Like one of my favorite cook books, "Rachel Ray 365: No Repeats
", the last 2 hours left me searching for "Blogging 365: Layout Template Colours". Do Tash and Blogging mix? Is this a recipe for disaster? This experiment could end many different ways and oh man, am I ever interested to see the results.
", the last 2 hours left me searching for "Blogging 365: Layout Template Colours". Do Tash and Blogging mix? Is this a recipe for disaster? This experiment could end many different ways and oh man, am I ever interested to see the results. My first experience with Blogging (the initial layout of the Blog) has left me 3 pots deep in Chili! Should I be worried? How many months worth of beef stew will "linking" and "posting" leave me with?
Chili is one of my many "comfort cooking" dishes. You may be asking what "comfort cooking" is? Well, it's basically cooking a dish that I can not mess up no matter how distracted I am, how frazzled my brain is or how lost in thought I may be. Alone in my kitchen (I'm always alone when comfort cooking) I make insanely large quantities of one particular dish.
Depending on how long it takes to reverse my mood or come to a decision, I could end up with a packed tight freezer full of sauces, soups, stews and casseroles, plus more than enough to feed the neighbors. To lessen the load in the past, I've eaten chili for lunch and dinner for 2 weeks straight. F.Y.I. I lost a few pounds on that diet. Who knew?!
Why do I comfort cook? To cope. Cope with what you might ask? Many things- frustration, aggravation, anger, annoyance, inadequacy, boredom, basically any feeling that isn't leaving me feeling so great. So I "comfort cook". (Which usually leads to comfort eating, but we'll touch upon that subject at a later date.)
Good FOOD = Good MOOD
If you see me comfort cooking my advice to you is to back away! Slowing and silently retreat. Leave me to my thoughts and never, I repeat NEVER try to talk sense into me. I am probably in a mood that has left a particularly bad taste in my mouth and I am controlling my temper by achieving a particularly good taste in the kitchen. Hence the need for fool proof dishes...Hence the title- "Blogging = Chili (& lots of it!!!)"...There is a formula to my madness...
Difficulty Blogging = Comfort Cooking
Comfort Cooking = Comfort Eating
Comfort Eating = Thoughts of Dieting
Thoughts of Dieting = Comfort Cooking
It's a vicious cycle, I know, but now you see how food, primarily the cooking of food helps me keep my SANITY. Everyone gets fed, the fridge is stocked and my mood lightens. It's a win-win strategy.
Until I step on the scale ;)
**note**
I will be posting "Tash's Fool Proof Chili" (and other comfort cooking recipes) soon enough. If you are a real chili lover there are a few cook books you may draw inspiration from and include interesting chili tid-bits like:
If any one has a recipe request let me know as I will start adding my recipes in the near future. I'm in the process of putting them on paper or I should say, screen.
ReplyDeleteGreat 1st blog can't wait to read more and try some new recipes...
ReplyDeleteYou've always been a great cook! Now I can't wait to steal away and try out your favourite recipes myself
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