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主题札记：小时候一哭闹，一碗白粥就会让含泪的小脸顿时绽放笑颜；炎炎夏日，吃着冰冻西瓜，每咬一口都觉“透心凉，心飞扬”，悠长的夏夜因吃了甜美多汁的西瓜而让人无比留恋；和Lavender一同游走南京时有幸品尝了地方特色美食——地锅，于是两人一提地锅，就忍不住感叹：“唉，那地锅实在是好吃！一定要再去吃一次！”（心里那个惦念啊！）……
对于各种各样的食物，敏感的味觉会留下不同的记忆，甚至是一些特殊情结。一起来看看CR小编们的美味情结吧！
Lavender：蛋挞——吃着它就觉得生活多么美好！
Maisie：白粥——简单清淡却令人回味无穷！
Eva：饺子——必须是我妈包的，那是全世界最好吃的东西，只要想家了就想吃饺子！
小狐：蛋糕——精致而甜美，如人生最浪漫的梦想在唇齿留香间变为了现实！
美编：Kinder出奇蛋——一次满足你3个愿望！
都说人生五味杂陈，酸、甜、苦、辣、咸，一样都不能少，如果少了一味，人生就不那么完整了。这期主题就让我们通过三个有关食物的故事一起来寻味一番人生吧！
—— Maisie
I stood in the aisle of the market for nearly ten minutes trying to make a simple decision about what type of pudding to buy. My life is such that anything with an “instant” label on it grabs my attention. But oh the memories of my mom making chocolate “cook and serve” pudding.
As I stood there in the market, I could see myself as a child waiting by the stove and watching my mom slowly stir the pudding until it reached that creamy velvet rich 2)texture. I could see her pouring it into the cups, leaving just enough stuck to the sides of the pot to 3)entice me to take the stirring spoon and scrape every 4)morsel, until the pot barely needed to be cleaned.
The process of making this 5)dreamy dessert takes patience and time. Two things I find myself lacking in my life today.
On one hand, the instant is easier and requires one bowl. No 6)muss. No fuss. But too many times in my life I have taken the easy way. Oh yes, I have reached my goal in the process. But to what gain? Instant stuff brings little satisfaction in life. A solid success that one hangs proudly on the wall is one that requires the same special attention as “cook and serve” pudding.
First the right ingredients—you can’t make a cake with a pie recipe. Your life needs all the right ingredients as a foundation to true happiness. Love, 7)commitment, family, friends, faith, hard work, and dedication make for a solid foundation on which to create happiness and fulfillment.
Secondly, patience and time. As my 85-year-old friend Violet tells me, “Hurry slowly.” Keeping a watchful eye on the pudding, as the instructions suggest, by “stirring constantly” permits one to be aware of the process. Controlling the heat as
8)prescribed in the recipe prevents burning and
9)scorching. My tendency has always been to think that if medium heat takes 15 minutes, than high heat should take only 7. I’ll get there quicker.
But in life, as in this recipe, applying the right amount of heat assures steady, constant change. Watching the pudding thicken slowly builds anticipation and greater appreciation of the final product. Taking my time with my life goals puts more value in the experience and I find the changes to be permanent rather than temporary.
Finally, the celebration. Having taken so much time in preparing the pudding, I have 10)bonded with it. After dinner I place a cup in front of each of us. They 11)dive right in. But I, the creator of this masterpiece, savor this moment. I take my spoon and, off to one side of the cup, I break open the chocolate 12)seal that has formed in the cooling process, much like the closure created on a job well done after long dedicated hours. I don’t fill that first spoon 13)to capacity; just a taste will do. The first taste of success is always the sweetest.
Placing the spoon in my mouth, I close my eyes and once again I am a child and I swear I could hear Mom ask, “Well? How is it? I made it special for you.”
Yes you did Mom. Everything you did was special. Because you took your time, followed the recipe, added a lot of love and gained the satisfaction of a job well done.
The proof... is in the pudding.
