Yes and No!
I've been in the kitchen cooking but I have a new schedule I am trying to get used to. So while I've been cooking...I haven't really been doing anything interesting.
Most of you know what has happened to me. Having been unemployed for 15 months was tough. But doing this blog helped me think about other things than not being able to contribute money to the family income.
Then in March I got a job with a major beverage company who have a call center here in town. I didn't like it as the pay wasn't very good and the hours were terrible. I had to cook dinner in the morning and didn't feel I could be creative or even somewhat experimental in the morning as what I made had to be reheated as if it were leftovers. It cramped my style.
Then 6 weeks into that job I got a call from a company for a job I had applied to 10 months prior. It is in the field for which I have over 20 years experience and the pay and hours were much more to my liking. So I am trying to settle into a new schedule.
What's great about it is that I can actually start cooking like I used to and hopefully I can be a little more creative with what I make. One little caveat though...my son is being more careful about what he is eating (low fat, low calorie) since he is trying to lose weight and get into better shape (Keep it up son!) and then my daughter is expecting our 2nd grandchild and her food tastes have been changed (for now).
Anyway, enough about me (the reason I haven't been active in doing this blog) and on to something better....food.
My family and I love Chinese food. Recently we went to one of our favorite Chinese restaurants. Fortunately (or unfortunately) it is more than 35 miles away from where we live. So it was a really nice treat. One of the appetizers we got were for lettuce wraps. So I tried to duplicate it. I think it turned out pretty good. Here is a picture of it.
I made a side of shrimp fried rice (well the rice isn't really fried, but it still tastes great). Nothing too special there. Here are the recipes.
Well. hopefully now that things are a little more settled in life I'll be in the kitchen more and back to my somewhat foodie life. And, I hope to get back into the swing of being on my blog.
In the meantime, try this recipe and leave me a comment if and when you do. Tell your friends about this blog, share your recipes with me. Follow me and like me on Facebook.
I'll be in the kitchen again soon!
