too.

Of course, I will plan it slowly than implement all of the changes at once. So there will be a while before you see results, but don't worry - I'll get there.

Before changing anything, it would be nice to understand a little better who am I actually communicating with. After all, I receive very few comments, and very few e-mails, but there is quite some people who come to read. People, I love dialog. Talk to me! haha

You can use the form in this link, and if you'd like to, include suggestions and comments.

For longer conversations, there is the e-mail: whatisinfortoday@gmail.com

Many thanks to you all!

Flora.

Bring it on, cold weather. I got chai latte.

(Em português)

There are people who don't enjoy cold weather, but I do.

Sure, at the end of Winter I become eager for Summer to arrive and vice-versa, but I got this feeling that when the weather is chilly and grey-ish outside, our houses (and ourselves) become cozier, more prone to share the space with others, to eat together.

For me, the prettiest days are sunny Winter days.

They remind me of the school breaks we had in July, which I always found to be more fun than the ones in December.

For some reason, I think it's more family-ish. Maybe because we end up spending more time inside the house.

I remember myself always with a book in my hands, curious about a story.

My mother with paint or pencils, one of my uncles building model aircrafts or something else that would require some engineering, my grandma busy caring for all of us and for whatever delicious food she had in the oven or stovetop, my brother after the household pets, so forth and so on. Each one minding a different business, but everyone close.

Why grandmothers always get a recipe right, and fresh homemade cheese.

(Em português)

In my humble opinion, the greatest compliment one can pay to a person who likes to cook is when they say "Wow, you make [fill in the blank] just like my grandma". Or "just like my mother" (but bear in mind that grandmother is the superlative form of mother). 

It could be regarding a kitchen technique or a food that is being served.

I think that's because grandmas in general have had at least half a lifetime to learn and test what works best.

Then, even when a recipe goes wrong, quickly they think of a way to fix it that turns it into something delicious.

The other day I got to rescue a recipe that went wrong, and oh did I feel like a ninja! I was preparing yogurt, but the weather was incredibly warm and it stayed out of fridge too long.

It curdled and I thought "all right, what do I do now?".