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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Veggie Crust Pizza Extravaganza
You know that driven feeling you get when you tell someone something over and over again and they STILL don’t believe you; here’s a little story that perfectly encapsulates that feeling.
I’ve been telling David for months that pizza crust can indeed be made using nutritious vegetables like squash instead of all that terrible flour that makes you fat. He didn’t believe me the first time I told him, nor the second, or third, and so-on and so-on. I figured it was time to prove the man wrong...
Famous Waffles
During my senior year in high school, I got the title of “famous chocolate chip waffle maker”. Somewhere down the road, I got people to believe that I made them the best, better than their own moms. This may have been either because my friends really loved to eat free food or, because I was always up for being the one in the kitchen stirring up the mix, tossing in the chips, and sending them out on plates...
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Learn to Cook
I last wrote about my first ever recipe-cooking experience, the surprising success. Defeating that recipe felt so good, and was so inspiring, that I went at it again. This time I aimed for a more easier challenge.
Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers...
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