Messy Anniversary {Roll the Dough}

Hubby and I just celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary. Wait. No. We did not.

And that's the whole problem.

Coincidentally, just a few days back I wrote a comment on Effie's blog telling her how I would follow her example and make sure we honor important dates, those that actually make me who I am and shape the events and evolution of my life - and that of my family.

Failure followed a couple of days later: on a rainy and dark day, we let the date pass out of... What? I find there is no excuse despite hubby's defense: "But there are so many to celebrate!"

Well, once we are in our graves, there won't be, no. Those will be peaceful days, for sure.

This just did it for me: I stood up and started foraging in the fridge. What has the fridge to do with it, you might wonder? As I see it, and it's probably just cultural, food is celebration and gratitude.

This was our chaotic way to the anniversary celebration and I find it intriguing that out of a couple of ingredients came orderly food redemption, inspired by Nigella's recipe, - and a smile to my face: