I have not written in a long time. I think I lost my momentum and then The Daring Kitchen went away. It broke my heart, and truly I have not challenged myself to bake anything significant since then. I have however started to develop a desire to bake recently. I want to bake amazing pastries and baked good. The most recent thing I baked was my husbands Oreo Cupcakes for his birthday mid month in August. I was not super impressed with them, but he enjoyed them.
Hubs and I have purchased an RV recently and have gotten to spend a few weekends out of town and in the RV. I have not yet done a lot of cooking in the RV, one due to the amount of time we have to spend in the RV and two I am still trying to figure out how to make it all work. I did try to bake some ready made cookies in the RV, I had my pizza stone in the oven, as so many have suggested to help ensure even heating in the oven, but I left my cookie pan at home, so opted to bake directly on the pizza stone. That worked well, however I did not think through the porous nature of the stone so when I went to cook in the oven again I ended up smoking us out of the RV. Not really, but it was pretty rough and all the windows were open. It was a good laugh for us, and I am sure anyone within smelling distance of our camper thought I was trying to burn the place down. We took the stone home to try and heat it more fully, and realized after looking at the bottom of the stone it appeared that there had possibly been flames. Truly I am not sure about baking in the RV, it may be a challenge.
As for the rest of my life, I am working a "normal" scheduled now that has me out of the house five days a week, this has also impacted my cooking/baking abilities, because I don't have as much free time as I once had.
I have been doing a lot of cooking though, and am following the Weight Watchers Freestyle plan, having re-joined Weight Watchers. Let me start by saying I LOVE Freestyle. I have lost a little over 50 pounds so far, and have another 50 or so to go. I can do it, as long as I stay away from the snacks. One of my favorite blogs is the Skinnytaste.com blog. She is amazing! The woman who runs that site comes up with some of the most amazing recipes I could find, for those of us who are trying to watch our weight. I have tried so many, and purchased her cook books. I almost always adjust the garlic or seasoning, but that is a personal preference.
Additionally if you have never heard of Recipe Archeology, go and check their YouTube channel out. They are amazing...
Now that I am all caught up, it's time to decide the next cooking adventure. Maybe this time I will keep stay focused.
