A Walking Contradiction

On the left is my complete lack of any common sense in regards to cooking or anything located in a kitchen.

Two of my friends would always bring pigs in a blanket to get togethers or trivia nights. They moved across the country (to what I'm convinced is Dumpsville, USA) and I thought the only silver lining to this sad situation is that now I can take over the pigs in a blanket appetizer as my official contribution to all things pot luck. Not so hard, right? Just crescents, little smokies, and cheese. Just wrap and bake... Well, the first time I made them, I rolled the little crescents the wrong way and as everything was baking, everything unrolled. I had an entire baking sheet of a gooey mess. The second time I made them, I didn't spray my baking sheet so all of the rolls stuck to the pan.

And this is only one of example of my kitchen incompetence. (Don't even get me started on my multiple attempts at making Italian food....)

On my right is my complete fascination with everything cooking and kitchen related.

As I write this, I'm watching one of my favorite channels... Food Network. In fact, if I were to track my television watching I'm convinced I would find that I watch food related television more than any other. Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, 30 Minute Meals, Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, Good Eats, anything on in the morning of Food Network (that's when all the cooking shows are!), anything on during the weekend mornings and early afternoons of PBS, Julia Child, Paula Dean! I'll watch and love it all! I asked for Pyrex, tupperware, and a knife set for Christmas. My next big purchase (besides the new iPod I have my eyes on) is going to be pots. I'm obsessed! I have vegetarian cookbooks, "easy recipe" cookbooks, appetizer cookbooks, weight loss cookbooks, and all kinds of loose recipe cards.

I've found only one way to reconcile my cooking ineptitude and obsession: the crock pot. (Yes, I do have a crock pot cookbook). You literally throw a bunch of stuff in a pot, add low heat, and 8 hours later you have a great meal!! If I could meet 3 people in heaven one of them would be the inventor of the crock pot.

And so with all of that in mind, I have decided to make my attempts at cooking and my crock pot dinners a part of this blog. Get ready folks because, yes, it is happening.