So in the past little while LOTS has happened. I am succesfully losing wight and that makes me happy. Also, since i have been on this diet and can no longer eat ANYTHING! I have been forming lists in my head of what i want to eat when i am finally OFF this diet. I love lists. Anyways, Over the past few weeks I have been cooking alot, and loving it again. I kind of started to hate cooking for a while there, it sort of became a chore, but the fire is rekindled. Funny thing is, I'm doing a better job lately since I can't taste anything. Mom says its because i don't have to eat compulsively. I tend to agree with her.
Moving on.... I have really discovered some of the things that I actually want, and surprisingly not very many of them are sweet things, which is odd because before that was definitly my problem area.... I would go so far as to say my addiction. There are things I will always love like banana cream pie, and Kates mint brownies, but for the most part thats it. I think i will be using my calories on more savory dishes.
I want to start making my own cheese. Apparently its not that hard. There are certain kinds that are harder than others like gruyere and chedder that need to age for almost a year, but types like brie and camembert, and even blue cheese(not my fav) can be made in under a week. I kinda figured that since there are so many dairys around I could get some real fresh whole milk and start making some gourmet cheeses. Everything is better with cheese. And who doesn't like knowing that they have a useful skill if the apocalypse comes right??
I also want to learn how to make homemade pasta, all different kinds, and perfect pastry. And the perfect cream sauce, just a basic one to start and then branch out from there. Then once i have all those things figured out, I will move on to the next phase of operation "take over the world" which includes expanding my spice knowledge and pallete and moving on to other exotic flavors, I'm thinking asian first. Yum.
If you can't tell I'm also thinking abut starting another blog. A food blog. Nothing fancy just me learning new things and trying them out.
I will post again soon. Next time it will be about my family and how awesome they are! Complete with pictures of my cutie pies!!!
