I always dreamt that I could make a cookbook. And when I was a kid, I would pretend I had a cooking show. Watching my daughter grow, we had hours of videos of her pretending that she too had a cooking show.
Now that I am retired, I still dream and love to cook. However, unlike the cooking shows I don’t have the dish that comes out of the oven 1 minute after I put it there.
So, every time I come up with a flavor combination, I Google it; then try and create and adapt the recipe a small pinch!! I tell you; it is really watching too much MasterChef and reality cooking shows.
There is a sense of accomplishment when you can start and finish something in the same day. How many of us start these projects or have jobs that is a never-ending feat? And let’s not forget the satisfaction of a good meal too or the simple fact that I like FOOD!!
Today was Chicken Tetrazzini, Mexican Diablo cookies, Toffee Crunch Blondies, and Lemon Blueberry Streusel Muffins. Now the blondies are a family favorite. The Tetrazzini was because I had a craving! The Mexican Diablo cookies were because I and Rebekah remembered having them in San Antonio, Texas and we tried to recreate them. And how to you beat a lemon and blueberry combination?
Everything tasted much better than the pictures! – Just sayin’! I don’t have photo shop LOL. Well, enjoy the pictures.
Cooking at home is different than when you are on the road. Please remember that a little meal prep does go well in freezer of the RV!