Gardening

I really like vegetables. I am talking about brussel sprouts (sp?), greens, cabbage, green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, almost anything that is cooked properly. So lately, I have been contemplating starting a community garden.  I guess I should contemplate a backyard garden first. I have never grown anything of stubstance. Even my science fair projects (tomatoes) died- year after year. But I am trying to eat healthier and I don't want to pay a ridiculous amount of money on things I have the capability of growing myself.

Cooking up a storm...

I forgot to tell you all I have been on a cooking spree. Not ramen noodle cooking either. Like today, I made an italian pasta salad and added garlic bread. Yesterday I made black bean burgers. I know...it may not sound appealing, but it is delicious. I saw a recipe in Gourmet magazine and I tweaked it with the actual ingredients I had in the pantry.

I was telling my girlfriend it is because when I went home for Christmas, I didn't eat out fast food once. I ate home cooking everyday accept the one time my mom took me to a nice restaurant called Lily House. And it was basically home cooking too. But I appreciated that time with my family and the good delightful eats that I consumed.

Since being home, I have eaten out at some fast food joints, but not like I used to. I will forego a double cheeseburger for the grocery store. I now swing by the markets more frequently, look at recipes more often and actually taste my food. All I can say is my tummy has been screaming hmm hmm good an awful lot lately. Ciao.

Cooking Adventures

Well we cooked dinner; fried fish and homemade onion rings. We've been cooking a lot lately. It was really good too, but let me tell you how it went down...

1st I was using beer batter without beer...instead I used old bay seasoning and water....it did the trick

We did the onion rings first, they turned out nice and crispy.

While she made the tartar sauce (which she added a dash of Worcester sauce to because we were running out of relish) I started cooking the fish.

Tell me why the fish sank right to the bottom of the pan and proceeded to stick. The first and last 2 pieces came out fine... The ones in the middle literally fell apart in the pan.

I couldn't do anything but laugh...and stare in disbelief. I have never seen fried fish fall apart in the pan. She said it was because the fish was too wet when I started cooking it....

Oh well, it was still good.

Foodie Friday

Wow. The Internet is unstoppable. So much has happened over the last few days. The first thing I need to say is Thank You! I suppose this is what it feels like to really relax and feel loved. I created this blog out of the need to get stuff off my chest quickly, efficiently, and succinctly. But I would really like this to evolve into a place where people can come, not just to learn about me as a whole person, but also to gain knowledge. I have a lot to share. Friday's will now be FOODIE Friday. I will sometimes post a recipe, give you a healthy eating tip, or maybe even a restaurant review.

The suppression of myself has caused many disorders including but not limited to a) bouts of depression ( I don't know that they were directly related, but at times my grades, relationships, and responsibilities have suffered, and I know I am not the only one) and b) overeating (now I genuinely LOVE food, but I do go overboard sometimes, but food has never let me down or told me I was going to hell.)

I have started to adopt some healthier habits. For instance tonight, instead of us ordering a large pizza with 3 toppings at regular price and 99 cent cheese bread from Papa John's, we each opted for the personal pan pizza. Not only did it save us 30% of the price, but everyone gets the toppings of their choice, your portion sizes are a little bit closer to what you should be eating, and you actually get full. So instead of eating 4 large slices of pizza, you have 4 mini slices of pizza. For me, that is a step into the right direction. Eventually, I will be one of those eating a personal size thin crust veggie pizza, but I am not there yet.

How's that for being a regular person? LOL. What food habits are you willing to change?