I Am A BIG Gordon Ramsey Fan!

Just got finished watching "Kitchen Nightmares". I have started to become a very big Gordon Ramsey fan!

One of the things that he seems to emphasize is one having a passion for food! Especially when its one of the chefs!

He goes to a restaurant whose business is not doing well and tries to help the business get better - which in every case he has seemed to do!

It always seems to come to the food itself. Serve good food to the customers and the word (and your restaurant's reputation) will spread!

Chef Salad!

Actually a few days ago I ordered some take-out food and I thought just to be on the healthy side that I would also order a salad!

Goodness knows that salads are healthy and since I had a recent bout with constipation, eating a salad seemed like a very good idea!

I had almost forgotten how good a good salad could taste!

Paula Deen

I have to say that I have become quite a fan of Paula Deen - especially after I read more about her.

I was quite aware of her before because I have seen her on the Food Network and I know that she has a show of her own.

What I didn't know is that she had some struggles before she got to where she is today! She got started by selling sandwiches that she made and then she went on from there!

I read the story on the blog and I didn't know that her style of cooking is southern. I LOVE southern style cooking and its a shame that I didn't know that her show was about this but now that I do I definitely have to tune in to her show! (I most definitely have to see how she makes fried chicken because I have never gotten that right yet! )

I LOVE Seafood!

I see that my local grocery store is having a sale on cooked crabs - all next week!

I LOVE seafood and I can't wait to buy some of these!

I'll usually let them cook in the oven for about an hour and I will serve them with great big old steak fries!

A Love Of Gardening..........................

Along with the joy of cooking comes a love of gardening for me!

I was just out in my garden today planting some corn!

I didn't have too much of a garden last year and I vowed that I would start my garden this year and I have. So far I have planted a few things and it looks like some of my earlier plantings are coming up. Can't say for sure though because I'm having a little difficulty telling the difference between the weeds and the plantings themselves-LOL!

Of course I intend to use my garden plantings in my cooking!

Fast Food - Don't Get Me Wrong Because I Like Fast Food Too!

Even though this blog is about how I am learning to love cooking that doesn't mean that I don't partake in the pleasures of fast food! In fact I now have a new ritual that I have gotten from The Adsense Consultant.

When I receive an adsense payment I will take at least some of it and order out. I'll order something like a pizza and either a cheeseburger, cheese steak (Philly is famous for their cheese steaks!)some wings or whatever gets my fancy!

My favorite fast food place is still McDonalds! My used to be favorite was Church's Chicken which I think was the best tasting chicken in the world! I don't see them around anymore although some people have told me that they are still in existence!

So even I still love to cook I do have my "fast food" moments!

Cashews!

This seems to be one of my latest favorite snacks! I have already been through my second can of cashews in a week!

Before this my favorite snack food was M & M's.

I'm already at the bottom of my 2nd can of cashews and I want more! (And I'm thinking about going and getting the rest that I have left and eating them now)