This sunday dinner menu: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Garlic butter broccoli, Sweet Corn on the Cob, and Seven-Layer Bars for dessert! OK, yeah.... this is a little ambitious for me but I want a yummy challenge. So much of the things I make include one "kinda hard" entree and super-easy sides (such as instant mashed potatoes). So I decided, "what the hay" I absolutely LOVE The America's Test Kitchen Family Cook Book every recipe I have had is absolutely amazing and this sunday, EVERY recipe will be from this book. And I have eaten out of it a lot (and clark just surprised me and bought the baking book of ATCFCB). My step-mom, Catherine, first started cooking out of it and everything tasted so good that I purchased it, loved all the picture directions and tips so much that I bought it for my brother, nick, for his birthday. Needless to say, I got him hooked too! So I decided to invite Aunt Liz and Cousin Spencer over for dinner this sunday as my guinea pigs. If it is a success, My confidence level will be boosted enough to invite parents over without embarrassment over my amateur skills. My goal is to impress my "Cooking Idol", Catherine. If I have her approval, then I'll know I've achieved my "Cooking Black Belt"! Wish me luck!
So I started at ASU on monday. Almost done with my first week and it has been the longest week ever! Taking classes: Chemistry (with a 3hr lab), Writing for professions, Statistics, a Nutrition Majors lecture, and Planning Theraputic diets! YAY! Farewell cruel world! I'm off to glue my schnoze in a textbook!
