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I have been cooking for many years and have certainly had my share of failures in the kitchen. And yes, they are discouraging! Whenever I get into a slump, I like to check out new and different food stores and markets. Better yet, I ask my husband to please do some food shopping. He is always a good sport and this does the trick for me. He always brings home the most beautiful and inspiring foods. Plus I don't have to go through that tired old, "what do you want for dinner"/"I don't care" conversation.

Calling all cooks! Get yourself some "advanced healing" bandaids, they are amazing, as I learned when I sliced off a large portion of my thumb pad on a mandoline. They stop pain; they are amazingly flexible to fit over and around various hand and finger parts. You can leave them on for a couple of days (protect them with finger cot). And the healing process is accelerated. They are also recommended for burns, but I haven't had to use them for that--yet.

Last Christmas, my Brother gifted me with subscriptions to 3 different food magazines. I'm still loving the food every month!

I made a salad with baby romaine lettuce, fresh cherries, and homemade blue cheese dressing.

http://sagetrifle.blogspot.com/2011/07/homemade-blue-cheese-dressing.html

I made a Crazy Crust pizza!

http://sagetrifle.blogspot.com/2011/06/crazy-crust-pizza.html

Those cheeks look like they are full of sweet ambrosia. The dog is cute too.

I love her.

Last week, my friend and I started a project we are calling Curry-Palooza. For our first dish, we made Aloo Gobi (potatoes and cauliflower). I just blogged about the bread--Naan--I made to go with my curry.

http://sagetrifle.blogspot.com/2011/04/naan.html

It happens to me every spring. I can't decide what to cook, eat, or wear.

If I could, I would teach novices the love of cooking. And the joy that comes from shopping for and preparing the freshest meals, from scratch, for those you love.

I made my friend a different quiche each week. He later told me, "That quiche was a life saver".

I agree with dbcurrie. I don't mind someone (myself included) not knowing certain things, but it really bugs me wihen someone tries to pass off incorrrect information as accurate. For example, the Produce Manager above who pointed out the wrong vegetable.

One of the many things I use stale bread for is Scalloped Tomatoes.

http://sagetrifle.blogspot.com/2011/02/scalloped-tomatoes.html