Challenge #1: Simply Irresistible Caramel Éclairs
“Savory, tasty, scrumptious, delectable, succulent, mouth-watering.” When I have the rare moments of euphoria and clarity, I realize that any time is the time things can happen. All you have to do is make them happen. It’s hard most days. My attention is usually on other priorities. Clinical depression gets in the way. It’s always easier thinking about doing something than actually doing it. My first cooking challenge will be to make caramel éclairs. I’m going off the recipe I found at Little Ferraro Kitchen . I have wanted to make these since I was 14 years old and saw the movie Simply Irresistible . It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, at the height of her Buffy fame, playing a chef who incorporates everything she’s feeling into her food, which in turn causes everyone who eats it to feel the same way. If that concept sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the same concept as Like Water For Chocolate . Magic in the kitchen. That’s where the similarities end. Like Water for Chocolat