There is nothing like cooking a good meal for friends. On Sunday after I got home from yoga, I entered my kitchen and didn't leave until the guests were gone. I put on a little Miles and some Keb' Mo' and starting baking at about 2:00. Benefits to baking - it's therapeutic and it makes the house smell wonderfully good. We had homemade hummus, grilled steak and corn on the cob, a watermelon, feta, and tomato salad, and a fruit tart. Add some wine and some friends and a dog and a cat getting along (our cat, our friends' new dog) and it was a perfect way to end the weekend.

I felt creative, satisfied, full, and content after my day in the kitchen.