Whoopies

Dish: Whoopies (mocha with chocolate butter cream and oatmeal with honey cream)
Book: Whoopie Pies
Pajamas:blue jean shorts and a Fuentes t-shirt
Meal: afternoon snack
Eaters: Mom, Mam and Me


Mam, Mom and I decided to cook on Sunday instead of our normal million dollar shopping spree. When we were on this shopping trip a few weeks ago, we were at this awesome cooking store in the Domain and bought a cookbook and pan for making whoopies. They are little cream filled cakes from Pennsylvania and the northeast. Back to the present, we started at Ulta. Yes, I said Ulta. We had so spend a little money on Sunday. Then we went to Target to get our supplies. The cart ended up full and we were on our way to Mom's kitchen. Once there. we got out all the ingredients to make 2 types of whoopies (24+ cakes) for 3 people. We started with the Mocha cakes and chocolate butter cream. The mocha cake went well. I spooned the batter into the flat cupcake pan. I was so proud of myself because I filled all 24 holes exactly even with no extra batter. I put both pans in the ovens. Mom, aka Martha, then made me take them out and spread the batter flat. Batter is liquid and when it gets hot, it spreads... hmmmm Anyway, next we made the oatmeal cakes. They were quite easy as well. We were a bit worried because they made about 1/2 as much batter as the other. I put a teeny scoop in each hole. It ends up that the mocha ones were gigantic and the oatmeal were just right. As we let them cool, we started on the icings/fillings. Note that during this cooking all three of us never stopped talking. Mom decided to use the small mixing bowl for the fillings- thanks Martha. We put all the ingredients in the small bowl. Mom started the mixer and nothing happened. We then decided to do it the old fashioned way- with a spoon. I spread the filling in between two cakes and tadah there were our first whoopies. They were a bit large and ugly, but they tasted pretty good. We then started making the honey filling. Mom again put all the ingredients in the small mixer and turned the knob. ALL of the contents flew ALL over the kitchen. We stirred what was left of it with a spoon. I put the oatmeal whoopies together. I have to say that they were quite a masterpiece. They looked super cute and tasted amazing. I learned on this one that you win some and you lose some :)

Mam/Mom-o-meter: Mocha whoopies- 6.0 a bit cakey
Oatmeal whoopies- 8.9 yum yum

Scallops

Yes, you read right. SCALLOPS. A more intense sea creature than the previous post.

Dish: Cajun scallops, conchigliette, and buttery corn sauce
Book: Bowl Food
Pajamas: My homeless stretchy PJ shirt (that's what Trevor calls it) and boxers
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Trevor and me

I ventured into the fresh seafood section again. This time, there were no scaly fish and a few with heads. I took a deep breath and told the same fish guy that I needed some scallops. He told me to come and look at them. I said, "no I trust you" and gave him a big smile. I then gagged. By the way, if you haven't read my previous post "shrimp" you must stop now and read it first to fully understand what is going on. Back to scallops. He handed my the taped white paper package. I threw it in the cart and headed for the produce bags for the double sacking process. I finished my shopping with one eye on the scallops and went home to start the big adventure. I patted them dry, dipped them in Cajun spices and poured some olive oil on top. I skewered them and started on the pasta. The only bad and/scary part of scallops is the smell. I never touched them, so that could have been bad. I put the scallops on my Mr. Weber, my hot lover (the grill-haha). The scallops only cook about 4 minutes total. I still don't know how to flip animals of the ocean. I spooned these little guys, they are much more delicate than shrimp- no forking, only spooning. The book said they shouldn't be translucent. That word gives me the willies and I don't even know what it means so I just took them off the grill. The pasta was turning out incredible. It was cooked corn, butter, Cajun seasoning, garlic, key lime juice, chives, and mini shell noodles. I put the pasta on the plate, then sprinkled some cheese and then placed the scallops on top. The plate looked beautiful. Trevor sat down to eat and was so excited. He loved it! The scallops were a bit too spicy but that is fixable. I'm so proud of myself! Let's get honest though, this will be the farthest I go with seafood. Don't be expecting any fish dishes at all!! Trev-o-meter: 8.9 with a little less cayenne

Shrimp Skewers

Dish: Shrimp Skewers and rice
Book: My brain
Pajamas: pink polka dot flannels (yes it was 104 degrees outside)
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Trevor and me

