Mimi's Kitchen

Not cooking much :(

2011-06-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

I do have 6 followers so I thought I would drop in and update.

I'm not cooking very much right now. I don't have a kitchen. I don't have a home. I'm a gypsy.

I am also only feeding me and occasionally my husband and brother in law who is graciously sharing his home with us for a while.

I make bacon and eggs and nachos most often.

I have made some interesting experimental things.

Yesterday I found two roasts from Angel Foods in the deep freezer.
I did what any frugal woman with Dutch roots would do.

Found brother in law's crock pot...threw in both roasts frozen...poured a can of Hunts Spaghetti Sauce with Mushrooms on top...cooked on high.
Made some pasta and veggies and dinner was made.

When we first got here I had an eighteen pound turkey that needed to be cooked.

I decided to just roast it a la Thanksgiving.
Let's just say - different kitchen, different oven, different baking pans and utensils, spices and herbs of undetermined age...
good thing the smoke alarms were waiting for new batteries

I have discovered that I love butter.
Did you know that you can fry raw oatmeal in butter and just a pinch of sugar and you get a single sized cookie? You can then throw some chocolate chips on top and yummy.

Also don't assume you know what is in a kitchen just because on the surface it looks well stocked with Pampered Chef tools and stones and etc...
As I was making Pasties for Father's Day I discovered ...oh no...no rolling pin.
Also the only flour what whole wheat.

Did I mention I have no transportation other than my feet?

I have been finding interesting ways to use the 24 whole wheat short pastry dough balls that were supposed to be individual pasties. Hmmm I will let you use your imagination...

Well I'll be off to Houston for 5 weeks. Maybe I will check in from there...that is if I'm allowed in my daughter's kitchen. She is quite the cook.

I told you I'm a gypsy. I don't know what I will return to other than it won't be brother in law's house. Good thing I don't need to worry.
²⁵ “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷ Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
²⁸ “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; ²⁹ and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰ Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
³¹ “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:25-34

Just a regular meal

2011-02-20T19:53:00.000-08:00

I need to be creative when eating alone.

One baked potato

Saute fresh spinach, mushrooms, fresh garlic and a few pepperoni

Home Alone Again

2010-11-01T18:53:00.000-07:00

Time to clean out the fridge!

I was away for an entire week. I left food for my chickie but forgot she doesn't eat mushrooms or feta.

Yummy!

Sauteed the mushrooms and garlic.

Fried a corn torilla in virgin coconut oil.

Scrambled two eggs with about 1T. water for fluffiness.

Added some mushrooms and garlic herb feta.

It's really not that hard to just cook for one.

This is What Happens When No One is Home

2010-10-23T20:55:00.000-07:00

Home alone again.
What to do...one can only watch so much NCIS Marathon or McGyver Marathon or even home shows and cooking shows before one goes nuts.

So I decide to clean up before leaving my one little chickie at home for the week.
Alone...on her own...for a week.

Well...one can only vaccum so much...do laundry...disinfect the bathroom and kitchen...for so long before one says to oneself "What am I? The maid?"

So I decide to make sure the Little Chickie and the Big Kahuna (she won't really be alone all week, Big Kahuna will be home in the middle) have some prep cooking done so they won't starve...well at least so they won't eat fast food so much.

I started with the bacon. Fried it all up in a pan. About two pounds of nice thick sliced smoked bacon and ends and pieces of the same.

Looks Yummy Right?

Next on the list were the whole mushrooms.

I know my Chickie and the Big Kahuna would leave whole mushrooms to die a slow and withering death. So I sliced the whole lot of them.

Problem is by then I was getting hungry.

Dinner is tough when it's just for one.

What to do? What to do?

Aha! I will make Bea's Famous Scramble!
Hurray for Bea! (my college dorm chickie)

I started with some butter and pressed fresh garlic.
Then in went a few of the sliced mushrooms.

Note that the skillet is the really small one that comes in those sets of three.

Back to check the fridge for - whatever might work.

Found some fresh spinach in perfect washed and spinned condition still in the salad spinner from last week.

No stems please.

Of course I NEEDED to add some of that fresh cooked crisp bacon that I pre-cooked for my chickie and more likely the big kahuna.