我在超市的过道上站了近十分钟，试图做出一个简单的决定：买哪种布丁。在我的生活中，任何标有“速食或速溶”说明的东西总会吸引我的注意。然而，我突然想起母亲烹制“即做即食”的巧克力布丁的场景。
我站在超市里，回想起自己孩提时等候在炉子旁，看着母亲慢慢地搅动布丁直到它呈现出奶油色如天鹅绒般柔软而醇厚的状态的那个情景。我看着她把做好的布丁倒进杯子里，然后会有一些粘在罐子的内壁，这诱惑我拿起用来搅拌的勺子刮出罐子里的每一点布丁，直到把它刮得干干净净，几乎不用再清洗。
制作这种美味的餐后甜点需要耐心和时间，而这两者正是我现今的生活所缺乏的。
一方面，速食食物更方便，只需要一只碗就好。不会弄得一团糟，也无需劳师动众。但是在生活中，我过多地选择了最便捷的方式。噢，是的，我在这个过程中达到了目的。然而，我获得了什么？速食的东西并不能给生活带来什么满足感。一份令人自豪的踏实的成就需要像烹制“即做即食”的布丁那样特别的用心。
首先，需要合适的原料——你不能拿着做馅饼的配方来做蛋糕。你的生活需要所有合适的“原料”来构建真正的快乐的基础。爱、承诺、家人、朋友、信念、努力工作以及奉献，为创造快乐和满足感奠定坚实的根基。
其次，需要耐心和时间。正如我85岁高龄的朋友维奥莱特告诉我的：“别急着去追赶”。依照烹饪指南的提示，要密切留意布丁的变化，通过“不停地搅动”，你可以关注到整个的变化过程。按照烹调手册的指示控制好火候，以免过度受热和烧焦。我一直倾向于认为，如果用中火煮要花15分钟，那么用高火应该只需7分钟。所以，用后面的那种方法，我可以更快速地完成它。
然而生活中，就像这则烹调手册上指示的那样，适当的加热可以确保变化的过程稳定而持续。看着布丁慢慢地变得浓稠会让人期待并更加欣赏最终的成果。慢慢地实现我的人生梦想能使我追逐梦想的这段经历更加珍贵，而且我发现这些变化是永久性的而非短暂的。
最后，到了庆祝的时刻。投入大量的时间去准备布丁之后，我和它之间已经建立起了一种联系。吃完饭后，我在我们每个人面前放上一杯布丁。他们直接开吃，而我——这件“杰作”的创造者——要尽情享受这一时刻。我拿起小勺，伸进杯子的一侧，划开布丁上那层在冷却过程中形成的巧克力糖衣——它如同是通过长时间出色地完成了一项工作之后的一个结束标志。我的第一勺不会舀满，仅够品尝一口就好。成功的第一口滋味总是最甜的！
我把勺子放在嘴里，闭上双眼，仿佛再次回到了童年。我敢断言我听到母亲在询问：“噢，味道怎么样？这是我特意为你做的。”
是的，母亲，那是你特意为我做的。你所做的一切都是特别的。因为你投入了时间，遵循着配方，加入了浓浓的爱意，并从这项完成得很棒的工作中获得了满足。
那布丁就是证明！
对于各种各样的食物，敏感的味觉会留下不同的记忆，甚至是一些特殊情结。一起来看看CR小编们的美味情结吧！
Lavender：蛋挞——吃着它就觉得生活多么美好！
Maisie：白粥——简单清淡却令人回味无穷！
Eva：饺子——必须是我妈包的，那是全世界最好吃的东西，只要想家了就想吃饺子！
小狐：蛋糕——精致而甜美，如人生最浪漫的梦想在唇齿留香间变为了现实！
美编：Kinder出奇蛋——一次满足你3个愿望！
都说人生五味杂陈，酸、甜、苦、辣、咸，一样都不能少，如果少了一味，人生就不那么完整了。这期主题就让我们通过三个有关食物的故事一起来寻味一番人生吧！
—— Maisie
I stood in the aisle of the market for nearly ten minutes trying to make a simple decision about what type of pudding to buy. My life is such that anything with an “instant” label on it grabs my attention. But oh the memories of my mom making chocolate “cook and serve” pudding.
As I stood there in the market, I could see myself as a child waiting by the stove and watching my mom slowly stir the pudding until it reached that creamy velvet rich 2)texture. I could see her pouring it into the cups, leaving just enough stuck to the sides of the pot to 3)entice me to take the stirring spoon and scrape every 4)morsel, until the pot barely needed to be cleaned.
The process of making this 5)dreamy dessert takes patience and time. Two things I find myself lacking in my life today.
On one hand, the instant is easier and requires one bowl. No 6)muss. No fuss. But too many times in my life I have taken the easy way. Oh yes, I have reached my goal in the process. But to what gain? Instant stuff brings little satisfaction in life. A solid success that one hangs proudly on the wall is one that requires the same special attention as “cook and serve” pudding.
First the right ingredients—you can’t make a cake with a pie recipe. Your life needs all the right ingredients as a foundation to true happiness. Love, 7)commitment, family, friends, faith, hard work, and dedication make for a solid foundation on which to create happiness and fulfillment.
