Chef MIMI

Im really starting to get into cooking again. I used to be against it because I thought of it as taunting myself. I didnt like the tease of waiting for the food to be ready. I just wanted to eat. Im over that nonsense now, instead I like the whole process of seeing the food coming together. I like seasoning and trying different things. Ive started baking and its waaaayy more fun to make things from scratch. Tonight I was supposed to make buttermilk fried chicken (its seasoned and sitting in the fridge), candy yams, macaroni pie (macaroni and cheese), and green beans. I got distracted my setting up my room. I guess it all works out because Ill just make it tomorrow and eat it for sat and sun dinner. Later on this week I am gonna make curry chicken, I may try my hand at doubles and see how that goes. I have to get a recipe. I also want to make sorrel or mauby this week. YUMSTER. hopefully I have time. I have plenty of food in my kitchen to try new stuff. I am really excited. I have sum dishes under my belt, but by the time 2012 comes, I should be able to make a whole cookbook, with the recipes I have in my head!

Tentative cooking plans:

I wanna make

orange chicken

garlic and ginger fried chicken wings

gumbo

sharberry shorcake

apple pie/apple crisp

callaloo

pelau

potato salad

other ways to make cornish hen

other salmon recipes

other fish recipes

florentine steak

pepper steak

peach cobbler

yeast rolls

arroz con pollo

lobster (stuffed too)

a variety of cakes and cookies

and a whole list of cultural foods from different countries

The list goes on!

Im really really excited

Not only is cooking going to be big for me in 2011, but I also plan on drawing and painting more. Additionally I want to sew.

I am really trying to organize my apt now, so I can just straighten up and not have to clean extensively. I can spend my time doing other things. Including my work for school, which I want to start doing more in advance as well.

Life. I am getting there!

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