Foods and Phones

I am terribly inspired right now. Since wrapping up my almost full time tutoring gig, I have rediscovered my love of cooking. I've spent a wonderful week with my kitchen, taking time and having fun with dishes like chicken cordon bleu served with artichoke and french bread dipped in lemon butter, tilapia with asparagus risotto, and homemade pizza with sauce and crust from scratch. I made a couple meringue pies, but my meringue needs a little work. They worked out well at Christmas, but this time the pies went watery on me... Tonight I made pan-seared Tilapia with asparagus risotto and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Yes indeed, it has been fun times in the kitchen.

If you know me, you know that when an interest strikes it doesn't just strike a little. No moderation at all, that's my motto! And so, when I can't be in the kitchen cooking, I've been exploring recipes and foodie blogs. There is so much cool stuff out there! My favorite is a blog I just discovered today called "Can You Stay for Dinner?" You should totally check it out. Not only is the girl's story quite inspiring, but her recipes look absolutely amazing. I've already picked three to try next week!

Depending on how long my cooking kick lasts (because, if you know me, you know how unpredictable my kicks are...), you will probably be seeing some pictures of my kitchen exploits.

In the meantime, don't try to call me. I won't answer. Not because I don't want to talk to you, but because my phone met a watery end this past laundry day. It's not all bad though; after extensive research I found a very reasonably priced pay-as-you-go smart phone plan. (Only $30/month for 1200 minutes, 1200 texts, and 250MB data!) I bought a used Motorola DROID 2 on Amazon, and I should be online by next week!