Better late than never, right?

Reading this article about the Kitchens of the Future, there was only one kitchen that jumped out at me

For the last couple of weeks, I have been participating in the Kitchen Cure – a 6 week process of streamlining, decluttering and organizing the kitchen. Each week, participants are given an assignment to complete towards this goal. We are currently in week 2. Read about Week 1, here.
 
Over the past week, I’ve weeded out my pots, pans, bakeware and utensils.

Do you make a menu plan? Or do you just wing it?

My Mentor will be Emma from Modern Girl’s Kitchen, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what she has to say. I know I have so much to learn.

For the last couple of weeks, I have been participating in the Kitchen Cure – a 6 week process of streamlining, decluttering and organizing the kitchen. Each week, participants are given an assignment to complete towards this goal. We are currently in week 2.
 
I hadn’t originally planned to blog about this process, but after working on the assignment for week 1 (go through the fridge, freezer and pantry and get rid of any old, outdated or unused ingredients) and part of week 2 (declutter & give away kitchen equipment), I changed my mind.

Where has this thing been all my life? I just saw this on Tastespotting.com today and it immediately caught my attention – I had to go do a little research.
 
This seems to be the answer to all my dreams!

As mentioned on my About page, I never cooked from scratch until I moved to Texas in 2004. That means that for most of my adult life, I ate pretty much nothing but fast food, boxed / frozen goods and restaurant meals. Amazing, huh?
 
When I got to Texas, I began to cook from scratch – at first to save money and with just a flicker of interest, then eventually entirely from a love of the cooking itself, and for the feeling I get when someone I’ve fed enjoys the meal. In these past five years, I’ve learned many things and continue to do so every day. I know there are lots of people out there far more skilled and experienced than I, but for those of you who may be just starting out, I thought I’d share a few of the things that helped get me going.

I wish I could be giving this away, but alas, no. Jumbo Empanadas is! Check it out here to see how you can win!

I hadn’t heard anything about this new magazine prior to seeing it just sitting there on the shelf at the store, Mario Batali smiling his secret little smile at me.