Since being on Maternity leave I have had the pleasant opportunity to actually start cooking again. I believe that had I been able to choose any career and make a good living at it I would have been a chef and not a nurse. But practicality won that battle so I cook when I can. I have slowly started broadening my horizens (mainly because I spend alot of my day watching Food Network between diapers, bottles, and laundry). Sunday I watched $10 Dinners w/ the winner of that Food Network Star Show. She made this really yummy looking garlic chicken. Now when it comes to cooking I get a little nervous especially stepping outside of my comfortable box, but I did it. I bought all the ingredients (minus the herb d' Provence cause well Walmart doesn't carry that- sub McCormicks Tuscan seasoning). I pulled up the recipe online, followed all the steps, and it did turn out fairly good except the skin didn't brown quite like I wanted or expected. So after finishing my step outside the box I turned to a quick and easy side dish, Pasta Roni (hey it works- I want to get good staple of new recipes under my belt before jumping completely out of the box if you know what I mean). Then I decided to make a yummy toasted italian bread under the broiler. Well I picked French Bread instead of italian cause lets just face it that crusty wonder if not made right can be a bit tough. All was good with the bread toasting until I went for just a bit more golden and after a small fire (on the bread not on the kitchen) I was able to salvage a few slices for the hubby and I. So what I have learned- 1. Stepping out of the box may be a bit scary but can turn out to taste pretty good, 2. sometimes you don't need that PERFECT golden brown, 3. I can get a home cooked meal on the table by 6 pm which I great for when I go back to work.
Wonder what I will tackle later this week..any suggestions?
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