become an amazing cook

Ok.. so I can cook pretty good. Just I always run into that wall that I think a lot of 20somethings do, where I have my five ish regular meals.. Those 5 ish meals are great.. But my creative juices pretty much end with “I know, lets use chicken instead of beef!”. Plus the odd special meal like a turkey dinner, or pot o’ chili (when there is freezer space)... but those I just can’t do regularily while I work and take classes.

So. first step of the goal, I got 8 new cookbooks for Christmas. Now, I just need to make all the tasty recipies a couple times, then begin to turn them into my own creations. When I can whip up a couple recipies from each book, WITHOUT the book, and with my own take on the dishes, that’s when I’ll say I’m an amazing cook

I am on my way! Going to a non-professional culinary program in Italy for a month. So excited! Will definitely have more skills when my time there is over, although I have come a long way in the last year or two.

I need to learn more cooking techniques so I don’t have to refer to recipes as much and I can start doing more creative cooking.

Also, need to work on my knife skills – I can do the basics, but using the tip of the knife and moving quickly are not happening! Things are looking up though with my Christmas present: GLOBAL 8 inch chefs knife. Woo hoo! Can’t wait to start using it regularly.

I guess I was an amazing cook all along…...all I needed was some praise and very hungry dinner guests.

Tonight I made fantastic risotto….with mushrooms, and onions, and celery, and chicken broth and garlic, and white wine, and freshly grated parmessan…....it was amazing….oh and barbequed sockeye salmon. mmmmmmmmm I think I have completed this goal. I am an amazing cook.

Had some people over for dinner last night and they all said that the salad I made was the best they had ever tasted….hmmm..maybe I am an amzing cook and I just don’t give myself enough credit ? Do salads count ?

I am a good cook, just not an AMAZING one. I guess I am a lazy cook, I would rather my husband cook. He is an amazing cook.