I am turning into a veritable Betty Crocker!!!
Last week I made some yummy chili and cornbread. I made it with out beans. That made Beth and I happy, but Nelson groused a bit about it just not really being chili without the beans.
Then on Friday I made ham and beans. It was ok. The beans weren't quite as smooshy as I like them, but the cornbread was yummers!
Last night I made corn chowder from a recipe card I got from Annie's Pampered Chef party (I'm having a book party if anybody wants something!). It was was sooooooooooooo delicious!!!!
Today I've been crock cooking a zesty chicken veggie soup. I made it without a recipe!!!! I used my blender to blend a couple cans of tomatoes and a can of diced tomatoes and jalepenos (I got the latter at Aldi's). I added a couple cans of mixed veggies (which have plumped up quite nicely in the crock pot. Then I cooked a couple chicken breasts and shredded them. I used the following spices: cummin, lemon pepper, oregano, and sweet basil. I'm sending Beth to the grocery (really she's going for something else and I'm just having her pick something up for me...yea, right, like I could make her do anything...but I digress...)to get some fresh hard rolls from the bakery. Should be absolutely delicioso!!!
I guess if there's any positive to come out of being tight financially it's creative cooking: making a lot (that hopefully tastes good) for as little as possible...and having leftovers to take in lunch the next day!!!
I was just talking to my daughter (in between interruptions from the grandbaby) and telling her about these cooking experiments. Her question was: Who are you and what have you done with my mother? Nice. But true. Cooking is not my gift. No one would clammor for anything I would bake. Don't put a knife in my hand...it only becomes a weapon for me to cut myself or demolish an innocent vegitable. Let's face it: I'm no Martha...and I'm just learning how to really be a Mary...so I've spent a lot of years with a real identity crisis.
There's just something really encouraging about someone actually saying, Ooo, Mom this is really good. And get the smelling salts ready if they ask for seconds!!!
I hope your evening is full of seconds and lots of encouragement!!!!
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4 comments:
i got hungry reading your post! it did sound yummy! and your attitude was so positive ... :o) bless ya!
Well Daisiemarie, you have a soulmate here. Thank you for visiting my blog. Now let me tell you the beginnings of what we have in common.
1. I have two daughters...3 grandchildren
2. Our family is acquainted with the difficulties of loving family members with mental illness
3. I don't style myself as a cook
4. I have been married forever to a fine man...WHO JUST HAPPENS to be musical director of our local Rotary production of CINDERELLA...that lesser known musical which takes on significance in your banner
Why do I think that you are getting ready to change directions in some aspect of your life? As we enter mid-life, things speed up incredibly and we seem to want to get in some of the things we think we may have missed. Happy cooking!
I'm not much of a cook, either, but being that I'm full-time in college I don't have the luxury of time to experiment. *jealous pouting* Chili and cornbread sound really yummy...wish I could have had a sample! :)
-Jen
You can always count on a Pampered Chef recipe being great!!!! I will look for it- I have every single cookbook and recipe they have made!
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