I went to HEB Plus to buy shrimp. I went to the frozen seafood section first and got a bag of shrimp. Then I pulled my cart up to the raw seafood window. My heart started pounding at the sight of all the scales laying on ice. If you don't know me well, I have a severe phobia of all things fish and sea. When you read the title of this post "Shrimp Skewers," you should have fallen over because this is a HUGE step for me. Anyway, I'm standing between the lobster tank(poor babies) and the humongous fully intact fish. My heart was pounding, my palms were sweating, and my mind was telling me to RUN! The fish man came over (how does he sleep at night) and I squeaked, "shrimp please, enough for 2." He looked at me with a really strange eyebrow raised look and started digging around behind the glass. I couldn't look. He started to hand me the taped paper. I grabbed it. All of the sudden I had the biggest fear that I got the wrong package so I ran to the veggies and double bagged it so that it wouldn't get scales or fins on the rest of my groceries. Somehow I ended up with 2 types of shrimp. I think the stress was overwhelming and I just bought both. After making sure the bagger bagged the ocean creatures separately, I drove home praying I wouldn't have a wreck and get all mixed up with the seafood bag.
Once I got home, It was time to face my fears. Shrimp aren't like fish- I thought, this will be no problem at all. So I decided on the frozen shrimp because I still had some flashes that inside that taped paper was a whole fish. I rinsed the shrimp (I thought that would be a good idea, I do it to fruits and veggies.) I then pulled out my new shiny skewers. I picked up the first shrimp and pushed the skewer through its little body. "This isn't too bad," I thought. I got to the third one and the little tail flipped off and landed on my foot. I jumped and danced and squirmed and gagged for about 3 minutes. Then I rescued Millini from eating it. I had to go into the living room to take a break. I finally built some courage and started again. This time I lost a few tails and had some short flashes of shrimp swimming around me but I did it. I conquered the skewering part. I then poured some sesame sauce, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and olive oil on the little fellas. Throughout all of my ocean creature drama, I cooked some incredible Thai seasoned rice. I put the skewers on the grill. Have I told you how much I love my grill? Trevor is getting a little jealous of the grill and my relationship. The little guys got about 2 minutes of cooking on each side. I'm not quite sure what to flip skewers with. I tried the tong chopstick thingies. That didn't work. I tried the metal spatula, that didn't work. I ended up just forking them. (Oh my, that sounds worse than it should haha) I placed the skewers on a large plateful of the Thai rice. I have to say that despite the bad dreams that came later, dinner was incredible. Trevor LOVED the shrimp and said that we should have it once a week. I may have to get an anxiety med for those days, but I'll try.
Trev-o-meter: 10 !!!!! :)

Hamburgers

Dish: hamburger
Book: we made it up and used tips from the Weber grill manual
Pajamas: had to wear cut offs and a tshirt (the grill is outside :) )
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Trevor and me

I have been cooking on and off throughout the summer. I have to say that our wedding took priority over the blog though. I hope to start blogging at least once a week now that there are no more wedding details to spend every night on.
Trevor and I registered for a grill and grill stand. We got the grill stand from Trevor's aunt. The problem was that we never got an actual grill. It's kind of hard to grill on a plastic stand. I decided to spend some of our wedding cash on the grill. I went to Target and the grill was discontinued. I found it at Home Depot. I was at Home Depot, feeling kind of out of place. I looked around for help and I couldn't believe it, but there were no guys there ready to wait on me. I think it must be the curse of the wedding ring. I used to walk in Home Depot and it was like a zombie movie- orange aprons gathering around me and chasing me down the aisles. Anyway, a GIRL walked up to help. I thought "oh god, I have questions about a grill. I need a guy!" Sure enough, she had no idea. I grabbed a grill and headed toward the propane. Once at the propane, I grabbed a few tanks after talking to an old guy. I checked out and was on my way. Note to Home Depot: please don't hire girls and what happened to all of the fit young men ready and willing to help?
I got home and Trevor and I started putting the grill and stand together. That part went well. Trevor worked on the gas next- he was really good at that :) I went in to make the burgers. I kind of winged it. I used 1 pound of meat and crushed up about 8 butter crackers in it. I then put some garlic salt, grill mate, and season salt in it. I mixed and mixed it. As I was working on that Trevor came in and started reading the grilling tips to me from the manual. It said that the most common mistake is flipping, poking, smashing, etc too much. We decided we would follow these rules. I brushed both sides with Olive oil and headed out to the grill. This was both of our first times grilling!! We put the gas on medium and slapped the burgers on. We waited 4 minutes and flipped them. When I did, I got really worried because there were dark lines on the patties. Trevor laughed and said that was what grilled hamburgers were supposed to look like. We closed the lid and waited 3 minutes. I then took the patties off the grill. That was it! We made delicious burgers with Havarti cheese, cream cheese, jalapenos, and sweet barbecue sauce. We baked some tater tots also. The burger was the most juicy and scrumptious burger either of us had eaten. We LOVE grilling and it is a cooking style that we can do together. I can't wait to fire up the Weber again this week.
Trev-o-meter: 9.5

