Taste buds are Happy.....

I have decided that I have a talent. I can eat! I like to eat, and I am rather good at it. What I have lacked in the past was the ability to COOK.

I mean I could throw a few things in a casserole dish and pop it in the oven, but the problem was that I popped the same old things in the oven over and over, and did this for almost 8 years of marriage......needless to say I feel my taste buds have suffered.

Lately I have tapped into the previously unknown world of cooking splendor. I have spent some hours learning about spices, herbs, what goes with what....I now have things in my cupboard that I didn't know you could eat. I have broadened my mind, and now I understand that Salt and Pepper were not the only things created to flavor and season our food.....Heavenly Revelation!

So from time to time I will share what I have learned as well as some great places to get ideas, and recipes that we have tried that we like. In the past month I have tried over 15 new dishes, and have actually looked forward to cooking dinner for uh....... the first time in my life.

Sooooo....this is my cookin' Blog. I hope to get better with food photography, cooking, and running to loose the weight I will invariably put on, now that I use cream, butter, and all sorts of unhealthy ingredients....I think my taste buds are addicted.

In this small way I hope to connect with you all in the web-space world. Please feel free to critic, make suggestions, laugh, and share your own ideas.

Since I have a life time of feeding hungry mouths to look forward to----I have finally decided to use the small talent I have been given (that of the ability to eat good food) and increase my capacity to GROW....hopefully not physically.....Enjoy!

(Pictured is a fun version of Lasagna, called Mexican Lasagna)