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Originally Posted by phenomshel
I was one of those unusual kids who didn't like junk food. It drove my mother crazy because she couldn't fob me off with a packet of chips or crackers or even candy until she could get around to cooking something. When I wanted to eat, I wanted a meal. I'm still that way to a great extent. So I learned to cook because I wanted to, as you said, eat what I liked. When we get busy around here and eat a lot of takeout, it doesn't take long before I get sick of it and want a homecooked (by me) meal. I'm not a gourmet cook by any means - I'm a good old fashioned Southern country cook. But I tend to like my own cooking better than almost anyone elses.
Oh, and I love lemon/cream sauces! I finally learned how to make a good one for chicken scalloppini  |
I've never been a fan of junk food either (except for potato chips and even those need to be pretty good!). I've always hated things like American cheese and wonder bread. turns out there was good reason... I'm allergic to over processed foods. when we first got horses but were boarding them somewhere else, my daughter and I used to grab food on the way to the stable. I started breaking out in hives. I was pretty sure it wasn't horses, or hay or anything like that, questioned my friend who owned the ranch about any new cleaning products, nothing new there. finally one night I woke up feeling like I had fallen into a best of fire ants, and I had scarlet splotches all over. went into the ER and that's when I found out I have the food allergies. in addition to that I LIKE food! I like it a LOT! I can do gourmet, home cookin' several ethnicities, on and on, but I want it to be good with healthy ingredients.
so today's brunch; local grass fed beef, farm fresh eggs, and local potatoes