Everything is really better with BACON.

Next I scrambled two large eggs with about a tablespoon of water in a cup. Pour into hot skillet.

It needed cheese but all I had was some string cheese. No problem. String the cheese saving just a little for presentation later.

Cook and stir till egg is thoroughly cooked and scramble is done!

Here it is! The finished meal for one.

Oh yeah. Yummy.

I had baked a little Foccacia with Rosemary and Garlic earlier so my Chickie wouldn't starve .

I'm sure she won't miss one little piece.

Note that this is a salad plate.

Portion control met for one!

Curried Chicken Pasta Salad

2010-08-27T20:21:00.000-07:00

Yummy! I tried a new recipe for dinner and the family loved it.
Now that there are only 3 left at home we have enough leftovers for another whole meal!
Now it's your turn to try it.

3 lbs Chicken, boiled and shredded
6 oz. bow-tie pasta, cooked and drained
4 whole ribs celery, leaves included, thinly sliced
3/4 c. Craisins
3/4 c. slivered Almonds
1/2 c. Mayonnaise
1/2 c. Sour Cream
1 c. Heavy Cream
3 - 4 T. Curry Powder, to taste
1 T. sugar, to taste
1 t. Pink Himalayan Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Boil chicken and use broth to boil pasta.
Shred chicken and drain pasta.
Combine chicken, pasta, celery, craisins, and almonds in a large bowl.
Whisk together remaining ingredients until well combined.
Pour curry sauce over chicken combination and fold with rubber spatula.
Chill thoroughly.

Plan It Monday

2010-06-28T18:22:00.000-07:00

Last week I only made one out of three recipes but that's ok. Actually it was pretty good considering the busy week my family planned without telling me everything.

So what shall we plan for this week.

Today is easy. No one except me is home. So - leftover Flame Broiler beef and rice sound good.

Spinach, Tomato and Feta Scramble

2 Tbsp Coconut Oil
1 packed cup of chopped spinach
8-10 free-range eggs
1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes or 1 medium tomato, diced
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder (could use 2-4 minced garlic cloves)
1/2 tsp. onion powder (could use 1/2 sm. onion, diced)
1 cup shredded cheese (mild Cheddar, Monterrey Jack, Colby, etc.)
1/4 cup crumbled Feta cheese

1) Melt coconut oil in a large frying pan or skillet at medium heat. Add chopped spinach, and cook until just wilted.

2) Whisk eggs together (add a bit of water or milk for extra fluffiness, if you like). Pour into pan, and begin to scramble with spinach. Add the sun-dried tomatoes or diced tomatoes.

3) Sprinkle salt, onion and garlic powder and mix in well while continuing to cook.

4) Once eggs are just cooked, sprinkle in shredded cheese and feta cheese. Keep cooking until melted. Remove from heat and serve!

This serves 4 if you pair it with sourdough toast.

recipe from

http://savingnaturally.com

Who says you have to serve cookies?

2010-06-26T22:43:00.001-07:00

My daughter Bea's Senior Piano Recital was this afternoon. She has worked for an entire year practicing, planning and practicing. She was expected to plan the music, who she would have to fill out the recital, where it would be held, invitations, programs, thank you's, and a reception.

Who says you have to have cookies or brownies or cake at a reception? Bea needs to eat gluten free and is also lactose intolerant. She planned a gluten free, dairy free reception. Everyone enjoyed the food and it was simple.

She had fruit and veggies. Honeydew melon, watermelon, grapes, sliced pink lady apples, carrots, celery and grape tomatoes. She also served ice tea with no added sweeteners and chilled water bottles.

Good Job Bea!

Avocado and Tomato Salad

2010-06-24T11:29:00.000-07:00

Mix vegetable oil, white wine vinegar, Pink Himalayan Salt, fresh ground pepper and red pepper sauce in a bowl.
Check your oil carefully to be sure it smells fresh for this recipe. You don't want it to be even slightly rancid. I used white wine vinegar because I only use white vinegar for cleaning purposes not eating. Since I discovered Pink Himalayan Salt about 6 months ago that is all I use for cooking. It is saltier than table salt so use a little less than what is in the recipe. It is a complete salt with the minerals nature provided so I think it is a healthier salt than the purified sodium chloride in table salt. I always use fresh ground pepper for fresh food like a salad. Use whatever red pepper sauce you have on hand. Today I used Garlic Tabasco. Don't leave out the pepper sauce. It doesn't make it spicy or hot, it just gives it a little pop.

