As I mentioned in my initial post on my 100 Hours in the Kitchen project, it only takes about 100 hours of doing something to become significantly more advanced than a beginner (as compared to the 10,000-hour theory that says that you must spend 10,000 hours to become a master at anything). Now, I know …
As I mentioned in my blog post about my new year’s resolutions, I’m trying out a new project this year that’s meant to reignite my passion for cooking (which has severely petered down the last several months due to all the dietary changes I’ve been making). There’s a theory that says that you need to …
While in Kansas City with my siblings a couple weeks back, it came to my attention that I am now The Least Healthy Sister. As my sisters gabbled in the kitchen about levels of protein found in their favorite energy bars and talked about the virtue of eating every two or three hours and did …
Even though this here blog might not show it, I’ve been doing pretty well at going through my “To-Enjoy List” for autumn. Just last week, Matt and I went to the Thriller dance performance (so fun!), and I finally squeezed in a mini fall photo walk last weekend while we still have some leaves. While …
One thing I love about late summer is the abundance of fresh produce everywhere, whether you have your own garden or not. One key variable to saving money on food is to buy it in season (or to accept free vegetables whenever they happen to come your way). And, as I’m assuming is the case …
A couple weeks back, I ordered the book I Dare Me off of Amazon, which is the true story of how Lu Ann Cahn, a woman in her mid-fifties who was feeling officially stuck in a rut, changed her life entirely by making herself try something new every single day for a year. (Side …
I think everybody has their go-to comfort foods for cold winter nights when the thermostat seems frozen at about 15 degrees—whether it be hot cocoa, herbal tea, or a hot meal, there’s just something so festive about a steaming dish warming up cold hands. Last night, after a rather unsuccessful run (in which I had …
I would venture to say that I’ve become a pretty decent cook over the past three years— That is, unless you’re judging me on ethnic variety. Pot roast and potatoes? Check. Creamy white chili and anything with bacon? Check check. Venture outside of the typical white, middle-class cuisine? Hmmm… It’s not that I don’t like …