A plea

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Mexican Cheese Chowder

Dish: Mexican Cheese Chowder Book: Quick and Healthy Pajamas: Teal peace shirt and plaid bottoms that Trevor wants to burn Meal: Dinner Eaters: Trevor and me

I'm very sorry that I had to take a short sabbatical from blogging. I have been a very busy girl. My life has drastically changed... for the better, I might add. Trevor proposed!! Since he proposed 2 weeks ago, I have done the following: ran a half marathon, coached mom in getting a principal job!, booked a venue (The Stanley), been to a bridal show, bought a wedding dress, picked bridesmaid's dresses, scheduled a DJ, planned a trip to Co for a Bridal Crawl, found a vacation home for the family in Estes, picked invitations, chosen a honeymoon place, scheduled all meetings with florists and cake designers, picked tux's, opened a bank account, planned table settings and favors, gave Trevor at least 3 back rubs a week, kept my job, and I'm sure a whole lot more that I can't think of. So, again I apologize for the lack of blogs. I promise to recommit as of today. About the food... Today I decided to make a soup. I am wanting to be a bit healthier because of the upcoming nuptials. Don't hold me to the previous statement though; 5 months is a very long time. The only sad part about a soup is that Trevy bought me a new colander because of my complaining on a previous blog and I can't use it yet. Anyway, I started by following a fast and healthy recipe for Mexican chowder. As I began cooking, I realized there were no "Mexican" qualities in the recipe. I then decided to kick it up a notch. The soup started with a broth and lots of veggies. I am using the really big pot, normally used for noodles. I guess that I should register for some pots so that I have more than 2 choices! I then added the Oh So Magical invention that I love, corn starch. At this point, I was supposed to add cheese and be done with it. Boring... I rummaged through the pantry and found some rotel and cayenne. I also made some guacamole on the side. I am getting to be a pro at guac, if I may say so myself. (hmmm: that saying doesn't look right when written...) So I did add the cheese to finish it and wallah, soup. I spooned it into our bowls. I then added crushed tortilla chips to the top and finished it with a dollop of guacamole. When Trevor came out, he decided to "make the guac better with a new trick." He proceeded to add a spoonful of sugar. Note to all guac eaters: Don't add sugar to guacamole. Anyway, we started the soup. Trevor took one bite and said, "Honey, this may be your first 10." We ate and talked and enjoyed the deliciousness. I think that soups are my favorite thing to cook! Yay for a fixed up recipe turning out perfecto! Trev-o-meter: "I give it a 9.5."

Chicken Pot Pie

Dish: Chicken Pot Pie
Book: Taste of Home
Pajamas: Light blue and purple striped, very soft
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Trevor and me

Let me begin this post by explaining that this recipe spans two days. Wednesday: I get to Trevor's house to cook and I have most of the ingredients. I still needed chicken bouillon granules and flour. I forge the great storm to the grocery store, pick up the supplies and get home by 7 to begin the intense chicken pot pie recipe. I put the chicken in the pot to boil. I open the flour to make the filling and I notice something not quite right. The flour is not white. It has more of a peppered look. Wait, the pepper is quivering!! I look in horror and teeny black bugs are meandering through the flour. I screamed and immediately confiscated the infested bag. I then changed my plan to good old spaghetti, red sauce, and ranch dressing.
Friday: I brought flour from my house and the cooking began. As the chicken boiled, I made the gravy. It was very straight forward. Again, I chopped the chicken too quickly after it came out of the pot. I got a nice steam facial and my fingers are still a bit sore. I put all of the "insides" to the side and started on the dough. It consists of flour, celery seed, butter and cream cheese. I began mixing it to no avail. I then decided to use my hands. I mixed and mixed and as I finished I realized we have no rolling pin... I made the bottom part by hand. I pieced the dough together in the dish and kneaded it to the correct thickness. I then filled it. Now the top really needed a rolling pin. I used my genius problem solving skills and buttered the pam bottle. I rolled out a perfect dough lid! I'll never waist money on a fancy smancy rolling pin!! I put the pie in the oven and waited 30 minutes. When it came out, we sat down to eat. I cut it and a cloud of steam filled the air; so we waited, and waited and waited. Finally it was cool enough to try. It was very good! It tasted a lot like the Marie Calender's pot pies! Trevor said he felt like a shepherd. I think that was a compliment!

