Since I moved into my house in August 2009, I have begun expanding my cooking skills beyond baking. It all began with a set of cookware my mom and I purchased at Sam's Club. We found a steal on a set of orange cookware. If you're unaware, orange is my favorite color. I can't remember when it started, but it has slowly become a small obsession. This cookware set was from Rachael Ray and was priced at $80.00. Amazing, right?? In most stores, it's over $200.00.
I had never cooked on stainless steal cookware before and was a little nervous when I first started using it. I thought that you had to have teflon or everything would stick. Come to find out, that's a total lie. My best friend, William, told me that as long as the skillet is the correct temperature before I put food in it, I won't have a problem. I have found this to be very true. I rarely have any issues (even with eggs and pancakes).
Anyhoo, I digress. Fast foward ten months and I cook almost every night. It's become a way for me to handle stress or just simply calm myself from a busy day. Tonight, I made Honey Rosemary Chicken and Rice Pilaf. It's one of my favorite dishes. I've tried it several different ways now. Each time I fix a dish, I learn a better way to prepare it. In the beginning, it took me forever to set up each dish, but now, I have learned better to manage my time so that everything can finish together.
In the end, the dinner is delicious. My tongue doesn't know if the chicken was done 10 minutes before the rice pilaf. Luckily, tonight, it was only 2 minutes difference. Cheers!
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