So what better activity then to stay indoors and cook?! My New Year's resolution this year was inspired by the movie Julie and Julia. For those of you who haven't seen it, it's about a woman who decides to cook her way through Julia Child's cookbook in a year, then blog about it. My resolution isn't quite as ambitious, but I want to cook more adventurously and be more creative with my menu planning. Also, along with that, I want to entertain at home more and eat out waaaaay less! So far it's a win win for saving money, spending more time with friends, and improving my cooking/baking skills:) Here are the fruits of my labor for the last couple days.. Shrimp stir fry with coconut curry sauce and snow peas over jasmine rice was a big hit! I especially love it because it reminded me so much of my favorite dish from The Cheesecake Factory, Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp, and I'm positive it was much healthier.. (I looked up the nutrition facts, and will never be able to enjoy it again now that I know it has OVER 2000 calories!!! yikes!)
Today we got 6 inches of snow and counting, which equals perfect baking weather! I'm pretty sure I love the smell of the yeast, and the rolls baking, just as much as eating cinnamon rolls themselves:)
Jackson, and Cambria adore helping me cook and I hope it's a skill and a love I can pass on to them, just like my Dad gave to me. Love you Daddy, and thank you for all of my glorious cook books! I predict many blog post dedicated to food in the future:)
