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Soufflé Sunday

Hello all! Posts have been too infrequent recently, my apologies.

Today I made a soufflé. I just thought I'd share that.

This decision was partially inspired by my geeky passion for Doctor Who.  The most recent companion, Clara, has the untheatrical title of Soufflé Girl (in addition, of course, to the melodramatic Impossible Girl).  I like Clara quite a bit, possibly even more than- dare I say it?- Amy Pond (there, I said it. Sorry Amy). Clara's penchant for soufflés has puzzled me slightly: Why is she so obsessed with them? Until this afternoon I had never made or tasted this particular dish before.  I was also very hungry and unsure of what to make for lunch.  I then set off on a culinary escapade to satisfy my hunger and discover what a soufflé exactly was!

Turns out soufflés require a lot of work.  It took me a solid half hour or so to create the soufflé mixture. The process was very fun, what with juggling the various components before eventually combining them all to form the mixture.  I really enjoy baking by myself because it's so relaxing (following a recipe doesn't exactly require much brain activity) but in a productive way. 

This was my result.  

Not as puffy or pretty as the pictures on the internet.  Aesthetically satisfying enough though. More yellow than I had expected. And it tasted rather good as well.  

So, there I have it.  I now know exactly what a soufflé is.  And I just wrote an entire post on what I made myself for lunch.