In our household, if not for Ryan, there's a good chance Jaylinne and I would starve. Literally. Ryan cooks 90% of the meals in our house. I'm not exactly what you would call a "chef." Although I have mastered the art of macaroni and cheese, that's about as far into the world of cooking as I have delved.
I haven't figured out what it is about the Sanders family that makes them good cooks, but from my experience I've learned one thing: if your a Sanders, you can make a mean dinner.
For Thanksgiving, I was asked to bring a salad. Easy enough, right? I thought so too...but then the panic set in. A salad?! I can't just bring a bag of pre-mixed salad over for Thanksgiving dinner!?! Let me rephrase that: I can't just bring a bag of pre-mixed salad over for Thanksgiving dinner...and keep my dignity. So I threw some lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes and avocado together in a bowl and there you have it. A salad. Since then, I thought I could do more. Ryan does so much for us, and he deserved a break. I'm clearly looking to expand my cooking skills beyond that of pop tarts and quesadillas. So tonight, I thought I would take a stab at making Ryan and Jaylinne dinner. I decided to make seasoned, grilled chicken with diced, garlic-ranch red potatoes and corn. Not bad for a newbie, eh?
So. What's a sure-fire way to tell you're an adult, you ask? Well that's a very good question. As far as I can tell, there are several different factors in determining exactly how far up on the adult scale you land. But in my mind, the level of your adulthood is in direct correlation to the type of plates you use at dinner time. Would you look at that! Real plates. Not even paper! My mother will be so proud ;)
Oh! We even made an extra plate for my dad to eat after we pick him up from the airport tonight. A pretty good day all around :) So to all you aspiring chefs out there, if you have any recipes you swear by, send them my way!
You are Woman, hear you roar! :) So proud and excited for you! Chicken! That's big time! I never even cooked that for Joel because I get creeped out by raw chicken HA! :)
ReplyDeletePS> My prize recipe is Pumpkin Soup which you have eaten and you have the recipe.... AKA, I suck at cooking too ;)
ReplyDeleteToo funny that you say that! Raw chicken is about the only raw meat I can handle :) And only in small pieces! There was an incident during my pregnancy where I had to touch a raw turkey...did NOT end well. That feeling has seemed to have stuck with me ;) So this should be interesting eh? Haha!
ReplyDeleteI do have your pumpkin soup recipe and I cant wait to try it! When you cooked it for us it was DELICIOUS!