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Cooking, experiments in the kitchen, food, hospitality, humor, Paula Deen, picnic, puree, southern living, Stay at Home Mom
So it has been a while since I posted some of my experiments in the kitchen… and there is a good reason (or rather two good reasons).
The first reason is that I have not really been doing a lot of cooking. We have been eating out again and when we have not gone out, I went back to may favorite meals of frozen chicken nuggets and spaghetti.
The second reason is related to the first… I was trying out recipes from “Cooking with Paula Deen.” Since, life has gotten a bit crazy my husband did the shopping for this cooking adventure. I attempted 3 recipes and each time there was something in the recipe that my husband either could not find at the store or that I failed to describe correctly on the grocery list and he picked up the wrong item. Of course, each of the items missing were central to the dish and so I used the items that I did have to make something else. Thus, I did not actually try any of the three recipes.
We had a lot of spoiled food as a result. I am not creative enough in the kitchen to come up with new recipes that use all the ingredients that were purchased. Really, it was quite a shame.
I figure, I need to admit that I will never be Paula Deen’s protege. This post is my white flag.
I surrender. I am OK admitting defeat and will vow never to buy the magazine again. I should have known it would go terribly wrong when I saw the caramel apples on the cover (we all know how good I was at making caramel). Furthermore, southern cooking or really even southern living is not something that comes naturally for me. Continue reading