Cube your avocado.
Fresh avocado is available year round here in So. California. I used Haas because that is what I had but a smooth skin avocado would have a firmer texture for this recipe. It is easy to cube or slice an avocado. Cut in half, remove stone, slice or cube with table knife, then turn inside out and the avocado usually falls out. If it needs a little help use your knife or fingers.

Place avocado cubes, chopped tomato, crumbled bacon and chopped onion into bowl with oil mixture.
I chose Roma Tomatoes, however any tomato that holds up when you chop it will work. I prefer the thick sliced bacon at the butcher block to the pre-packaged bacon. It is usually sale priced once a month so if you watch for the sales it is a better price and higher meatier bacon. Any kind of onion would work in this salad. I had regular brown onion on hand so that is what I used. Red or Sweet onion would be nice for the flavor combination with the sweet tomato and avocado.

GENTLY mix together and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
My husband liked it even better the next day.

Place your mixture on a bed of greens. We love spinach so that was my choice today.
Enjoy your gluten free versatile salad. We ate it as the main dish the night I made it but had it as a side salad the next day.

Avocado and Tomato Salad
6 slices cooked crisp bacon
3 T. vegetable oil
1 T. white vinegar
1/2 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
3 drops red pepper sauce
2 med. avocados, cubed
2 med. tomatoes, cubed
1 small onion, chopped (1/4 c.)
4-6 cups salad greens

Betty Crocker recipe from Tablespoon.com

Plan It Monday

2010-06-21T12:45:00.001-07:00

I need to be more diligent with my cooking so...

Welcome to Plan It Mondays!

Let's start with some new recipes I have seen recently and want to try...

Avocado and Tomato Salad

Turkey Cucumber Dill Sandwiches (need to find a good gluten free bread)

Cilantro Lime Rice

These are all at Tablespoon.com

Raw Foods

2010-06-03T10:50:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to eat more of my foods raw. I am currently struggling with some reactions to food. I still don't know what exactly my body is not liking but I have cut most dairy products and am trying to not eat wheat/gluten.

I will say I really really like my food raw. I seem to actually crave raw foods.

Whole fruit and vegetables are easy.
Nuts and seeds are easy.

My favorite right now is Two Moms in the Raw. I particularly enjoy the Goji Berry granola bar.

Eggs - not so much raw...but I like soft boiled and runny yolks.
Meat - I do tend to like my beef extremely rare. When I was visiting Guam I really loved the raw meat dish Kelaguen. I need to learn what substitutions to use here. Guam has it's own citrus that is similar to lime but much more tart and it's own wild hot pepper.

I loved the Thai Fresh Spring Rolls I had in WA but have not found a good Thai restaurant locally yet. Any suggestions are welcome.

My goal is to eat 70% or more raw. I really feel better and have less hives and rashes. I suppose I should mention that I tend to be pickier buying food that I intend to eat raw. Organic is better and washing is very important.

I will post some of the raw recipes that work later.

Gluten Free Brownies

2010-03-10T20:55:00.000-08:00

Wow! I just have to tell you about these brownies.
They are Betty Crocker's Gluten Free Brownie Mix. Can you believe it, a mix?
They were so good. No wonder they were rated the number one brownie mix in a blind test. The tasters were very surprised to find out they were gluten free.

If you are gluten free you need to try these at least once. If not you may want to try them anyway.

I'm sorry I don't have a picture of the finished product. We ate them. YUM

Update on the long absence

2010-02-19T11:03:00.000-08:00

My last post was over a month ago.
No Fear - My family did not starve. They did not go without real home-cooked food.

I have been struggling with some probable food reactions. I am still not sure what is causing the reactions but for now I have cut out gluten. It seems to be helping but not always so...

Gluten is really hard to go without...

