After sharing some of my early cooking mishaps, it is time to tell you how I finally learned to cook. In the fall of 2005 I discovered the Food Network, specifically 30 Minute Meals, and I was fascinated. I watched episode after episode and wondered if I could actually pull together meals like that in…
Category: Food
Eggs
I love eggs. Eggs are a super food. They are good for you and taste delicious. There are many ways to prepare eggs and I like them in all varieties: boiled, scrambled, over easy, over hard, poached, and any other way you can prepare them. In my experience, if frying or scrambling, its very important…
Pancake Saturday {Cooking Adventures: Day 6}
Saturdays are for two things: sleeping in and eating pancakes. When I was little, I spent Friday nights at my Me-Maw’s house. Every Saturday morning she made me chocolate-chip pancakes. She would mix up the batter but she would let me help. I would scoot a kitchen table chair up next to where she stood…
Save The Turkeys! Use a Brine {Cooking Adventures: Day 5}
The best way to prepare and cook a traditional Thanksgiving turkey is to use a brine. A traditional brine is essentially a saltwater bath in which the concentration of salt in the bath interacts with the cellular composition of the meat, resulting in a form of osmosis that flavors the meat. That is my ten…
There are Bakers, and There are Cooks
I’ve really enjoyed the feedback from these previous two posts. I am glad that we can all laugh along with (at?) me and my lack of cooking abilities. However, I would like to point out that these two hilarious stories are actually baking stories. I have come to understand that there is a significant difference…
The Curse of the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe {Cooking Adventures: Day 3}
The year was 1998, the season was fall, the air was crisp and campus life was in full swing at Union University. Our school separated the girls and boys dorms so everyone was outside hanging out in the grassy area between the dorms, enjoying the weather and the socializing. The change of season and the…
Some Cooks are Born, Others are Made {Cooking Adventures: Day 2}
As a southerner, folks tend to assume I learned to cook growing up in the family kitchen under the watchful eye of mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers wielding cast iron skillets seasoned with pure lard. While I do live and die by my Lodge; I do not wield pure lard and I did not learn…
31 Day Writing Challenge
Day 1 – Intro Blog (the one you’re on) Day 2 – Some Cooks Are Born, Others Are Made Day 3 – The Curse of the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe Day 4 – There are Bakers, and There are Cooks Day 5 – Save The Turkeys! Use a Brine I saw a post today…
Confession: It’s Good For the Soul
I’ve dreaded writing this post but the time has come to break the news even if its not good news. I did not accomplish my weight loss goals as I had hoped to earlier this year. In fact, I did not even come close. I guess the good news is that I did not gain…
Cooking With Love
Have you ever heard someone say a meal was “made with love”? Some food just tastes better when its made by someone who loves you, someone who enjoys cooking and painstakingly prepares meals for their loved ones. I feel this happens most often when you eat a delicious meal prepared by someone who as been…
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