I cook therefore I am

I love food. I love cooking. There, I've said it.
I haven't written about food a lot on here. Probably being obsessed and besotted with my children means I write about them a lot. I'm not sure why.

Cooking, for me, is therapy. It soothes the savage beast within. It coaxes out my creative side. I'm good at it, most of the time.

We had our Easter break at home this year. It was lovely and we needed time out from having the Batsman's therapy program be the major ingredient of the family living cake. In between trips to the park, coffee at cafes and a footy match, I cooked. Like a demon. If cooking is my therapy then clearly I am in deep metaphysical and psychological trouble!

So I thought I would share with you what I have cooked over the last few days. Food, glorious food.

I made 3 dishes in the slow cooker to parcel up and freezer stash for kid friendly meals - a chicken korma, a chicken/mushroom/basil pasta and braised osso buco.

I roasted a leg of lamb for 12 hours until it was buttery and falling off the bone. Scented with cumin, garlic and lemon, the lamb was our Sunday Easter dinner.

I made the cheese sauce the Bowler loves to infinity and back and froze it, ready for thawing and dipping.

I simmered tomato relish and apple/berry jelly to bottle up for the kinder's Mother's Day extravaganza stall.

I baked flourless chocolate and lime cake and ANZAC bsicuits to get us through the sweet cravings this week.

And there was these. I think this is the cooking achievement I am most proud of this weekend, maybe ever.

Apple and cinnamon hot cross buns from scratch. I have always been a bit timid about doughs and bread and yeast. Frightened of "rock like" disasters perhaps. And then I baked the lovely Liss' from Frills in the Hills recipe for scrolls and they were lovely and gave me the "rise" (pardon the pun) of confidence I needed to tackle the hot crossies.
Here they are:

They were delish.

Did you do any cooking over the Easter break? What yummy things did you make?