Forays into cooking
I’ve been on a bit of a cooking spree lately, which is a good thing. I’ve always liked making New Year’s Resolutions, and one of my resolutions for 2010 is to cook more. Here’s a sampling:
Beef Stew, prior to cooking. I’d browned up the beef and some of the veggies beforehand. Pretty good, but I think the potatoes were undercooked.
Some simple lightly breaded chicken pieces. Spiced with basil, garlic, and oregano; coated with Bisquick.
I’m kind of skeptical about how this will turn out. It’s chicken in applesauce – plain organic applesauce (just apples). I sliced up a bit of a Fuji apple I had lying around. I’m not sure about the spices I used: I added coriander, marjoram, rosemary, and…vanilla extract. I added a bunch of water, but then it looked more like apple-broth, so I added the rest of the applesauce to thicken it up again. I really am not quite sure about this venture, but what’s cooking without a few mistakes?
I received a new camera for Christmas, so I’m hoping to take more pictures of the food I make – and also to learn more about taking attractive pictures of food!
Also, I discovered yet another food product that has soy in it – non-stick cooking spray. I looked at a variety of different brands, and they all had soy lecithin in them. Ridiculous!
