I didn't cook at all today. Not even breakfast. We ate out for dinner. I realize I've taken a lot of breaks as far as cooking for the family and tomorrow I plan to nip that in the bud.
I've put myself back into planning and preparing mode. I have some hopefully tasty dishes coming up like shrimp creole, beefy and chipolte burritos (done with the crock pot) and fish tacos. I'm excited, all three of these are new recipes I've never used before so it will be interesting.
I also got some awesome kitchen toys for Christmas. My husband got me the coolest electric knife sharpener. I splurged on a super nice set of knives 4 years ago and they haven't been sharpened since...how could I, I know, it's aweful. I also got to shop for some of my gifts so I picked out a nice bread stone, a pizza peel and a few other things like new stainless measuring spoons...I've been using the same ol' ugly, crappy plastic ones for almost 10 years and they are beyond done. I also got to throw out the baby food jars that were holding a bunch of my spices, I found the coolest little holders at Gretchens. It will be so much more fun pulling spices from the cupboard now.
Anyways, the point of all that was to say that because I now have the bread stone and pizza peel, I can start making artisan bread. I've been waiting for what seems like FOREVER to do this. I also understand it's crucial to have those 2 things. I have some shopping money still so I am going to buy a large, rounded plastic container with a lid that I can keep in the fridge to store the bread in.
All this will help me get back into my normal groove and out of my lazy funk. I feel like that lazy bird Mazy! Can you tell I'm a mom yet, I'm using Dr. Seuss characters to describe my moods. I also think that my relationship with sourdough is improving...we are moving from the counseling stage and may start courting again. Maybe.
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