This is what our Saturday looks like so far. What will your Saturday hold?
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One Recipe at a Time
My father-in-law once asked, "If you could be an expert at anything then what would it be". The first thing that came to mind was COOKING! It seemed strange, but as I explained why, it became clear that this was actually a true desire of mine. I would absolutely love to be able to (successfully and confidently) prepare gourmet, exotic meals. Cooking for others brings me so much joy, but with the limited number of recipes I know, I tend to feel unenthusiastic at the idea of inviting people over...
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The Art of Cooking
Two months ago I pulled one of the many cookbooks (all given to me as ‘wife to be’ presents) down from my shelf and decided it was time to defeat my fear of cooking from a recipe.
You see, it’s not cooking in itself that held the fear, but the daunting recipes with all their specific ingredients, exact measurements, and precise temperatures...
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Wifely Duties
Before I met David and started on this crazy adventure towards wife-dom, I had a sense that my time last year was to be spent learning to become a wife: how to take care of a house, shop for groceries, consistently do laundry (including actually folding the loads immediately after they're finished), and last but not least learning to cook (more specifically, follow a recipe).
I know, some of you reading will be thinking "that's not what it's all about", and I totally agree! BUT, I have always loved that part of the role of a wife: the caretaker...
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