I do have a wheat-free buddy. My youngest daughter is sensitive to both wheat and dairy. She is doing much better sticking to the wheat-free now that she has a buddy.

So look forward to some gluten free recipes ahead. :)

Easy Crescent Taco Bake

2010-01-12T13:57:00.000-08:00

I love cookbooks! I collect cookbooks. I read my cookbooks just for fun.

Last night I had that daily decision of what to make for dinner. I need to feed my family. I looked in my freezer, fridge and cupboards. I wanted to make something new. As I mentally inventoried what I had on hand I was also recalling some recipes...

I had frozen pre-cooked hamburger and crescent rolls. I have the April 2008 Pillsbury magazine and remembered it was all about their crescents and biscuits. I pulled out the magazine and thumbed through. I decided to make the Taco Bake.

Just one problem...I didn't have all of the ingredients on hand! Does that happen to you? It happens here often. So...I adapted the recipe to fit what I did have on hand. I was NOT going to the store. I repeat NOT going to the store.

I had the crescent rolls so that was easy. It just has you press the crescent roll dough into a pie pan. I used a deep dish pan so my filling would be beefy.

I already had browned and seasoned ground beef in the freezer. The recipe only called for the ground beef. No onions or garlic in this recipe. Too bad! We like our onions and garlic so...plop goes the frozen beef into the deep skillet.

The recipe called for a specific brand and style of chunky salsa. I only had thinner, less chunky, different brand. Tough - in it went. I did have to simmer longer to steam off the extra juices.

I didn't have any taco seasoning mix. I don't usually buy the mix because it usually has MSG and I can't eat MSG. My meat was already seasoned with onion and garlic so I checked out my spices. I had several different kinds of chili powder/seasonings. I settled on the Cajun Chili because it smelled good to me at that moment.

I didn't have cheddar cheese but did have Mexican mix cheese. So I topped it off with that.

No lettuce or tomatoes in the house so we just did without. We did have corn with a little cream cheese melted into it for our vegetable. We will make up the greens tomorrow.

The entire Bake was eaten by four people so fast I didn't get a picture for you. I would say that this adaption was successful.

2010-01-10T20:00:00.000-08:00

I have needed to re-vamp a lot of my recipes for Bea. She seems to be wheat intolerant and lactose intolerant. The following recipe is gluten free but not dairy free. We had it for 12th night and it was declared a success by everyone!

Apple-Pear Tart

9 gluten-free pecan shortbread cookies, crushed (1 1/3 cups)
½ c. rice flour
¼ c. butter, melted
1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 egg
¼ c. caramel ice cream topping
2 med. Firm ripe pears, peeled, cored, and cut into 12 wedges each
2 med. Apples, cored and cut in 12 wedges each (do not peel)
2 T. butter
1 T. lemon juice
2 T. caramel ice cream topping

Preheat oven to 350 F. In bowl combine crushed shortbread cookies, flour, and the ¼ c. melted butter. Pat mixture into bottom and up sides of 14x5x1 inch rectangular or 10-inch round tart pan with removable bottom. Bake crust 10 minutes. Set aside.

In med. Bowl beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add egg and ¼ c. caramel ice cream topping; beat until smooth. Spread mixture in bottom of baked crust. Bake 10 min. more or until center appears set when pan is shaken. Cool on wire rack. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.

In 12 inch skillet cook pears and apples in 2 T. butter over med. Heat 10 min. or until tender but still holding their shape, stirring occasionally. Add lemon juice and heat through. Spoon fruit mixture atop tart. Drizzle with 2 T. caramel topping.

Makes 8 servings.

Thanksgiving Contributions

2009-12-07T22:25:00.001-08:00

This year Julie hosted Thanksgiving.
I made two Pecan Pies.
One to take --- one for home.

Yummy!

I just used the recipe on the back of the Karo Corn Syrup bottle.
Four pumpkin pies.
My favorite recipe is the one on the can of Libby's Solid Pack Pumpkin.
I love the cinnamon and cloves.

I made four pumpkin pies.
One to take --- one for Dad's on friday ---two for home.

