Day 289 = roomie day!

Even though we live together, I hardly ever get to see my roomie. We decided that Sundays are roomie dinner (if not all day) days. Today was an all day roomie day. Wake up time? Noon. Breakfast? A feast prepared just for me! A bit of napping and video game playing during the middle of the day, and then dinner. FYI kids - I'm quite the chef. I tried a new chicken parm recipe tonight, and it knocked their socks off (we had guests at our roomie dinner!). Just like my chili - lives were changed. Homemade sauce, pan fried chicken, sautéed zucchini. BAM. I'm literally waiting for the Food Network to call me up and offer me my own show. Should be any second now.... waiting.... waiting.... I'll let you know when it happens.

Day 261 is making chips

Today I attempted (almost successfully) to make "chips" from kale. I did so without a recipe, hence the almost part. Brush them with olive oil and salt then bake - simple! I put a bit too much oil and salt on, and I probably could have baked them longer. Regardless, I was happy enough with the outcome to try again! This is a before picture, as the finished product looks less tasty.

Day 153 won the battle of dinner

So I was gonna post a picture of the incredible, life-alteringly delicious veggie lasagna that I made for dinner tonight. As you can see that didn't happen. Apparently my pictures of lasagna don't end up actually looking like lasagna, but more like a messy plate of sauce and assorted cooked vegetables. It didn't look pretty, but it tasted phenomenal! I'll take my victories where I can. So in lieu of said lasagna pic, here's some of the dinner aftermath. The sis did dishes, per the arrangement made when we were little babes... err... 6 or 7 years old. "Thou who cookeths the meal, shall not have to doeth the dishes." (It was very serious.) So she did dishes, and I watched. :)

Day 89 can cook!

I really enjoy cooking, but I'm not crazy about following recipes. If there is a type of food I want to try, I look for a simple recipe that I can mostly follow while changing it a bit to make it my own. What can I say, I've always been a color outside the lines kind of girl. Tonight for dinner I made tuna steak - so easy! It's seasoned with cayenne pepper and cooked in olive oil and butter. It packs a lot of flavor! I'm getting hungry again just looking at this!