Growing up, we didn’t have to ask what my mom wanted to eat for Mother’s Day. The answer was always the same — a chocolate croissant.
Growing up, we didn’t have to ask what my mom wanted to eat for Mother’s Day. The answer was always the same — a chocolate croissant.
It’s hard to beat the plain version of this flaky, French pastry; it’s buttery, light, and perfectly airy. But add in the sweetness of chocolate and it becomes a symbol of elegant decadence. Or at least, that’s how my mother’s reverence of this baked good permanently influenced my perspective on it.
In the era of “I deserve a little treat,” it’s hard for me not to buy myself a chocolate croissant — AKA as pain au chocolat — whenever I come across it. And this week, in the lead-up to Mother’s Day, when I encountered mini versions at the breakfast buffet at the hotel where I was staying, I couldn’t help myself. I grabbed the tiny treats each morning, their small size improving the chocolate-to-pastry ratio in a way I think my mom would appreciate.
But she wasn’t there with me, and lives too far away for me to bring any home to her. So I had two of the little guys for myself each day, and cheers-ed myself in her honor.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms reading this, including my own! What food represents this holiday to you?