I also made two fresh apple pies.
The recipe is the simplest ever.
Place sliced, washed, tart apples in pie crust. I used Granny Smith.
Don't worry about peels, just wash well. I just sliced with my apple slicer from Pampered Chef.
Sprinkle with 1/4-1/2 cup raisins.
Sprinkle cinnamon over all the ingredients.
Place top crust. Cut some slits. Bake.

Julie really wanted the yams with marshmallows.
Due to her pregnancy announcement I decided to indulge her.
Under the marshmallows is just yams from a can mashed up with cinnamon, dash of ginger and that's it!

It was eaten up.

Julie also requested Angel Fluff. I didn't have the traditional cranberry jello for Thanksgiving so it was the standard Strawberry/Banana.
The Yams the family like are Apple Yam Bake from my LaLeche cookbook.

It is canned yams, drained and left chunky. Chunky applesauce dropped throughout the yams.
Topping is a basic oatmeal, cinnamon, butter crumble.

Yum, Yum, Yum

Julie made a large turkey. It was the first time she used her oven in the new house. It was also a store turkey. However it was good meat. She also made some gravy and her absolutely scrumptious rich famous mashed potatoes. Oh she also whipped up stuffing/dressing.

Others brought green bean casserole, crescent rolls, creamed pearl onions, fresh cranberry sauce.

The dinner was a success. Congratulation Julie!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

2009-12-02T11:06:00.000-08:00

What do you do with all the pumpkin seeds in the pumpkins?

We roast them!

Clean them off but you don't need to scrub.
Spread them single layer in a cookie sheet.
I used my stoneware bar pan.

Sprinkle with a salty seasoning of your choice.

Roast in oven at 400 until toasted.
If you use a pan that is not stoneware you need to stir occasionally.

Enjoy!

Dinner in a Pumpkin

2009-12-01T10:09:00.000-08:00

Dinner in a Pumpkin
from
Make A Mix Cooking 2

I can't believe I've had the recipe all these years. It is a traditional birthday dinner for Sarah and I've been meaning to get the recipe from Pam but never got around to it. I had the pleasure of being in Washington for Sarah's birthday this year and it is so easy to make.

It has meat, rice, cream of mushroom soup. Baked in a pumpkin.
So simple yet yummy!

Cheesy Chicken Tortellini Bake

2009-10-25T15:37:00.000-07:00

I've been busy cooking, however my computer has been in the shop so I didn't keep up with pictures and posts here.

This was the last one found on my camera. I don't remember when we had it but it was loved by all except poor Bea who can't eat wheat or dairy.

This recipe was from Pampered Chef's Stoneware Inspirations.

Saturday Night Sept. 5

2009-09-05T22:06:00.000-07:00

Tonight was a night of new experiences. I had some chicken tenders and some artichoke hearts that needed to be used. I was going through some old magazines and found a recipe in the May 2009 Good Housekeeping for Chicken Saute with Artichokes, Lemon and Mint.

It was perfect! I only needed a lemon, some mint and feta. Wow! Isn't it great when you can use leftover stuff and a new recipe at the same time. God is always providing for us.

It was a very simple recipe done in one skillet.
I did throw in some mushrooms that were in the fridge. I wouldn't do that again. The mushrooms held on to the lemon and mint a little too strongly.
It was good though.

Here is the finished dish. Chuck and the girls said they really liked it.

I made a baked honey custard for dessert.
It is from Whole Foods for the Whole Family La Leche League International Cookbook.

It turned out perfect. This was my very first custard so I was very glad they turned out so well. I used local raw honey and cinnamon on top.
Yummy!

Quiche

2009-09-05T13:30:00.000-07:00

We had quiche the other night. It came from an old church cookbook.
Here is my variation of the recipe.

bacon cooked to crisp
handfuls of spinach
sliced mushrooms
shredded cheese

put above ingredients into 2 deep pie shells, set oven to 350

for each pie use a shaker or bullet type mixer
1 c. milk
3 eggs
2T flour
pour over filled pie shells

then you bake them for 45 minutes or until a knife put between the center and edge comes out clean

I have found that the meatier and cheesier you make these the more the men in the family like them. Jake doesn't care for the quiche egginess so load it up with the other stuff. You may have discovered that my cooking style is to use the cookbook as a guide not a rule.

