It’s funny thinking that this will be my first post. I have been working up to this first step of what I hope grows into something very rewarding for me. No, I don’t mean monetarily, I don’t mean famously. I mean a sense of accomplishment, being an inspiration to others, and finding my passion for life. I can step into my kitchen, small it may be, and be the ruler of my domain. I can create dishes that can transport me to places I otherwise my not be able to afford to visit. I remember my Mom and Maw-Maw always trying to get me in the kitchen to learn to cook. Granted, I did learn a lot from them. Although, my true lust for cooking didn’t come out until the husband and I decided to plant a little itty bitty garden in the back of our new home. It wasn’t much this year…a couple Rosemary bushes, a Cilantro plant (killed by the extreme heat this summer), and various pepper plants (we love a spice to our food). Next year, I am planning a much larger garden….he just doesn’t know that yet. So as I prepare to make my first dish for my new blog tonight, I am going to start with a couple of items from our garden this year.
It’s your kitchen, your pantry, your stove, your life….don’t be afraid to mix it up a bit.
The Onyx Plate 
Great blog! Fresh and interesting. Keep up the good work.
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Thank you for the support!!! Love you!
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LOVE THIS!!! You are so creative!! Would love to “play” in the kitchen with you. It won’t be long until I’ll be saying.. “I know her”!!
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Thanks Kim! Appreciate it!
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Fresh herbs are amazing. I had the absolute pleasure of chopping up freshly picked rosemary last year and cooking with it at Tyler’s house.
In the movie “Julie & Julia,” one of the things Julie says is that after a hectic day in one’s life, it’s reassuring to know that you can put together certain foods, and they always create the same recipe. I take comfort in that idea- we can replicate our recipes over and over and over again, feeling the stability of them, and even though they may be individual, they’re still the same result. I like that.
Also, as you can tell, I’ve been going through your blog, trying to *Like* all the posts and read them all. Cheers to that!
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Love the smell of a fresh Rosemary’s residue still on the fingers after stripping it! Very true. That’s exactly like that Chicken Pie…I always know certain ingredients together will make it perfect. But, I also know that I can fall back on the family’s standard chicken pie recipe and be just as happy and comforted. Thanks for all of the “Likes”!
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