I had a hard time writing yesterday. I'm probably going to have a hard time writing today as well - sometimes it just doesn't feel right no matter how much I try. After a majorly unproductive afternoon I decided to roll out of the groove I've managed to create in my mattress and shower. Showering then led me to the realization that I didn't have any clean towels ... EWW... so then I started to do laundry because its been awhile. Laundry sucks. Anyways after that I started feeling semi productive because when I gathered all my dirty clothes up I suddenly had a clean bathroom and my floor was clear.
Anyways this is all good and boring to read about I'm sure but I'm getting to the good stuff. After a couple of great conversations with some people that I absolutely adore I decided that I wanted to cook myself a beautiful dinner. I'm in love with food. Really if I could do anything I would eat, breathe, sleep, food. I've recently started a horribly addicting habit of reading food blogs. I'm becoming obsessive. I want one! I want to cook more! UH! I'm being whiny and stomping my feet. Once upon a year ago I used to be involved with some pretty amazing dinner parties. Seriously these dinners were so amazing. Great wine, beautiful food, dynamic people and did I mention the food? I mostly watched and ate but I did make an amazing cheesecake one time. It was lavender with a marcona almond crust... I picked the lavender from the garden and made everything from scratch. It was pretty fantastic.
Its hard because I lack the knowledge to be great at this whole foodie thing. I want to get there, and I'm sure I will, its just going to take some time and some friends who want to eat!
I made polenta with roasted chicken last night. The polenta was not what I thought it was going to be, it lacked that creamy goodness flavor. I'm going to have to consult the chefs in my life to find out where I went wrong. Also, two cups of polenta turns into be enough food for like 6 people... So I am going to be eating a lot of polenta this week.
More on my culinary adventures later
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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honestly, the first step in being a proper culinarian or foodie is having a heart for food, which i can tell you do, that's a great start right there.
go to the farmer's market and rock it like a chef; grab what is in season and looking good, then take it home and experiment, replicate and engineer. just make sure you have fun with it!
and plus, you know you can always get in touch with me for help with food-related questions.
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