My New Toys

Maybe I should be a chef.  I love cooking and baking, especially for other people.  I just hate school.

A couple weeks back my dad sent us a dutch oven, and it is my new favorite thing to cook in!  Yesterday I had a much needed day off of work and decided to cook something spectacular.  So I went to Walmart and piled an assortment of cooking items in my cart.  It probably looked very stereotypical.....pregnant woman with a cart chalk full of food.  Ah well.

First, I layered the bottom of the dutch oven with white beans.  Then I poured a mixture of water and chicken seasoning over them, and sprinkled mushrooms and onions (green and sweet) over top.  Next, I put a couple turkey breasts in and laid bacon over the whole thing.  It baked for an hour, making our house smell divine, and then Nick and I devoured the whole thing!

A few days back, I did something similar with chicken, rice, chicken stock, onions and mushrooms and assorted spices.  It's amazing how tender and tasty everything comes out!  Seriously, I don't think my dad realized what an awesome gift he gave us!

My other new toy is allrecipes.com  They have this awesome thing called 'recipe of the day'.....haha I know, I'm ridiculous.  Anyhoo, so I check out this recipe of the day on a regular basis, and pretty much use the site for any and every recipe I'm curious to make.  Today it was baked potato soup.  And wouldn't you know?  I had every ingredient!  So I whipped up a pot of creamy goodness and made my husband super happy.

Now I really feel like baking cookies.  And some cake bites.  To my dismay, I found them as a recipe of the day....oh well, it's going to be a lot cheaper making them for myself!  Haha