Is it learned helplessness? I don't think I've ever managed to keep a resolution the whole year.
I digress. In lieu of a New Years' resolution, I seem to have decided to make a January 2nd resolution. I feel like there's less pressure in making this resolution, than in committing to a New Years' one. As if one day makes a difference?
This year, I want to cook more, and be a more organized mom/wife/person. Maybe I'll even meal plan.
Ha, wait, let's not get crazy. I'll start with cooking slightly more than last year, and we'll see where that goes.
So, I had a cauliflower head sitting in my fridge and decided to make this oh-my-goodness-looks-so-good soup from the Pioneer Woman. I didn't follow her recipe exactly, mainly because my fridge if more of a place where vegetables go to die, as opposed to a plethora of culinary ingredients.
Can I say...IT WAS DELICIOUS! And my husband, the vegetable hater, agreed that it was deeelish! I think the secret is in making the separate white sauce and adding it into the soup. I used 2% milk and didn't add any cream or sour cream, and it was still velvety smooth and thick. I didn't have celery, so I settled for the carrot-onion combo. I probably used proportionally more butter than she did. In my defense, it is winter, and we need to up our body insulation, right? Oh, and just to be clear, there were no soup tureens involved in my straight-from-the-pot version.
But, we got our veggies, which is a challenge in this meat-loving household.
And then...it gets better! Tonight, I cooked again! Two nights in a row! Tonight was a little fancier, as I had some sushi-grade tuna sitting in my freezer. We had tuna tataki (seared, raw tuna), sushi rice, and an asian veggie stir-fry.
Before you think I'm all Chef Morimoto, let me tell you that I called my dad twice for his help and used a recipe off of the back of the frozen veggie bag. But, in the end, it was a success, and I'm hoping this will continue. Let's see how long January 2nd resolutions last!
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