HYMNS IN THE KITCHEN

My girls are in their pajamas, washed and clean, ready for bed. Mamas, you know the feeling, right? At last, they've succumbed into quiet slumber, surrendering in the fight against sleep, and the hectic clamor of the day gives way to a peaceful evening. My mother told me some days would be like this, and days would turn into weeks, and weeks into months. To be a mother is a tough job, I don't have to say it! You cook the meals, clean the messes, play game after game with your

As previously established on this blog, I am a gal who loves taking ingredients I have never tried before and cooking up a dish that will pronounce the taste of this ingredient and affirm it's worth. However, on occasion, I like to go a different direction and choose an ingredient I'm well familiar with but not especially fond of. That's right, I mean I'll specifically choose an ingredient I'm not partial to and purposely cook or bake with it! Strange as this may seem, I do t