Cooking Mania

It has finally come, David's cooking hobby!  I am super excited about this one.  Every couple of months, David is consumed in a new hobby.  So far I have seen: chess, guitar, lock picking, watch work, application development, rock climbing, knitting, bread making, halo on X box, learning braille, learning ancient Greek, finance/stock market studies and learning Italian.  But, finally we have arrived at general cooking. Unlike his other hobbies which have at times irritated me as a result of his obsessive desire to commit to each activity all night long, cooking is something I can get behind.  Last weekend, after making our delicious lunch, we took a walk to a nearby bookstore and bought three excellent cookbooks. I purchased Power Foods by the Editors of Whole Living Magazine.  So far I have prepared two of their breakfast treats.  To add some crunch to my Greek yogurt, I toasted quinoa in the oven for 15 minutes with honey and safflower oil.  And, today I prepared a delicious protein berry shake made with a cup of mixed berries, silken tofu, pomegranate juice, flaxseeds, and ginger.  It was fabulous.  David purchased the book Eat Like a Man by Esquire Magazine.  We have yet to try something from this book, but I was able to convince David to buy How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman.  This is seriously a fantastic book!  The size of two dictionaries and filled with literally every recipes you could imagine, David has been cooking up a storm in the kitchen.  I am so excited because we are finally committing in a real way to our healthier eating.  And, to be honest, it is so much fun seeing how happy he is when the recipes are ready to taste. Each one has been delicious. One of my favorites of his so far was a Chicken, Sausage, and Shrimp Jambalaya.  Like I said, I am keeping my fingers crossed that this hobby lasts for a long long while. It is delicious, fun, and finally making the right changes in our home together =)

The Finished Product