Trev-o-meter: "I give it a solid 8."

Tortellini chicken soup

Dish: Tortellini Chicken soup, homemade hummus
Book: Fast and Healthy
Pajamas: Fuentes t-shirt and pink velour pants
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Trevor and me and Millini

Let's start by saying one good, one bad today. I'm going to start with the bad. Trevor loves hummus and pita. I finally found some garbanzo beans at Wheatsville Co-op (Thank goodness for the hippies.) After I gathered all of the ingredients, I read the recipe and found out that I needed a food processor. hmmmm well, I have a very strong arm. So I drained and rinsed the garbanzo beans in the can because I still don't have a colander. I put them in a bowl and started to chop the garlic. My fingers still smell like old gym socks. I squeezed the lemon and poured the olive oil in. I began to chop, and chop, and chop, and chop, and chop, and chop. I think I chopped and ground and mashed for about a decade. The consistency was still chalky and chunky. I put it aside to ice my bicep. After I took an aleve to sooth the pain, I mashed a bit more. Trevor swooped in to try it and swooped out to the store to buy some hummus....

Ok, now for the success. I read over the recipe and it started with simmering the ingredients and adding boiled chicken. Wait, it doesn't tell me how to boil chicken? I can do this. So I put the raw chicken in water and put it on high in a pan. I waited and soon the chicken turned white. I let it go for a while because I didn't want my curse of undercooked meat to continue. I then decided it had to be done. I poured the water out and put the chicken on the cutting board. I chopped it up and lost all of my fingerprints due to the temperature of the meat. I put all of the ingredients in the big pot. I felt fancy for some reason (parsley, sweet corn, tortellini, broth, green onion, fresh garlic, etc.) When the spinach wilted (I told you it's sophisticated), I took the soup off the stove. I dished it out and we tasted it. It was good, but missing something. We added salt, pepper and cayenne. Trevor added a bit too much cayenne to his... His taste buds are swollen. We really enjoyed this soup though. We gushed over it throughout the entire meal! I'm so happy to be a good cook again!

Trev-o-meter: Trevor said he gave it a 9. I told him that was a bit high. He changed it to an 8 but said that he wanted it again soon.

Beef Burgundy

Dish: Beef Burgundy
Book: Fast and Healthy
Pajamas: sweaty workout clothes :)
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Trevor and me

I've heard some very positive feedback in the past days. This response renewed my culinary strength and helped me get through the grieving process that was due to the honey dijon catastrophe. I went for a run and then went to Randall's to get ingredients for the next 3 recipes. In the store, I was searching for the perfect sirloin and a creepy meat man asked if I needed any help with his meat. My gag reflex was too great to hear that statement without a small "huh." I then finished my shopping, meat and all, and made my way to Trevor's. On a side note: What are chick peas and do they sell them at the grocery store. I need them by Friday... Okay, back to today. I started with the meat, from now on it will be called sirloin, the word meat gives me a mental image of the meat man and his huge baggy polyester pants. The sirloin was already cubed (thank the lord-see: potato soup blog) I put it in the non stick skillet and started to cook it. Again, I still had trouble with cooking the inside enough without the outside burning. When I cut it smaller and it seemed pretty well cooked, I put it aside. I boiled the water for the egg noodles. In the skillet, I put the condensed onion soup (don't lick that can- it's gross) and 1/4 c red wine. I think I might have put a bit more in the skillet and a lot more in my mouth... All of the other ingredients went in and it began to bubble. I have found that corn starch is somewhat magical. No matter what it is mixed with, when it gets hot, it magically turns it thick. I love it! The sauce was looking and smelling delicious. I put that to the side and focused on the noodles. They seemed finished and I went to drain them. Big Problem, no drainer. I looked everywhere. I ended up putting the pan up against the sink to hold the noodles. Egg noodles are slippery suckers- that's all I have to say about that. Next it was time to put it all together. I put the noodles on the plate, the beef on top, and then the sauce. I garnished with green onion, parsley and pepper. I was so proud. Trevor sat down took one bite of the 'sirloin' and gagged as blood dripped out. He then proceeded to cut each piece to check for blood drips. I got the pan, with a pouty face on, and recooked his meat. I also mentioned how everything else would now be cold and ruined. When the 'sirloin' was well done, I re-served it. Now we ate. It actually tasted quite good. I really think I'm getting the hang of using recipes to cook.

