Wow...it's been a long time since my last post! As much as I love to blog, it really is something I am not very consistent at. It comes and goes with the different seasons of my life depending, especially on how busy I am.
This morning, however, I find myself blessed with the much needed "chill time" that comes with Christmas break. I have spent a good part of the week simply staying home and enjoying crafting, cooking, and spending time with family and friends. Around the holidays I always immerse myself in recipes and cooking, spending hours pouring over cookbooks and watching The Food Network (the TV in my room literally never changes channels unless the boys go down there to watch something).
I was particularly inspired this morning when I woke up and saw Ree Drummond on my TV! "ho is Ree Drummond?" you ask. ONLY MY SINGLE MOST FAVORITE PERSON IN THE COOKING INDUSTRY!!!!! lol. Ok...so I realize I might be a little over excited, but I literally jumped out of bed, ran into the family room, and said, "Mom!! The Pioneer Woman has a show on Food Network and she's on right now!!" She said, "Yeah, I think I knew that?"....not nearly as excited as I was but laughing a little bit at me, still in my t-shirt and sweats, with messy hair and sleepy eyes, jumping around in excitement. So needless to say, it was a good way to wake up! :)
I then sat, glued to the TV until the show ended...and yes...sadly, it did end. But no worries, I went straight to her website and have spend the last hour and half reading recipes and looking at her photography and just pouring over her life a little bit. haha. When I was home over Thanksgiving break, I actually re-read her cookbook "The Pioneer Woman" (which I had already read twice before) and made a few of her recipes...LOVE her cinnamon roll recipe!
It seems that over the holidays I always seem to get re-inspired in the kitchen! I never lose my love for cooking, but cooking with minimal ingredients and tools in a small apartment kitchen isn't quite as fun as being home where the supplies seem unlimited compared to my tiny few at school and I rarely get stuck needing something I don't have! Last year I made Christmas dinner and this year I wouldn't pass up that opportunity to do it again! I've been thinking and planning the meal all week and today is the day that I get to make the final grocery list for mom to get all my ingredients! :) I'm pretty excited to be back in the kitchen, where I'm happiest and can't wait to share picture of the finished Christmas dinner tomorrow night!