Both quiches were gone in a flash - no leftovers. So I judged them as successful.

Grilled Chicken Citris Olive Salad

2009-09-04T14:07:00.000-07:00

Sorry it's been so long. My desktop computer is in the shop. They decided the motherboard was defective. I am posting from Chuck's netbook.

Monday I was at the chiropractor's office and I saw a neat recipe. We stopped by the new
Sprouts to get a few ingredients and I experimented on the entire family.

Chuck grilled the chicken while I made the vinaigrette and put the salad together.

I left out the olives for our two olive haters - more for the rest of us!
I used my new ceramic garlic/ginger grater from the fair to grate the fresh garlic.
The recipe called for a total of 6 cloves of fresh garlic. I thought that sounded a bit much but followed the recipe exactly. Four cloves went into the vinaigrette and 2 cloves grated and sprinkled on the greens. I personally LOVED IT! I got mixed reviews from the rest of the family. Most thought it was a bit too much garlic. One of them also took umbrage to the red wine vinegar in the vinaigrette, however, the remainder of the tasters liked it.

Here is the vinaigrette recipe
1/2 c. red wine vinegar
4 cloves garlic
1T olive oil
1T. finely chopped red onion
1T. finely chopped celery
cracked black pepper to taste

the salad was just greens, naval oranges, black olives and the 2 cloves garlic

Daupie's Taco Salad

2009-08-25T12:47:00.000-07:00

Tonight I have a meeting potluck. I am making a double taco salad so I can leave some here for the hungry and take some for the ladies at my meeting. I have been making this taco salad since I was 17 years old. Pammy's mom taught me so even though I have tweaked it a bit I have named it in her honor. Pammy's firstborn called her Daupie and it stuck. Love you Daupie!

Daupie's Taco Salad
1 pound lean ground beef or turkey, browned
add chili powders, onion and garlic to your taste (you can cheat with taco seasoning packet but be aware that many combo packet seasonings have msg so I don't ever use them)

You may use fresh onion and garlic or whatever kind you have in your spice pantry both work.

Lettuce - any kind you have or is on sale ( I don't use iceburg but that is a personal preference)

1 or 2 cans of kidney beans, rinsed ( don't stress out if you don't have these but have another bean in your pantry, garbanzo and white beans also are good)

shredded cheese

some chopped green onion

chopped tomatoes

chopped or sliced jicama

olives

Toss all of the above ingredients and anything else you wish (I have added corn and a touch of cilantro if I have it on hand)

I usually use an Italian dressing or Thousand Island to bring it together and then have sour cream on the side. It doesn't need a lot of dressing, just enough to clump it a little bit here and there. If I have a picky crowd I just leave it plain with an assortment of dressings on the side. Russian is also a good choice. I have also just picked something out that sounded good at the store, the El Torito green stuff is good too. In a real pinch you can use Daupie's sissy sauce - mayo and ketchup and sweet relish.

Just before serving crunch some tortilla chips into it.

Chicken & Rice

2009-08-24T18:17:00.000-07:00

Lazy chicken and rice

I didn't have time to find a recipe today from a cookbook so I did what I usually do when I haven't planned ahead. I sent a daughter to store to pick up some chicken quarter legs. I then opened the cupboards and refridgerator and peered within.

We are having lazy chicken and rice. Rice cooked in the rice cooker. Chicken baked in the oven basted with some vidalia onion italian dressing. See it's lazy and simple. Add a veggie and we're good to go.

Welcome to My Kitchen

2009-08-23T12:06:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking about doing a kitchen blog for a while now. I actually thought no...too many cooking blogs are out there. Yesterday I went to see Julie and Julia with my daughter Julie and I am going to just jump in with all the others. This blogging thing is really more about expressing myself and having a creative outlet than others reading it. So... what should I do? Where should I start? I own a LOT of cookbooks and I have used most of them. Hmmm

I think I will start using each cookbook at least once. That will be quite a variety. I will probably still collect cookbooks so I will share from my new ones while making sure I use all the old ones too.

I am looking forward to this cooking/baking experience. I hope my family will enjoy the journey too.