Trev-o-meter: 6 "Good and very edible but I would never ask for it."

Honey Dijon Chicken

Dish: Honey Dijon Chicken
Book: Taste of Home
Pajamas: brown SOFT top and plaid pj bottoms
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Trevor and me

The words you are about read contain graphic scenes. Please proceed with caution.
I got to Trevy's house ready to cook. I had been looking forward to this recipe since I found it yesterday. I got 4 cloves of garlic ready by smashing them and chopping them. I put them in a pan with oil and thyme. I put the chicken breasts in and waited... and waited... and waited. How long do chicken breasts need to cook for cryin'out loud. I ended up chopping them up into tiny pieces to make sure that they cooked. In the meantime, I started mixing the glaze- dun dun dun dun...dun! I put cornstarch and pineapple juice in, so far so good. Next came the 1/2 a cup of Dijon mustard (that is the yellow kind right?). At this point it's looking pretty gross. Next in plops the 1/3 c honey. I almost puked just stirring (note: I clean up snot rockets and pukey peepee kids all day and they don't phase me). I go over and poor the glaze over the chicken. huh(gag noise). I stir and stir waiting for a miracle to happen, it doesn't. I think, "maybe it'll taste good at least." I go to the microwave to heat up the instant 90 second bag of rice. In the back of my head I'm thinking, "this will be the only thing we can eat." I put some slimy chicken and "safe" rice on each plate and called in Trevor. I started eating and didn't say a word. I wanted to hear Trevor's opinion. I gagged down each bite. Even the rice was revolting. I watched Trevor as he cut and smelled. He took one bite and it was all over. In my opinion it tasted like the nastiest tv dinner ever made. It was a complete failure.

Trev-o-meter: A 2 at most. (He said this as he poured the entire pot and his plate down the sink after only taking one bite).

Chili

Dish: Chili
Book: back of a box
Pajamas: yellow Life is Good top, plaid pj bottoms
Meal: Lunner
Eaters: Trevor and me

I ran 10 miles today and wanted to really treat myself but still stay somewhat healthy. I decided on chili! I looked up a recipe in my book, but they all were a bit too detailed for a day that I was soooo very tired. I ended up at the store looking on the back of seasoning boxes. I got one that looked easy and good. I browned a pound of sirloin. Then I split it into 2 pans, one for me, one for Trevy. I put lots of onions and corn in mine and nothing in his (I should have put beans though...). I put water and tomatoe paste in next. Then I added salt, cayenne, chili powder, and Worcester. I let it simmer for 15 minutes. My pan had no lid so I put a pizza baking sheet on top. I then went and snuggled a bit with Trevor. I think that I snuggled a bit too long... I ran out to check on the chili and of course Trevor's looked perfect. Mine looked glued to the bottom. I scraped it into my bowl and spooned his into his and we ate. We added some cheese and ate it with some French bread. Although mine was a bit charbroiled, it was still delicious. I love home cookin'

Trev-o-meter: "I would give it a solid 9 if it had beans and if I could eat it with Frito's."

guacamole mole mole

Dish: Guacamole
Book: spoken word
Pajamas: Trevor's ginormous sweat pants, dance marathon t-shirt
Meal: dinner
Eaters: Trevor and me

I relied on the good old easy taco night. I was tired after a long day of work and needed to make something quick and easy. I ran over to Wheatsville Co-op to pick up some ingredients. hmmm no hamburger meat (I had some frozen at home), weird taco seasoning, and get this... no guacamole...I decided to make my own. Even though this recipe is passed through spoken word, I have decided to count it because it is still a new recipe. The ingredients: onion, jalepeno (jar kind- its all they had), salt, lime juice, milk and an avacado. (wheatsville had 5 avacadoes, all hard as rocks.) I took my ingredients home and started to chop and mix. There is not much of a story to tell except that it turned out pretty good. It needed some salsa for spice. It needed alot of salt for flavor. Overall, a success.

