Monday Project

I finally did it. I returned to the kitchen after an extended hiatus. I had become overly frustrated with some of my kitchen failures and renounced cooking. However, after my recent visit to see my brother and his fam in NY I was inspired by that kid's ability to pull together a meal. How did he get all the householder talent and the lucrative career path? My brother would be the perfect modern woman if only he were a woman. Instead, he's a dude who can whip up a mean beef burgundy or a restaurant's worth of perfectly poached eggs. That bitch.

Anyway... I was inspired to attempt cooking one more time. Last week, I successfully knocked out four meals which I consider a huge success. This week, I'm kicking it up a notch meaning more home-cooked meals and a little branching out into new recipes. May God have mercy on all I feed.

The best part? I'm finally utilizing Pinterest as I intended: an effective tool for organizing useful information. Not just yuppie porn for suburbanites. Here are some of the recipes I made last week or that are in the works for this week...

French Bread Pizza

Source: whatscookingwithruthie.com via Carly on Pinterest

Southwestern Acorn Squash

Source: shine.yahoo.com via Carly on Pinterest

Baked Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken

Source: jujugoodnews.com via Carly on Pinterest

Lemon Bars

Source: livingpractically.blogspot.com via Carly on Pinterest

Returning Home

I had a wonderful time during the misadventures of Zissel 'n Me. Didn't miss the summertime heat of Phoenix but I did miss somethings left behind during my short-lived travels. Here are my tops (in no specific order)...

Of course, I missed Eleanor, the dog-faced girl.

I missed my fella, that handsome devil above on the left with the bass and his bandmates from horizon i.

And, sadly, I missed Pinterest. Yes, I'm a Pinterest fiend. I can recognize that now.