On Saturday the Flesherton & District Farmers’ Market, of which I am a member, held their Annual General Meeting at the Flesherton Library. Following the meeting, members sat down together for a potluck luncheon. I admit that this part of the day caused me the greatest anxiety days prior…what on earth was I going to make to take to a potluck? Could I remember ever attending a potluck somewhere in the past? What will I make? Hot? Cold? Appetizer? Salad? Main? Dessert? If I make something hot, how will I keep it hot or how will I heat it up after the meeting? Is there somewhere to plug things in like a crock pot? I have one of those however honestly I’ve used it perhaps twice and taking it to a meeting with the hope that whatever I place in it will be warm and edible when I need it to be ~ well I’ve no confidence in that.

And suddenly it is Friday. The day before the meeting and I’ve run out of thinking time. I’ve run out of cooking and planning time. How many Members will actually be at the meeting? How many people should I plan on “potlucking”? Okay I’ve got this. Deep breath.

I decide to make something that will showcase what I produce and sell at the market. So few of my fellow Market colleagues have had opportunity to sample my culinary lavender; I decide to make a double batch of lavender cookies.

However either the doubling up of the recipe or the ratio of butter to flour or the temperature in the kitchen or the weather or that darn “Murphy’s law” that finds me every time! is preventing the dough from rolling out. Now what am I going to do; anxiety sinks in. It’s late in the day. If these fail then I’ve nothing to take in the morning to the meeting.

As I rework the dough and cool it off for the second time in the fridge I come up with a Plan B: I’ll get up early and bake a batch of lavender scones. I run about to ensure I’ve the ingredients. And (baha!) I feel confident that I can actually get up early enough and bake before running to the meeting! What on earth am I thinking? I’m NOT a domestic goddess!

I give the cookies a second run and manage to get the dough to roll out…not as nice as I would have liked…but at least now they look like cookies. Into the oven and convection bake 13 minutes and check…I don’t want them too brown nor too white…just a nice light golden colour is what I’m after…then out of the oven and off the baking pan so they don’t continue to bake and into a quick sugar bath and onto a paper towel to rest. whew! Okay I’ve got lavender cookies to take but I still plan to rise early and whip up a batch of pop-in-your-mouth sized lavender scones…mmm still warm out of the oven and fresh! Just they way I like them (wink). Okay I’ve got this pot luck thing under control.

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