"My biam", September 2009

I've have been cooking up a storm these days.  If you are ever in the area and need a bite to eat, I can guarantee you something warm and soup-like.  There are always plenty of leftovers.  I have a friend who is well over 40 weeks  pregnant, and I am gearing up to feed that family some surprise meals a couple times a week once that whee one decides to finally make her (...or his) arrival!

I am also a lonely little bit of mess during the work week and ,I swear, cooking has kept me from toppling over into a heap of "whoa is me!  poor unlovable liza!  i'm alone for a good reason!  i will be alone FOREVER!!".  There are those occasional pity party moments, for sure, and I chalk it up to my current situation and our culture's current trend of very isolating 'community' living.  But not to me.....mostly.  Lil' life targets...eventually...involve hiring a babysitter once a week, signing up for some photo group,  and hosting a bookclub in my home.  

Not only have I been cooking like crazy, I have been cooking. from. scratch!  Holy crap.  Two years ago it was way too much energy to even think about opening a can of soup and heating it up for dinner (sadly not joking...).  I am slowing giving up things processed...one recipe at a time.  And I thank Julie and Julia for the inspiration to embark on a cooking challenge. 

This week I bought two pounds of organic parsnips and plan on making something close to delicious.  Should be interesting!

Comments

[SarahA]

That ginger and carrot soup was so tangy the next day! I'll have to get that cookbook out from the library now that I'm so close to Whole Foods.

[Claire Heiks Siegrist]

Liza, do you know about the newest Mennonite cookbook, "Simply in Season?" It's my favorite! It groups recipes by season, so that you can buy produce that's, well, in season (hence the name of the book). I've made a gazillion things from that book and have not been disappointed. It has easy-to-access ingredients, affordable, don't need fancy-shmancy grocery stores, etc.

[missmartha]

Bahia is always cooking up parsnips, yum! How are your babysitted nights out going??