Secondly, patience and time. As my 85-year-old friend Violet tells me, “Hurry slowly.” Keeping a watchful eye on the pudding, as the instructions suggest, by “stirring constantly” permits one to be aware of the process. Controlling the heat as
8)prescribed in the recipe prevents burning and
9)scorching. My tendency has always been to think that if medium heat takes 15 minutes, than high heat should take only 7. I’ll get there quicker.
But in life, as in this recipe, applying the right amount of heat assures steady, constant change. Watching the pudding thicken slowly builds anticipation and greater appreciation of the final product. Taking my time with my life goals puts more value in the experience and I find the changes to be permanent rather than temporary.
Finally, the celebration. Having taken so much time in preparing the pudding, I have 10)bonded with it. After dinner I place a cup in front of each of us. They 11)dive right in. But I, the creator of this masterpiece, savor this moment. I take my spoon and, off to one side of the cup, I break open the chocolate 12)seal that has formed in the cooling process, much like the closure created on a job well done after long dedicated hours. I don’t fill that first spoon 13)to capacity; just a taste will do. The first taste of success is always the sweetest.
Placing the spoon in my mouth, I close my eyes and once again I am a child and I swear I could hear Mom ask, “Well? How is it? I made it special for you.”
Yes you did Mom. Everything you did was special. Because you took your time, followed the recipe, added a lot of love and gained the satisfaction of a job well done.
The proof... is in the pudding.
我在超市的过道上站了近十分钟，试图做出一个简单的决定：买哪种布丁。在我的生活中，任何标有“速食或速溶”说明的东西总会吸引我的注意。然而，我突然想起母亲烹制“即做即食”的巧克力布丁的场景。
我站在超市里，回想起自己孩提时等候在炉子旁，看着母亲慢慢地搅动布丁直到它呈现出奶油色如天鹅绒般柔软而醇厚的状态的那个情景。我看着她把做好的布丁倒进杯子里，然后会有一些粘在罐子的内壁，这诱惑我拿起用来搅拌的勺子刮出罐子里的每一点布丁，直到把它刮得干干净净，几乎不用再清洗。
制作这种美味的餐后甜点需要耐心和时间，而这两者正是我现今的生活所缺乏的。
一方面，速食食物更方便，只需要一只碗就好。不会弄得一团糟，也无需劳师动众。但是在生活中，我过多地选择了最便捷的方式。噢，是的，我在这个过程中达到了目的。然而，我获得了什么？速食的东西并不能给生活带来什么满足感。一份令人自豪的踏实的成就需要像烹制“即做即食”的布丁那样特别的用心。
首先，需要合适的原料——你不能拿着做馅饼的配方来做蛋糕。你的生活需要所有合适的“原料”来构建真正的快乐的基础。爱、承诺、家人、朋友、信念、努力工作以及奉献，为创造快乐和满足感奠定坚实的根基。
其次，需要耐心和时间。正如我85岁高龄的朋友维奥莱特告诉我的：“别急着去追赶”。依照烹饪指南的提示，要密切留意布丁的变化，通过“不停地搅动”，你可以关注到整个的变化过程。按照烹调手册的指示控制好火候，以免过度受热和烧焦。我一直倾向于认为，如果用中火煮要花15分钟，那么用高火应该只需7分钟。所以，用后面的那种方法，我可以更快速地完成它。
然而生活中，就像这则烹调手册上指示的那样，适当的加热可以确保变化的过程稳定而持续。看着布丁慢慢地变得浓稠会让人期待并更加欣赏最终的成果。慢慢地实现我的人生梦想能使我追逐梦想的这段经历更加珍贵，而且我发现这些变化是永久性的而非短暂的。
最后，到了庆祝的时刻。投入大量的时间去准备布丁之后，我和它之间已经建立起了一种联系。吃完饭后，我在我们每个人面前放上一杯布丁。他们直接开吃，而我——这件“杰作”的创造者——要尽情享受这一时刻。我拿起小勺，伸进杯子的一侧，划开布丁上那层在冷却过程中形成的巧克力糖衣——它如同是通过长时间出色地完成了一项工作之后的一个结束标志。我的第一勺不会舀满，仅够品尝一口就好。成功的第一口滋味总是最甜的！
我把勺子放在嘴里，闭上双眼，仿佛再次回到了童年。我敢断言我听到母亲在询问：“噢，味道怎么样？这是我特意为你做的。”
是的，母亲，那是你特意为我做的。你所做的一切都是特别的。因为你投入了时间，遵循着配方，加入了浓浓的爱意，并从这项完成得很棒的工作中获得了满足。
那布丁就是证明！