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So in my quest to become more comfortable in the kitchen, I’ve been volunteering to cook whenever possible. So we come to this morning. I’ve had friends and family in town, and this morning before my friend Megan headed out I offered to make breakfast for everyone. Nothing special- eggs, biscuits, (precooked) sausage, and bacon. And upon starting breakfast I realized I’ve never made bacon. Sure I’ve helped cook breakfast a number of times, sure I’ve seen it done before, but I realized I had never made bacon. So my first piece..burnt to an unrecognizable crisp. The next piece, crispy…very crispy, but not burnt. By the end of making bacon I think I got the hang of it.
Everything else was a breeze to make, but it just made me realize another hole in my cooking abilities. Namely, breakfast. I don’t really eat breakfast, I don’t really like breakfast. So I guess from now on I’ll be making breakfast for people whenever I have company. Any thoughts on good breakfast items to make? (ps. I hate pancakes…I can make them, and waffles, but I really hate pancakes)
AmyCarpeNoctem's Life List
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1. Exercise 5 days a week
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2. Pay off my student loans
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3. Track my family tree
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4. Finish at least One book I've started writing
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5. Fall in love
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6. Go back to being the person I was in college, ie- me
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7. Do something ridiculously nice for 1 random person every year
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8. Get more stamps in my passport
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9. Quit smoking completely
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10. Learn the penny whistle
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11. Experience zero G's
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12. Become comfortable going out on my own (to movies, resteraunts, etc.)
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13. Talk less, listen more
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14. Get a tattoo
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15. Become truly comfortable in the kitchen
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16. Complete a 365 photography program
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17. Visit Ireland again
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18. See the northern Lights
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19. Learn Gaelic
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20. Become more productive
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21. Stop Procrastinating!
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22. Buy a pair of ridiculously priced shoes
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23. Send out postcards to friends as often as possible, just because
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24. Finish 50 Drawings by June 30th
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How I did it: I ended up going with my University. I would recommend finding programs through collegs and Universities, and after that, look around at different travel websites. Sometimes you can find a great deal. Read how I did it…
Ok…yesterday was the first day in this. I went up to Nashville to visit a friend and we walked the mile path around one of the parks there. If everyday could be that easy, but, alas, I know I need to do more extensive type exercises to get into shape. So today, when I get home from work, I plan to really work out. I hope it goes well and I can stay motivated…
Ok, so I cook. I’m not an incompetent cook, in fact, what I make is usually well received. The thing is, I’m not all that comfortable in the kitchen by myself because I use to always cook with other people- my mom, my sister, my roommates. But now I want to get comfortable on my own. It finally hit me that this is something I need to work on when I was helping make something for a family get together and I realized I had never cut up onions before. Sure, I had a general idea of how it was done, cause it’s pretty damn hard to mess up onion cutting. But there I sat, attempting to slice onions with all of the speed and grace that I had seen both my mom and sister work with. Alas, it took my around 10 Minutes longer to simply cut up onions.
So now I’m cooking. Alot. For just about any reason I can find. I think this’ll be good because a: I’ll be eating healthier as I pay more attention to the food and b: I will become comfortable in the kitchen.
So if you have any tips, hints, or tricks for cooking I would love to hear them! I’m really starting with the basics, so something even mundane is helpful. Thanks!
