tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12829830.post113660870794383711..comments2024-03-13T02:40:44.571-04:00Comments on my madeleine: The Power of the TruffleMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344473202233770084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12829830.post-34861531417942105102007-12-06T06:24:00.000-05:002007-12-06T06:24:00.000-05:00I love scent of chocolate! It makes me happy! I kn...I love scent of chocolate! It makes me happy! I know a lot about <A HREF="http://amolife.com/fragrances/scents-that-can-change-your-mood.html" REL="nofollow">scents mood</A>, but in this case I feel it on practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12829830.post-1137086341298061302006-01-12T12:19:00.000-05:002006-01-12T12:19:00.000-05:00Hi Molly! First of all, many congratulations on yo...Hi Molly! First of all, many congratulations on your nomination in the food blog awards. I wasn't at all surprised - your writing is just exquisite! Also, thank you for taking us along on your journey of recovery, it's wonderful and fascinating to read. Someday soon, I'm sure, you'll be compensated for your difficult healing process by possessing an awareness and appreciation of smell and taste that far surpass everyone else's. Just reading this makes me feel that you've heightened mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12829830.post-1136662250006553982006-01-07T14:30:00.000-05:002006-01-07T14:30:00.000-05:00Of course, both the sensory and emotional impact o...Of course, both the sensory and emotional impact of these special treasured experiences/memories could spring from the very primal nature of the contact. Nature's little bullseyes, so to speak that persist and create the mythology of memories. Just as what we call "primitive" art bypasses every intellectual response we have and goes directly to a core of human experience. <BR/><BR/>Molly, if you haven't yet, just make some bread. Even if the aromas of raw dough and baking bread come later there are sooo many sensory delights in dough. Surely you got to discover this in the bakery. ...or perhaps the production demands didn't permit for it. Whichever, I'm wondering if the sensory memories in the skin of kneading will excite the olfactory senses. <BR/><BR/>Bake some bread. Something savory with olives and rosemary. Something sweet with cinnamon. Build on what's emerging.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, do you experiment with re-educating or exciting the neurons that are present and re-growing? Is there therapy (other than "Work is therapy, Molly")? <BR/><BR/>Each development is exciting. Thanks so much for sharing.Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999360315050687588noreply@blogger.com