I would just like to say that my new love in life (besides my wonderful family) is COOKING!!! I've always cooked, thanks to my mom's teaching and kitchen know how, but this past six months have brought something out of me and I've been doing more experimenting and taking larger risks in the kitchen. And it feels great! The only downside is the dishes it creates (if theres one thing I hate in the world, its washing dirty dishes). I don't know what it is. I think it might be that with all the uncertainty and insecurities I have in my life, the one thing I know in my heart and have confidence in is that I am a good cook.
Tonight's experiment was asparagus with homemade hollandaise sauce, which sounds simple, but its so easy to screw up the sauce that its a bit intimidating. It was my first time and it came out wonderful. To top it off it was my husband's first time trying hollandaise sauce, and to say he loved it is putting it mildly lol. Made lightly breaded chicken breasts to go with it, and the whole thing went together perfectly. It was so good.
I know its a bit weird to write a blog pretty much all about cooking (unless you're the chick from "Julie and Julia", in which case, its a career maker), but its really been playing a major part in my life lately. With things being a tad rough recently, financially and personally, its been a bit of a mental sanctuary. It seems like no matter who or what tries to throw me a curve ball and ruin my day, all I have to do is get in the kitchen and get to chopping/peeling/frying/baking/etc, and I can bring myself out of whatever funk I'm in and enjoy the rest of my night. If you knew me personally you would know what a blessing this is, as I over analyze and stress over everything to the point of giving myself stomach ulcers and anxiety attacks. Its great just to have something that makes me calm, tastes good, and makes my family happy at the end of the day.
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