I've done it again... yet another cookbook
I actually forgot that I got Taste of Home 5-Ingredient Cookbook until tonight, though I brought it home from work on Wednesday. (I was sick, remember, so sue me. Normally I have new books read before I get them home. I guess there's the proof that I've been REALLY sick, for real. I was sleeping / in bed all that time.
I'm in loooove with this cookbook, though I realize it's the part of me that wants to cook for other people, such as maybe kids and a husband. Heck, I'd settle for an appreciative boyfriend at this point. Maybe I could used some of the kids in my class as taste testers, just as an excuse to try the recipes out.
I know people at work are absolutely amazed that I can do more than just boil water for my cappuccino and hot chocolate, but the truth is, I'm a really good cook. I mean, I've been cooking since I was like 8, but I don't have any chance to really do any of it. Pampered Chef shows were probably the only time I got to do any showing off there, and of course, I always wanted to do the prettiest, most elaborate recipes there were. (My coworkers didn't mind me trying out that fancy bridal shower cake on them either. LOL)
Actually, what I'm seeing is a whooole lot of veggie dishes that I need to try, since I won't cook for just me, and I know I don't eat enough vegetables.
But do you know how hard it is to cook one normal sized meal, and then eat the same thing for 2 weeks straight until it's all gone? It gets to the point where you absolutely hate the dish you just tried... and loved. Back before I lost Terra, she was the happy recipient of lots of extra leftovers. I miss her so much. :(
I'm finding myself wishing that we'd take another family camping trip, so that I could do some cooking. :(
In any case, that recipe for Beef Noodle Soup on page 109 is just calling to me. It reminds me of the soup we had at the workshop the other day. The strangest thought popped into my head when I took my first bite: "This is what it feels like to be loved." No idea why I thought that. Was it a mini-flashback to lunch in kindergarten that didn't even register?
I'm in loooove with this cookbook, though I realize it's the part of me that wants to cook for other people, such as maybe kids and a husband. Heck, I'd settle for an appreciative boyfriend at this point. Maybe I could used some of the kids in my class as taste testers, just as an excuse to try the recipes out.
I know people at work are absolutely amazed that I can do more than just boil water for my cappuccino and hot chocolate, but the truth is, I'm a really good cook. I mean, I've been cooking since I was like 8, but I don't have any chance to really do any of it. Pampered Chef shows were probably the only time I got to do any showing off there, and of course, I always wanted to do the prettiest, most elaborate recipes there were. (My coworkers didn't mind me trying out that fancy bridal shower cake on them either. LOL)
Actually, what I'm seeing is a whooole lot of veggie dishes that I need to try, since I won't cook for just me, and I know I don't eat enough vegetables.
But do you know how hard it is to cook one normal sized meal, and then eat the same thing for 2 weeks straight until it's all gone? It gets to the point where you absolutely hate the dish you just tried... and loved. Back before I lost Terra, she was the happy recipient of lots of extra leftovers. I miss her so much. :(
I'm finding myself wishing that we'd take another family camping trip, so that I could do some cooking. :(
In any case, that recipe for Beef Noodle Soup on page 109 is just calling to me. It reminds me of the soup we had at the workshop the other day. The strangest thought popped into my head when I took my first bite: "This is what it feels like to be loved." No idea why I thought that. Was it a mini-flashback to lunch in kindergarten that didn't even register?
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