Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Baking soothes my soul

Yes, yes it does. If I'm frustrated or angry or sad or happy or giddy or..(insert just about any emotion), I'm probably feeling the need to be in the kitchen. I have no idea why. It's comforting in there. I like it. I like food. So here's the deal, I'm going to start with at least one recipe every week. Now, I may make two in one week, or maybe five, and that might have to cover me for a while. Hopefully it averages out to 52 new recipes tried by the end of the year. That's what I'm going for. It could be anything!! If you have any suggestions, feel free to shoot them my way! I will post successes and failures. Before I get started, I must show you my dearest mother's last adventure in the kitchen. Being the loving lady that she is, she decided to make Daddy-O some shrimp dip. If you are a part of this family then you know about this magnificent creation. Holy yum!! Let me tell you though, she spent FOREVER in the kitchen. She was exhausted by the time she finished it, but boy was the labor of love appreciated by all!! May I post some pictures of her during her great cooking adventures?? Ok, thanks!
She's one well prepared chef! More ingredients than she knows what to do with are sitting out on that counter. Oops!! Lesson learned, make sure it's not on before you plug it in! A little bit of shrimp dip may have decided to fly out of the bowl and all over the kitchen. Live and learn. (Don't worry, I was there to capture every moment!) Now that is a determined woman! Look at her go, but keep your distance. She's fierce in the kitchen. She prefers to stay as far away from the cooking scene as possible. It's why we work so well together.

Hope you guys had a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! I ate an obscene amount of chocolate covered strawberries courtesy of Mom and Dad! Yummm!!!


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