Trev-o-meter: 7. "It could be better, we'll have to experiement."

Italian stuffed chicken

Dish: Italian stuffed chicken
Book: Taste of Home Winners
Pajamas: Blue pajama pants and soft pink top
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Trevor and Me

We got home late and I was not in the mood to cook a full meal. I was HUNGRY. I pulled out the chicken from the fridge and the recipe said that I need to "pound" the chicken to 1/4 " thickness. I looked all over for something to do this with. I found Trevor's real hammer, but he wouldn't let me use it because of some poison or something. I ended up butterflying the chicken. I sliced it through the middle and just opened it up. I put all the stuffing ingredients inside and rolled them up. The stuffing and breading took no more than 5 minutes. I popped them in the oven for about 30 minutes and walah! they were done. I served it with mashed potatoes and boy it was delicious!!!

Trev-o-meter: 9.5
I don't think it was quite that good... I'd say 7 or 8. Thanks for the generous rating Trevy :)

Potatoe Soup and Brownies

Dish: Best Ever Potato Soup, Brownies
Book: Taste of Home Winners
Pajamas: pink top, gray sweat pants, wool socks
Meal: Dinner
Eaters: Me and Trevor

I chose to start with a soup. We have had an arctic blast in Austin! It is quite frigid outside. Soup sounded warm and easy. I made my way to the Randall's to pick up the ingredients for 4 upcoming recipes. $133!! This could be an expensive year... Anyway, I got to Trevy's and began my journey. First I had to peel and cube the potatoes. Hmmmm, I've never done that before. I started with a steak knife. No good. I then found a small bladed knife, a bit better. I learned to slice away from your hand and body. The first potato took almost 12 minutes. The second potato went much faster, but when I was finished there was not much potato left to work with. I finally got the hang of it by the third and final potato. Now for the cubing. When they say cube, does that mean cut into pieces? I started by carving cubes, but that got old really fast. Next I had to shave a carrot. At the store, I got the baby carrots because they taste good. I had no "shaver" in the drawer so I just cut them. All the cutting and preparing went well after that. The book said put all of it in a saucepan. Trevor and I had a discussion as to what a saucepan is. The big flat one is a skillet, I think. I then put the stuff in the other pan that we had. Too small. So I finally decided on the spaghetti cooking one. Just right. While that stuff was "simmering," I decided to start on the brownies. Bad move. Don't work on 2 intense recipes at the same time. The rest of the cooking was too fast and furious. By the end, I was soaking wet and quite irritated. That might have had to do with the last 2 minutes that I had to stir the potato mixture while it was boiling. My spoon was tiny and my hand had to be in the pot to reach it. I have no arm hair left. Okay, the food is finished. I garnished with bacon and green onion and served. The soup was too hot for about 10 minutes. Finally.... PERFECT!!!! This soup was amazing. It had so much flavor and just the right amount of cheese, veggies, and spices. I think the dill seed was good? The brownies were pretty good too. They were quite easy to make and turned out very moist and "homemade" tasting. Overall, I'm very proud of myself. Recipe 1 and 2 were a huge success.

Trev-o-meter:
Potato Soup: 8
Brownies: "I don't like brownies"
I think they were a 6...* my rating

Resolution 2010

I watched the movie Julie and Julia just before the new year. As I watched, I thought, "HOW FUN IS THAT!" I was so excited that I even missed the end of the movie because I was so focused on my own plan. I love cooking. It usually consists of the old family stand bys and some new recipes thrown in for holiday baking. Instead of making the same old lose 10 pounds, run everyday New Year's resolution; I want to try something that will truly better myself. I will cook my way through the year. My Goal: I will cook at least 3 new recipes each week. As I cook them, I will blog to let everyone share in my successes and failures. I hope that this year is somewhat life changing! I know that sounds bold, but cooking makes me feel somewhat domestic. I want to be a Susie homemaker. This is my first step! Happy cooking :)