Break time over

Sorry about the break.  School started for Aiden, we went to Seattle, life got kind of busy, I ran out of batteries for my camera, and I'm about to start school myself, as is Bart.  Plus, we are looking for a new place to live.  All that combined led to lots of ramen noodles, and while I said I'd post everything, I'm not posting that.

Yesterday I wanted meatloaf, and had no hamburger.  So I ground up some chicken in the food processor.  Then I thought, hmm, chicken with regular meatloaf seasonings might taste weird, lets season it like a baked chicken.  Worst idea ever.  Even smothered in chicken gravy, this was not a salvageable meal.  Hello McD's value menu.

So, time to get back to the basics of cooking.  Especially since I shopped wrong this month, and we are actually on a very limited amount of food.  I haven't figured out what I did wrong, but it's time to be creative.

Last night I got some nice ears of corn from my father, who got it from his boss.  So I shucked it, then I got all the kernels off, and put the naked cobs into a stock pot of water.  I chopped up an onion, tossed in some garlic, some salt, some pepper, and a little chicken base.  It is simmering away.  Later tonight, once I have gotten every ounce of flavor out of that, I will add the corn I got off those cobs, some chicken, a little green chile, and some potatoes.  It will be a chicken corn chowder.  Oh, and with my onions, I leave the skins on when I am making a stock, it makes the color nicer.

So, that will be coming along, and while I make it, I am taking pictures.  I will also have lots of new recipes and old recipes coming up here, because, granted she doesn't change her mind, I am going to be making all the food that will be fed to the people at my wonderful friends wedding.  I will be making appetizers, cupcakes, and I will be having so much fun doing it.  I am so excited.  I am using tried and true recipes, but I will be having a tasting for them at Christmas, so I get to make the recipes so they get to taste it all, and all will come up on this site.  So yay, lots of recipes to make.

Well, Aiden is about out of school, and I have to go meet his schoolbus.  Tonight, we have chowder.  And I am back.