Saturday, December 04, 2010

He cooks!

I've been in such a cooking funk lately. I've had no desire to make anything, look at recipes--none of it. So my dear hubby recently picked up the slack and made several amazing meals for us. These are all out of a Costco cookbook that I think they gave out for free a long time ago.

Now, you have to understand that Willy's usual cooking style is to throw some kind of protein (probably chicken) into a pan, add some spicy peppers, and voila! It's a meal! :) The only seasoning he really knows how to cook with is spicy, so the fact that he actually used recipes was kind of a big deal.

His first effort: Mexican Chicken Soup. And, wow, was it good! Ironically, it had chicken and was spicy, but was clearly more sophisticated than what he'd made previously. Just look at that masterpiece! The flavors were distinctly Mexican and nothing is better than hot soup on cold fall/winter nights. Yum!




Next up: Chicken Pho with Fresh Herb Salad. I love noodle soup of pretty much any kind, and Willy went all out with the traditional garnishes too: basil leaves, beansprouts, limes, and jalapeno peppers. It was yummy, though not quite as flavorful as the Mexican soup. But, still, noodle soup...me likey.


And finally, we have Baked Cod with onions, olives, and diced tomatoes. I loved it. Seriously, it was so, so good. And I love broccolli, too, so the whole dish was just very satisfying. Who knew my hubby could cook like this?!


Now how do I get him to do this all the time??? ;)

Sock Monkeys!


Some people love 'em, some people think they're creepy...hopefully you have the former reaction to one of my recent crochet projects!


I made this sock monkey blanket and hat for my college roommate, who's pregnant with her first baby. I've had the pattern saved for a while and was excited to finally make it. It's my first granny square-style blanket, which means each of the squares are made separately and then seamed together at the end. Definitely more work than a regular blanket made in one piece, but the final product was totally worth it. Definitely my favorite baby blanket so far...but then again, it seems like every time I make something it turns into my new favorite, haha!























On a totally separate note, I apologize to the three people who actually read this blog for my long hiatus between updates. The sock monkey set would have been my next post but I wanted to wait until after the shower in October to post it, just in case my friend decided to become my fourth reader ;) Then life just got busy. But I'll try to be better...in the New Year (heehee)!