Counting My Blessings, Square 3 - Cooking for my Family

 Cooking for my family.

Cooking is something sort of new to me. I spent years telling people that I was a horrible cook. Over the past couple of years I've realized that I'm really not! I just didn't know how to do a lot of basic things. I didn't give myself enough credit. Once I started learning I was unstoppable! People really seemed to enjoy what I made. And I really enjoyed the process.

So I suppose my blessing is the ability to cook for my family.

I love shopping for ingredients, planning dinners, the creativity that goes along with substituting ingredients and tweaking recipes. I love the actual process. Chopping vegetables and measuring. I'm never quite in the moment like I am when I'm cooking. I love that I'm providing comfort and a feeling of "home" to my family. I love when my husband has seconds and when Lucy actually finishes all of her dinner. 

I'm a good cook, darn it. I never thought making dinner would be something I look forward to. 

Comments

[Mitzi Curi]

OK, Amanda, now that you've made this announcement about your cooking skill, you're going to have to post a few of your favorite recipes....I'm challenging you (in a friendly way)!

[Debbie]

Hey this is adorable! I love it. I'm glad you told us...confessed really about the cooking thing. I can cook...good..but happened to be married to someone who cooks outstanding...even our kids raise their eyebrows at me. Big smile. They know not to say anything but..."could I have more ketchup on this?" The nerve! Hahaha
Blessings,
Debbie

[ourlittlelovenest]

I fully am there! I love the complete experience from beginning to end. I knew a well known chef who told me that the difference between a bad cook and a good one is the good one loves what he/she does.
Hoping your week is lovely! xo

[JoAnn]

So often we just don't know what we are capable of. My favorite part was about providing comfort and a feeling of home to your family. Lovely point of view.