Sunday, August 16, 2009

when you give a mom a call of desperation...

...you end up with a kitchen full of spices! Apparently phones calls starting with "Mom, I want to cook something, have any ideas?" followed up by "lemon pepper, one lemon, frozen chicken, goldfish, jelly, stale bread, peanut butter, and cheerios" (after being asked what I have available in my kitchen) can really make the maternal instinct kick into overdrive. I guess there's no real recipe that calls for those ingredients all at the same time? Who knew.

So a couple short weeks after this convo, our pantry got a facelift!


Name a spice/seasoning, it's now in my kitchen, thanks to good ol' mom. Combined with the stack of recipes my NiNi just gave me, and a little inspiration from Julie and Julia (not to mention the numbers on the scale lately...thank you P Terry's and Chuy's), my mission is to learn to cook. Not only to cook, but cook something edible, that could be a challenge.

Any recipe suggestions?

8 comments:

The Olsons said...

i recently posted a few yummies i have made in the past couple weeks on my blog! www.danandcourtneyolson.blogspot.com

happy cooking/baking!

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you like the spices! Have fun! Love Mom

Karson & Alison said...

Hey girl I have a good recipe that is easy, doesn't take long, and doesn't use a lot of ingredients, which is great. So anyways here it is.

Beef Taco Skillet

1 lb. ground beef
1 can tomato soup
1/2 c. salsa
1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 c. water
6 flour tortillas (cut into 1" pieces)

Cook beef in skillet until well browned, stirring. Pour off fat. Stir in soup, salsa, water, & tortillas. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low & cook for 5 min. Top with cheese.

Serves 4

Enjoy!

Anonymous said...

OK, YOU ARE OFF AND RUNNING WITH ALL THOSE SPICES. HOPE YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING AMONG ALL OF THOSE RECIPIES THAT WILL CHALLENGE YOUR CREATIVITY. LET ME KNOW...GOOD LUCK.

Donnie and Laura said...

Is that a spice rack in the back?? What you totally need is a crockpot!!!!!!!!!!!!

RACHEL said...

Sweet! Doesn't this mean you will learn how to cook before I come visit you? I expect a 4 course meal when I come! haha JK!

Anonymous said...

JFred! I'm a stalker and found your blog on Jen McCrady's site... hope you're doing really well! Now I can keep up with you better, come visit Dallas!
~Denise

NINI said...

ALLISON, SAW YOUR RECIPIE AND DECIDED TO TRY IT ON MY HUSBAND. HE IS NOT ONE FOR NEW RECIPIES BUT HE ACTUALLY HAD TWO SEVINGS OF THIS ONE! THANKS FOR SHARING..NINI (JESSICA'S GRANDMOTHER)