The sweet savory smell of chicken, mushrooms, green peppers, olive oil and delicious spices filled my house yesterday. My roommates call me “Chef Bree”, come dinner time. I have always loved to cook! It’s funny because I never really follow recipes, but I’ll look through cookbooks for inspiration. It’s so much fun to be creative and experiment with different combinations of ingredients and spices when cooking. In addition, it’s also very relaxing and therapeutic for me.
When I was little, my mother would be cooking dinner and I always wanted to cook too. I didn’t really care what I was making or if it was edible by the time I was finished with it- I just wanted to mix, stir, and pretend I was a chef. These days, I still enjoy the whole mixing, cutting, dicing, mincing, stirring, etc., and this time the end product is edible and tends to be rather delicious! (Not to brag or anything).
I’m a huge fan of the Food Network. My favorite chef on that network is Guy Fieri because he's like a rockstar chef, and makes cooking look cool! Plus, his recipes are easy and scrumptious. I’m also addicted to the show "Top Chef" on Bravo. Just a couple of weekends ago, they had a "Top Chef" marathon on, and I literally sat on my couch for 8 hours watching every episode.
Last night, I decided to make a huge feast and I wanted to make something I never made before. I found this DELICIOUS recipe for chicken cordon bleu. Usually I don’t follow recipes exactly, but with this dish I had to because the directions were very particular. I was inspired by a spinach, asparagus and goat cheese salad I found online, and I made my own dressing. In addition I made a fantastic risotto and mushroom dish, which was inspired by a recipe I saw in my roommate’s Rachael Ray cookbook. Finally for dessert, I made an old fashion batch of Pillsbury brownies with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. It was a feast to remember!
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