Cooking and Why I Don't

I would love to cook

I would love to be one of those Betty Homemakers that know how to cook everything

From scratch

Like Julia Childs

But let's face it

I am not, nor will I ever be, Julia Childs

According to my uncle I "burn rice"

Pshhh yeah whatever

I can make some kick ass cereal

Oh, and mac n cheese

Although one time I didn't have milk so I used water

NEVER DO THAT

It was awful

So why can't I cook?

Let me tell you why

It's complicated

Yeah, I get that there are instructions

But seriously, who reads directions anymore?

It takes too long

By the time it's done cooking, I'm over it

I don't want to eat it anymore

So why waste my time?

And why are women expected to cook?

Explain to me why men think the woman needs to do the cooking

Umm... wrong

Whoever I marry will be cooking 

Or will be rich enough for me to hire a chef

Because homegirl ain't cooking

You wouldn't want to eat burnt food every night would you?

Didn't think so

That is all.

I am the Iron Chef

Hi

It's been awhile

I have been so extremely busy with the holidays that this little blog has been neglected

It also didn't help that I didn't have access to an actual computer for the past two weeks

So here we are and I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday

My cousin came home for a week over Christmas 

Her 30th birthday was the 20th so we had a surprise party for her

It was a chef cook off

Now let me tell you, I am a wonderful cook

From mac n cheese to cereal, I have it all mastered

So naturally my team put me in charge of the big stuff like cutting up the vegetables or preparing the pecans to be baked for 10 minutes

You know, the important stuff

 They had the kitchen all set up and ready for us

 All of us cooking and preparing our food

 

 On the left is Team 1 (my team) salad. 

It consisted of: basalmic vingeratte dressing, fried goat cheese and baked pecans

On the right is Team 2's salad.

It consisted of: tomatoes, onions, some kind of dressing and artichoke heart

On the left is Team 1's main dish.

It consisted of: lamb, baked veggies and lobster mac n cheese

On the right is Team 2's dish.

It consisted of: tenderloin (I think), horseradish sauce, lemon asperagas, and lobster twice baked potato

Obviously my team won.

And obviously it was because of my amazingggg cooking skills

It was a lot of fun and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys cooking!