Domestic Skills

Well, anybody who knows me, knows that I am not great at most domestic skills. I dislike cleaning(yes I know everybody does, but the difference is that I won't really do it). I can barely iron, and let's just say that my husband sews way better than I do. Today I went over to my friends house, for a "sewing party". Let's just say that even she knew better than to expect that I would actually sew anything, by "party" we both meant, she would sew all my stuff for me, and I would take her out to eat in gratitude afterwards. (Thanks for the curtains Shenagle!)

But I disgress...

there is one thing though that I am halfway competent at and that is cooking. This is not however because I've had recipes passed down in my family. Even though many people in my family are very good cooks, ironers, sewers etc., it seems that no one was interested in inculcating these types of domestic skills. I'm not sure if that was some kind of feminist attempt at impressing upon me the importance of academic rigor or if it was just that everybody was too tired. Regardless, I didn't learn ever and during my sophomore year in college I subsited off of popsicles, fried eggs and spaghetti topped with salsa. I ate this way through most of my college years and then I moved to Portland where I didn't know anybody. The upside of boredom, poverty and loneliness is that I learned a lot of cooking skills and read lots of books. And now that I have the food channel, one of my new goals is to become "known" as a good cook among my peers. I have gathered some fame with this macaroni and cheese I made, but I'm shooting higher people! I want to be QUEEN chef! I'm using a party I'm throwing this Saturday to show off my culinary skills, I'll let you know how it turns out....

Also in other news... we are GOING TO CARTAGENA this Christmas. That's right my friends I am going to be starting off the New Year on the beaches of the Carribean. Rock on!