My wife Tina and I were talking about hobbies the other day. She has many hobbies that she likes to do... scrap booking, knitting, reading, cleaning (no, she really enjoys it!), etc. But my hobby list consisted of only one item... video games. Now don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy blasting some unsuspecting noob with a well placed rocket, but the time that I have been spending playing games online with friends has me feeling a little bit guilty. I needed to get a more productive hobby. So the search for a more productive hobby was on.
I have always enjoyed eating (trust me, I do). So I thought that maybe I could take some cooking lessons. Finding the time to take lessons was problematic. They are expensive and they teach you to cook the food they want you to eat. So far the hobby hunt was not going well. Tina and I decided to watch some movies and she rented "Julie and Julia". Groan... another chick flick that I will have to grin and say how much I liked it. So I watched it...
I loved it! (Go ahead, laugh, I know) It also inspired me... to find a cook book and cook every single recipe in it. Now this is somewhat of a challenge because Most cookbooks that I know of have every conceivable meal in it. I wanted to cook something that I thought I would eat. Then it hit me... we had been cooking recipes from "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" website for several years. I ran to Barnes and Noble and picked up a copy of her cookbook.
So now I am going to cook every single recipe in this book and journal my adventures on this site. I hope you enjoy the journey as I am sure that not all of them will go perfectly. You also need to know that I have not been known as a good cook in the past. This will definitely stretch my skills beyond where they have been before.
Looking forward to "eating" with you...
Mark
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