I can't stop cooking. The above two pictures are from yesterday...potatoes au gratin and garlic thyme cast iron chicken. Not pictured is the tomato basil soup that I concocted for dinner out of pantry ingredients or the roasted potato leek soup that is sitting on the stove now, which is dinner tonight. I am out of control. Reading about cooking, scouring food blogs and watching Food Network has become a giant part of my life. Three years ago, I didn't cook ANYTHING. Now it consumes me and I would seriously consider it a passion. I have always loved eating...finding amazing food is probably one of my favorite pastimes...but I never made it myself until I left work. It is strange how life happens and sends you in different directions. I have been toying with the idea of writing my own food blog...something along the lines of me being an ordinary mom trying out recipes I find during all of my digging around and then posting about how they turn out, if I recommend them and how easy they are to accomplish with a toddler in tow. I am on the fence about it because there are a LOT of food blogs out there. Not to mention that taking pictures of food is a lot harder than it looks (those pictures are horrible) and I really need a good camera if I plan to get serious about a real blog. I plan to think on it. Writing, food and making people happy are my favorite things in the world...I wonder if it is possible to combine all of that into something. We shall see.
The soup frenzy is thanks to my husband, who purchased me a lovely handheld immersion blender a few days ago. I have no idea why I did not have one before...it is HEAVEN. It turns making homemade soup into the easiest thing in the world and the results are to die for. I have made several soups before, but they are few and far between because they involve me hefting out the big blender to puree and that is a giant pain. This little handheld is very powerful and it is far and away my favorite new toy. Jer had a late night last night and grabbed a bowl of the tomato soup when he got home. As he was raving about it, he looked over at me very seriously and said "Potato Leek". It was hysterical! Dinner tonight was born. I am pretty sure the only reason that I am blogging now is because I am trying to keep busy in order not to eat it all!
5 comments:
ummmmm hello!! I'm right here! I'll come give you some photo lessons!! It's the least I can do! You should totally do it! I can help you with the blog part if you want to making it all spify!
I have read all of the blogs below and this one and my heart is about to burst.
Oh I can SOOOO relate to all this. Sometimes I take my entire lunch break sitting in front of the computer, researching recipes, planning dinners, making shopping lists, etc. The job keeps me from getting too consumed, but I love weekends and having time to cook real food. I would be totally in favor of a food blog, or at a minimum, posting about food and recipes frequently on this one :)
Send me that recipe for the chicken, it looks delicious!
Oooh my immersion blender is a total staple and I too am SUCH a soupaholic. It's so perfect for this time of year. You'll have to send me your potato leek recipe YUM!
Hand blenders are a must have!
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