my new love...

is this website: thepioneerwoman.com

Seriously. in. love.

I love her stories, her pictures, her recipes... I love everything about it. Also, I find myself, for the first time, reading someone else's romance story and loving my own even more, rather than wishing for their's. (i.e. Mr. Darcy - drool!!!)

I think one of the things I'm really liking about it is that when Adam and I first got married, I wasn't what you'd call a "bad cook"... I just... didn't pay attention. Or have a lot of creative ideas to draw from. I would cook for him, and... well, let's just say we both made some major mistakes. I made things way too salty, and he made the fatal mistake of saying "I prefer my own" after trying my mashed potatoes. Eventually, he started helping more in the kitchen - I actually married him for his cheesecake recipe, truth be told. And, really... it hasn't been until recently that I've really honestly tried to cook well. It's helped that I've found recipes of my own that he loves. He loves my meatloaf, and my roasted chicken with potatoes, and chicken marsala... so, we're getting there!!!

I love reading about her journey, cause she basically went from broiling unmarinated steak (I should say burning) to making a cookbook and hosting a recipe site. If that isn't inspiration, I don't know what is!! Ok, back to reading her blog now.