Cooking it up!
Lately I have really been into cooking. I guess it started this summer when I was home and had lots of time to cook. I discovered that it is really fun to try a new recipe and see if it works. As Mom and Dad know, not all of my attempts were total successes, but some turned out pretty good. The week before I came to school I finally faced my fear of yeast and learned how to make bread. Now yeast is pretty much my best friend and I make bread all of the time. Yesterday my roommate Katie and I went to a cookbook party. It was kind of like a Mary Kay party. The ladies who made the cook book were there and they gave us tips in cooking and actually made us lunch from recipes in the book - it was SO good! These two ladies made the cook book pretty much for college age kids - kids starting families. Their main purpose is to encourage family dinners and stuff, so the recipes are pretty simple, but super good. They used a lot of your staple ingredients that most people already have in ...