Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Adventures in Cooking

While I was employed my husband did most of the cooking.  He did this because 1) he got him from work at least an hour before me 2) I STINK at cooking.  Now that I am home during the day, it is my turn to be lead dinner chef.  HOWEVER, my famous escapades include:
  • Spinach Artichoke Dip:  I used a wooden spoon in an active blender to mix the ingredients, the sharp blades destroyed the spoon and pieces broke off into the concoction, then I served this extra fiber dish at a holiday gathering
  • Paella: Rice is rice, right?  This recipe called for some specific type, but I decided to use the rice in the pantry.  This 30 minute recipe cooked for 3 hours as I waited for the liquid to absorb, but it never did.  Paella soup anyone?
  • Eggplant Lasagna:  My parents and sister were joining us for dinner.  I wanted to try a low carb alternative to vegetarian lasagna that used eggplant to replace the noodles.  Unfortunately, I sliced the eggplant too thick and did not cook it long enough.  My poor family laughed as they ate raw eggplant.
Today's Adventure...Couscous with jalapeno: Chopped jalapeno. Washed my hands. Few minutes later rubbed my eye. Intense pain. Rinsed eye with water and patted dry with towel used to dry hands. DOUBLE intense pain!

Success of the Day: Not giving up at something that I am not good at

Pink Inspiration: I wore my favorite pink panties/   everyone needs a pair of underwear that makes them feel good about themself

4 comments:

  1. Good luck, I hate to cook I think it's the timing of too many things on the stove at once. If u need any cookbook suggestions Erika has a whole cabinet full of cool ones. We like to pick a new recipe each week to try when we have time. Love the blog, keep up the good work, I think u will come to enjoy both cooking and writing before u know it.

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  2. Good Luck. I think this is a great idea.

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  3. Love it! You made me smile reading about the extra fiber in your spinach artichoke dip.

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  4. My baking tip: Almost everything that goes into baking (unless otherwise stated in the recipe) should be at room temperature. This will get the texture of the baked good correct. It only took me 25 years of baking chocolate chocolate chip cookies that never were quite right to figure this out. Good luck with your kitchen escapades!

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