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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

A year in my kitchen...

As a undergrad, I lived in the campus cafeteria.  I was "Bruffin' It" at least 2-3 times each day on my unlimited meal plan.  As a grad student, my dietary life progressed to cooking... or at least microwaving... most of my meals.  Don't get me wrong, I know how to cook.  I was baking cakes and cookies from the time I was in middle school.  I roast a mean turkey, filled with homemade stuffing and with the best mashed potatoes you will ever taste.  I can make some beautiful meals.

Yet I rarely do.

I am in a culinary rut.  A creative night involves a new combination of seasonings on my steak, or having green beans instead of brussels sprouts.  Yup.  I'm in a rut.

This starts as a challenge to myself.  I want to cook more.  I enjoy my time in the kitchen, yet rarely provide myself the opportunity to truly enjoy my time there.  I want.. perhaps NEED... to cook more.  The goal is to try at least one new recipe per week... but I hate to limit this to just one recipe per week.  So here you'll see what I eat.  You'll see what I drink.  You'll know if I enjoy it.  You'll know if I add too much salt or not enough sugar.  Hopefully, at the end of a year, I'll be that much better in the kitchen.

And you know what they say about good cooks... :)

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