I have developed an obsession to the Food Network. It has come to the point that when we were going to choose which channels we would actually see on Illico (we were paying for all of them! insane!) I told Patrice “Food Network or I’ll leave”, ha ha! — Well, not exactly, but I love it. My favorite shows? Emeril Live, Canadian Living Cooks, 30-Minute Meals and Sugar (the last one is just for eye pleasure, since I’m diabetic, LOL!).
The good thing is that watching all those shows has kind of made me want to cook more, even if I don’t prepare the recipes they show. These days I want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen making stuff that makes me feel as if I were in Colombia. Lots of grains, lots of soups, food for the soul. I’m now making lentils with my mom’s recipe for “ogao” — a sauce with tomatoes, onions and other goodies you put in oil and cook and then add it to your food, for cooking or just for accompanying. It smells… mmmm!
This cooking spree is a great thing because I can make things in advance, put them in the freezer and then I won’t have to complain that we eat too much microwaveable or junk. I even got myself corn flour for homemade arepas! A respectable Colombian who doesn’t like arepas is probably out of his/her mind, at least in my opinion.
Later I’m going to make some chicken salad and I asked Patrice to stop at the charcuterie around the corner to get some good bread for sandwiches. There’s a lady from Slovenia who has wonderful things in that place and we have become kind of regular customers, plus she’s absolutely nice. Oh! I will ask him to bring me some Spanish Chorizo to make my “Garbanzos” (chick peas) — Mmmm… Tapas!
So, you see… I’m unstoppable. Anyone wanna come for dinner? Or actually, does anyone want the recipes to be posted? Let me know. I signed up for the Red Kitchen (don’t know if my account still exists — yes it does!), but I’m awful at sharing recipes. I need to be asked, but I’ll try to post more often. I’m really not too bad in the kitchen (feeling proud… I also have a green thumb!).
I am jealous not only are you good in the kitchen but also have a green thumb.
*lol*
Please do post your recipes! I’d be interested in seeing them! :)
Me vas a volver loca con la comida. El otro dia fueron las empanadas y hoy las lentejas, los garbanzos y las arepas. Menos mal que cocino Colombiano con frecuencia o si no, estaria como el perro de Pavlov cuando veo tu blog.
I don’t have cable. But I am SO wanting it now!
For my birthday in early April, we had plans to go to Portland, Maine, for a Sea Dogs game…we had reservations at a hotel near the ballpark.
However…the game was cancelled due to snow (we got tix to another game in exchange). Since we’d already paid for the hotel and it was too late to get a refund, we drove up anyway. We had my birthday dinner at Margarita’s, then went back to the hotel to watch the Red Sox game on TV (they were in Baltimore).
After the game was over, I sat up most of the night and watched the Food Network.
I really NEED to get cable. Tyler Florence is HOT!!! :-) I just bought his book from Amazon!